Danger No Problem: A Domingo the Bounty Hunter Mystery

Fazzi (My MacArthur) launches a promising new series starring Filipino American bounty hunter Domingo Laban. Rather than taking the lucrative path of hunting down whichever illegal immigrants he can get his hands on, Domingo—an aspiring writer—only goes after people accused of serious crimes. In 1998, though, he compromises that policy when incoming CIA director Leonard Reed offers Domingo enough money to buy a home in the Philippines if he finds and detains a young woman named Monica, who claims she’s Reed’s daughter. Domingo tracks Monica to a Greyhound bus bound for New York City and collars her in Pittsburgh, but she escapes. Nearly 20 years later, Reed is dead, and his widow, Mary, hires Domingo to find Monica again, hoping to make amends for her late husband’s rejection. The job unsettles Domingo, reminding him of his career’s sole failure and awakening him to the particular struggles of undocumented immigrants under President Trump. Fazzi’s approach to the material is political but never preachy; she ensures plot takes precedent over rhetoric at every turn. With exciting action and a unique, memorable protagonist, this diverting thriller bodes well for future installments. Agent: Maria Napolitano, KT Literary. (Sept.)