Guest Post Isabella Maldonado Bloods Echo Wed like to welcome debut author Isabella Maldonado! MY BIG FAT LATINO NOVEL by Isabella Maldonado The Latino equivalent of Windex is Vicks VapoRub, which is used to treat everything from a head cold to a sucking chest wound. Now you know. When I retired from crime fighting and took up crime writing, I decided to create a story with a different vibe. After over two decades in law enforcement, a police procedural was a natural choice. I loved reading about grizzled homicide detectives working the mean streets of New York or L.A., but wanted to offer something different to readers. Different�like Mexican-American characters and culture and a strong Latina heroine with a complex back story and a huge heart. I�d seen movies and novels featuring Latino villains, but I wanted to reflect cultural diversity on both sides of the law. I also chose to set my story in a major city that wasn�t New York, L.A., Chicago, D.C., o...