Say Hello to My Little Friend

Scarface meets Moby Dick in this groundbreaking, darkly comic novel about a young mans attempt to capitalize on his mothers murky legacy - a story steeped in Miamis marvelous and sinister magic.Failed Pitbull impersonator Ismael Reyes - you can call him Izzy - might not be the Scarface type, but why should that keep him from trying? Growing up in Miami has shaped him into someone who dreams of being the King of the 305, with the money, power, and respect he assumes comes with it. After finding himself at the mercy of a cease-and-desist letter from Pitbulls legal team and living in his aunts garage-turned-efficiency, Izzy embarks on an absurd quest to turn himself into a modern-day Tony Montana.When Izzys efforts lead him to the tank that houses Lolita, a captive orca at the Miami Seaquarium, she proves just how powerful she and the water surrounding her really are -permeating everything from Miamis sinking streets to Izzys memories to the very heart of the novel itself. What begins as Izzys story turns into a super-saturated fever dream as sprawling and surreal as the Magic City, one as sharp as an iguanas claws, and as menacing as a killer whales teeth. As the truth surrounding Izzys boyhood escape from Cuba surfaces, the novel reckons with the forces of nature, with the limits and absence of love, and with the dangers of pursuing a tragic inheritance.Wildly narrated and expertly rendered, Say Hello to My Little Friend is Jennine Cap Crucets most daring, heart-breaking, and fearless book yet.Praise for Jennine Cap CrucetThis is definitely a young writer to watch for-sassy, smart, with an unerring ear for a communitys voices, its losses, its over-the-top extravagances, and its poignant struggles to understand itself in a new land JULIA ALVAREZJennine Cap Crucet is a wonderful writer... wise and honest... furious and funny LAUREN GROFFJennine Cap Crucet is an electrifying new talent-shes funny, shes smart, and she knows how to tell great stories CURTIS SITTENFELD