Throughout my numerous visits to the East Ceasar Chavez neighborhood in Austin I kept noticing the Hispanic culture influence and the splash of color throughout the area. I decided to make my book about just that. I wanted to do something that not only reflect what I noticed in the neighborhood, but do it in a not so direct way. So I decided to do a mystery children’s book that had inspiration from both the colorful neighborhood and film noir.
Vanessa Fuentes 