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After a Sweet 16 ceremony, Reyna Clifton - the mother of the birthday girl - is found severely injured at the bottom of the grand staircase of the Regal Phoenix Resort and Spa. The Clifton family blames the resort for Reyna’s fall and sues for negligence. Daniel Mendoza and his firm are called in to defend the lawsuit, but when Mrs. Clifton is found dead in her hospital room, Daniel's suspicions arise.

Una vieja gloria del bolero y un rockero frustrado se encuentran. Dos formas de ver el mundo convergen en un proyecto tan inverosímil como su sociedad que, esperan, los llevará a las mieles de esa gloria tan escurridiza. A ratos pícaro y cínico, Dalio encontrará en el joven Poli al cómplice de su regreso a los escenarios sin importar los métodos para lograrlo. La vida alegre es la radiografía de una amistad, a la vez que un manual de supervivencia en clave narrativa; una historia que asienta la importancia de la música para paliar todos los naufragios de la vida misma.

Layla Little was hurt and damaged by her previous relationship. Years later, while vacationing in tropical Puerto Rico with her new boyfriend, Layla unexpectedly encounters her former, jealous boyfriend, Leon. The encounter brings back memories of heartache and unresolved longing. Leon desperately wants her back, even though he knows that she is with another man. Making things even more complicated for Layla is the persistence of an old high school sweetheart, Roland, who is also vying for her love and affection.

After Fredrick Prato gets involved with a local drug gang and fights with his girlfriend about selling drugs, he gets on his motorcycle and rides into the night. Unknown to Frederick, the freeway off-ramp he takes is closed, and blocked by a truck owned by TransAde to prevent oncoming traffic, resulting in a fatal crash. Fredrick's parents and girlfriend are devastated by his unexpected death and sue TransAde for carelessly creating a dangerous situation with the truck. Daniel Mendoza and his team of attorneys must solve the mystery of why the tragic accident occurred.

Daniel Centeno enuncia en este audiolibro su propuesta de vasos comunicantes entre periodismo y literatura, algo que alcanza aun a aquellos escritores que nunca se acercaron a una sala de redacción, pero escribieron crónicas rojas, como el mismo Borges.

Retratos Hablados es una recopilación de 50 entrevistas a personajes de la literatura y la música entre las que destacan las de los escritores Elena Poniatowska y Carlos Monsiváis y los músicos Gustavo Cerati, Manu Chao y la difunta Chavela Vargas. Centeno no sólo comparte las respuestas, resultado de sus cuestionamientos, sino también revela detalles que solo pueden ser percibidos al conversar frente a frente.

En esta ficción sobre personajes reales iluminados y malditos, Daniel Centeno capta al oyente con su ojos para el detalle singular y una prosa detectable. En sus manos, las vidas de los "ogros" son relatos geniales, dulciamargos y eternamente memorables.

From the Streets of Chambers Lane follows the intriguing story of the Mendoza family's unexpected loss of their youngest son and sibling Michael. Dealing with spiritual struggles and disillusionment as well as familial rivalries and quirky social interactions, the novella introduces the listener to each diverse family member's perspective of the tragic event while personalizing their cultural past and fears of the unknown future.

From the beginning Daniel Mendoza has struggled with who he is and where he is going in life. Fatherless, Daniel learns from a myriad of male friends and neighbors who come into his life from childhood to adulthood about what it actually means to be a man. His journey is incomplete, as he dreams and yearns for his own father to teach him.

A collection of poignant short stories addressing romance, failures, intrigues, and beliefs from a male perspective.

A follow up to the original compilation The Palace of Winds and Other Short Stories, Through Thunder of Light is a collection of poignant, short stories addressing romance, failures, intrigues, and beliefs from a male perspective.

Attorney Daniel Mendoza returns in The Mendoza Memo with his trusty private investigator, Pamela Williams. This time, the two are in London, working on a royalty case involving a miracle drug licensed from Arizona.