Ann Gianola Boeken

The Stolen Reader + Delta Augmented (DELTA Crime and Thriller)

Oscar has made it. When he arrived in the Unites States thirty years ago he spoke very little English and the only work he could get was washing dishes. He washed a lot of dishes and, over the years, worked his way up the ladder. Now he runs his own very popular Mexican restaurant, he is married, has two daughters, and owns a house. In short, he has achieved the American dream. Everything is perfect, until the pandemic breaks out. Oscar, his family, and everyone he knows has to work out how to survive physically, mentally and financially. In these extreme circumstances, will he lose everything he has fought so hard for? Is the American dream over? Oscar has made it. When he arrived in the Unites States thirty years ago he spoke very little English and the only work he could get was washing dishes. He washed a lot of dishes and, over the years, worked his way up the ladder. Now he runs his own very popular Mexican restaurant, he is married, has two daughters, and owns a house. In short, he has achieved the American dream. Everything is perfect, until the pandemic breaks out. Oscar, his family, and everyone he knows has to work out how to survive physically, mentally and financially. In these extreme circumstances, will he lose everything he has fought so hard for? Is the American dream over?

Ruby takes pride in the way she looks. She resents the unfairness of a system in which people are not treated equally, and she wants the world to know. She has become a regular protester, rioting and looting in downtown Portland. She is angry, not just about what happened to George Floyd, but at the way people like Melvina and her mother dare to question her beliefs and actions. After all, everything she’s doing is for Melvina and other people of color. Shouldn’t Melvina be grateful? It takes a tragic event for Ruby to wake up and begin to learn from the real consequences of her actions. Ruby takes pride in the way she looks. She resents the unfairness of a system in which people are not treated equally, and she wants the world to know. She has become a regular protester, rioting and looting in downtown Portland. She is angry, not just about what happened to George Floyd, but at the way people like Melvina and her mother dare to question her beliefs and actions. After all, everything she’s doing is for Melvina and other people of color. Shouldn’t Melvina be grateful? It takes a tragic event for Ruby to wake up and begin to learn from the real consequences of her actions.