Red Fish, a Comanche novella
Author: Pedro Medina León Category: Jitney Books Publisher: Jitney Books Published: November 7, 2026 ISBN: 979-8997941710 Pages: 178 More DetailsIn Miami’s Little Havana, a journalist is executed with a single bullet between the eyes on a quiet street. The shooter is a professional. The only man willing to investigate is Comanche, a self-described ex-investigator whose moral compass points somewhere between justice and survival.
What begins as a straightforward off-the-books investigation pulls Comanche into a web of cockfighting rings. And Cuban exile secrets, a widow with something to hide, and a killer who crossed an ocean for a debt that was never going to be forgiven.
Red Fish is the sixth installment in the Comanche series. The series has already produced five novels published in Spanish to strong critical reception. In 2018, Varsovia won a Florida Book Award. And the English translation of El Blues del Comanche, published as Comanche P.I. by Jitney Books, was named Best Book of the Year by Miami New Times in 2025.
PRAISE FOR RED FISH
“Red Fish brings back Comanche in another brilliant and fast-paced novel. With this latest installment, Pedro Medina León reaffirms his place as a leading chronicler of a ‘promised land’ with a thousand faces and just as many stories.”
Teresa Dovalpage, author of the acclaimed Havana Mystery series.
AUTHOR BIO
Pedro Medina León was born in Lima, Peru, in 1977.
His novel Comanche, P.I. was named Best Book of 2025 by Miami New Times. Varsovia won the Florida Book Award in 2017. His books include Marginal, Callejeros, Bandidos, and Miami, mapa cultural (y pop). He has edited the anthologies Viaje One Way, Miami (Un)Plugged, and Noir Tropical. He is the founder of Suburbano Ediciones.
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