PASADENA PAYBACK A crime novel Crispin Gomez Diaz runs cash between Pasadena and Nogales. His family in Los Angeles is watched as collateral to guarantee delivery. On his last run, Crispin loses his backpack to joyriding barrio boys who have no idea they stole a small fortune in narco dollars. With only thirty-six hours until his appointment in Nogales, Crispin must locate and steal back the money to make his delivery and keep his family from being executed as punishment. When Crispin's status becomes a political issue in a local city council race, the gardener no one ever noticed is suddenly...