Ricardo Sanchez – författare

I''m Floyd—no last name needed, thanks—and I''m a P.I. The only other thing you need to know about me is that I''m not an Elvis impersonator. I live my life fast and hard and yes, in sequined jumpsuits, but more importantly I live my life the way Elvis would have wanted me to. Honestly. With integrity.It was a tip that the King was still alive and living under an assumed name that brought me to Kresge, Wyoming. But there''s something bigger than Elvis happening out here. I''ve been beaten bloody by an acrobatic bartender, roped into the search for a missing councilman, fallen for a bearded lady, and threatened by men in black who really don''t want me poking my nose into the town''s business. Half of my leads look like dead celebrities. The other half are either refugees from a broken-down circus or spear-holding Viking wannabes.I''m in Crazytown, USA, but I can''t leave. Not yet. If I don''t find the missing councilman soon, Kresge will be turned into a Danish-themed amusement park. I''ve never been so close to finding Elvis. And I need to know if my new self-appointed sidekick James Morrison is really who he claims to be…81,000 words

A PI deals with a father who claims his daughter ran off with Bigfoot, an eccentric billionaire, and a dead body in this rollicking mystery.She eloped with Bigfoot. Or maybe Bigfoot kidnapped her. Either way, I''ve been hired to uncover the truth behind Cindy Funk''s disappearance. Me? I''m Floyd, and I''m a PI living my life as Elvis would have wanted. Not just in sequined jumpsuits. With character.Cindy''s trail leads me to River City, Oregon—aka the Mythical Creature Capital of the World—where I catch Case #2. This one from an eccentric billionaire who''s lost a priceless piece of "art." Enter one dead body and I end up deputized to solve Case #3, tracking down a man-eating mountain lion. Or maybe it''s a chupacabra. Or just an ordinary murderer. Hard to say.I''ve handled my fair share of crazy, but River City''s secrets have me spooked. With an influx of tourists arriving for the town''s annual Elvis tribute contest—what are the chances?—I''ve got to save the girl, solve the rich guy''s problem, and leash that chupacabra before a second body is discovered. Because it might just be mine . . .

Written by father and daughter duo Riacardo and Adara Sanchez, Shy Ninja is a heart warming tale of a young girl who finds her inner potential while combating the realities of a social anxiety disorder.When a shy adolescent girl enrolls at a local School for Ninjas on a lark, she discovers she may actually be the heir to an ancient prophecy that will return the Ninja to prominence—if she can conquer her fears. Young Rena suffers from social anxiety disorder. It keeps her from engaging at school, from hanging out with her best friend in person, or participating in any sort of group activity. Pressed by her mother to find some social outlet, she enrolls in a School for Ninjas—and in an instant, her life changes. Rena’s instructor, the mysterious Dysart, tells her that her presence fulfills an ancient prophecy and that she will become the Ninja legend known as “The Ghost.” Assuming she can even get past her own anxieties, will she help Dysart return the Ninja to their former glory, or is Dysart planning to exploit Rena for his own cryptic aims?

Poetry. As Yevgeny Yevtushenko recounts, Ricardo Sanchez was one of the creators of la poesia chicana and his voice was the concentrate of many silent voices. His written poetry was ambassador of the non-written sufferings of so many chicanos, whose barefoot feet were in the USA, but whose barefoot soul was endlessly walking sobre la tierra seca mexicana, muriendo de la sed.