{"product_id":"the-speculative-detective-agency-case-files-of-the-supernatural-and-fantastic-9798895151747","title":"The Speculative Detective Agency: Case Files of the Supernatural and Fantastic [Narvaez, Richie]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eRichie Narvaez,Matthew David Goodwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wildly entertaining collection of interconnected stories filled with monsters, myth, and personal mysteries - blending speculative and crime fiction - that reflects our fractured yet shared global reality in which borders blur, consequences ripple, and no one and no story exists in isolation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Speculative Detective Agency is a global organization of agents confronting cases that defy conventional logic: haunted environments that resist documentation; a Bloody Mary sighting at an elementary school; half a demon terrorizing a neighborhood; and an office staffed entirely by functional zombies. Released to the public for the first time, these cases create a mosaic of strange investigations filled with monsters, myths, and personal mysteries reflecting our fractured yet shared global reality where borders blur, consequences ripple, and no story exists in isolation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcclaimed sci-fi\/fantasy, crime fiction, and horror writers have been commissioned to contribute, including Scott Alderberg, Frederick Aldama, Heather E. Ash, Megan Chee, Victor De Anda, Alext Grecian, Alex Hernandez, Monique Laban, Lincoln Michel, Richie Narvaez, Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos, Nadia Amina Rabbani, Karlo Yeager Rodriguez, lekha Sen, Amber Sparks, and Martin Willis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.04oz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798895151747\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichie Narvaez\u003c\/b\u003e, born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, is the award-winning author of the novels\u003ci\u003e Hipster Death Rattle \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the short story collections \u003ci\u003eRoachkiller \u0026amp; Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and most recently \u003ci\u003eNoiryorican\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing centers on Nuyorican and Latinx experiences, using multiple genres, including crime fiction, horror, literary, and speculative fiction. A recipient of a Letras Boricuas Fellowship, he teaches writing at Sarah Lawrence College and the Fashion Institute of Technology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew David Goodwin\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor in the Chicana\/o Studies Department at the University of New Mexico. His research is centered on Chicanx\/Latinx science fiction and Critical Mystery Studies. He is co-editor of the Latinx Archive speculative fiction trilogy: \u003ci\u003eLatinx Rising\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpeculative Fiction for Dreamers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNot Your Papi's Utopia\u003c\/i\u003e. He has a PhD in Comparative Literature from UMASS Amherst and is an active agent in the very much real Speculative Detective Agency.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45533356261552,"sku":"9798895151747b","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/the-speculative-detective-agency-case-files-of-the-supernatural-and-fantastic-9798895151747","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}