DC Frost
author of LA Literary Noir
 

In A Shadow of Jaguars, Detective DJ Arias travels to Mexico City for a family funeral and becomes entangled with the Jaguars, a masked group of Robin Hood-style thieves whose actions ripple across borders. Back in Los Angeles, DJ investigates the homicide of Douglas Vago, a Hollywood insider murdered in a world shaped by privilege, image, and hidden labor. The novel moves between Mexico City and Los Angeles, exposing the connections among wealth, migration, family loyalty, service work, and justice.

Blending the pace of a crime novel with the depth of a social mystery, A Shadow of Jaguars explores who is seen, who remains invisible, and what people are willing to do for love, kinship, survival, and dignity. At the center is DJ Arias, a homicide detective whose personal and professional lives collide as he navigates grief, desire, cultural identity, and moral ambiguity.