Roberto González Rivera grew up with stories of jail cells, outlaws, and second chances. His grandfather was the warden of a county jail, and his father—who played softball with the inmates—was the only person trusted to retrieve balls hit beyond the prison fence. Perhaps that sparked Roberto’s lifelong fascination with rebels, renegades, and outsiders. Or perhaps he was simply destined to write about them.
Roberto came of age in New York, where he spent part of his youth throwing punches before eventually trading fists for stories. He studied art at New York University and went on to teach students from kindergarten through college across Venezuela, Puerto Rico, New York, and Florida. Today, he writes tropical thrillers infused with grit, humanity, and a deep understanding of people living at the edge of the law.
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