Eric Weiss

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Eric Weiss is a screenwriter whose AFI thesis script became the feature film Wicked, starring Julia Stiles and premiering at the Sundance Film Festival. He later co-wrote Bongwater and Buffalo Soldiers, starring Joaquin Phoenix.

Cordero: A California Noir is his fiction debut.

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Launch Week: Cordero

Hi everyone,

Cordero: A California Noir officially launched this week!

Set in Southern California in April 1980, the story follows two brothers pulled into a bank robbery that spirals into violence across the desert.

If you added the book to your Want-to-Read shelf earlier, the Kindle edition is currently 99¢ for launch week (through March 16) and is also available in Kindle Unlimited.

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Eric Weiss Hi Emma,

Thank you for the thoughtful note — I really appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts. I’m glad the brother dynamic and the desert atmosphere resonated with you.

It means a lot that you reached out.

Best,

Eric


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