Tujunga by Carlos Alvarado
A thrilling novel of discovery as to why a government cover-up prevented further Apollo manned missions to the moon in 1972 and, decades later, resulted in the death of the researcher investigating it.
In 1955 West Virginia and upon a high-school sexual conquest, Curt sets on a course toward manhood. In preparation for a 1972 covert military moon mission, a restive passion challenges everything he had learned of being a man.
Thirty-two years later in Los Angeles, Xochi, a genetic anthropologist, tests a recently found batch of astronaut blood samples and finds clues to the origin of a catastrophic pandemic. When forbidden to go public with her research findings, she destroys the data but sets a path from the allegories of a favorite poem that leads to the discovery of a shocking conspiracy.
After Xochi’s suspicious death, and as if spiritually led, her grieving fiancé goes on a cross-country journey to find the truth about her tragic death and the catastrophic details of her research findings. Confronted by the intolerant morality that forced Curt and his wife Claudia into a loving silence, Robert must decide on whether to claim revenge.
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Author Bio:
I was born in Costa Rica but raised with my four siblings in Los Angeles by my divorced mother, whose fortitude is a major influence in the development of the female characters I write about. She is also the protagonist in my present novel, Never to Forget: the promise of love. Furthermore, my extensive international travels have enriched me with experiences that often embroil the characters in my writings.
From the University of California, I obtained a Master’s Degree in Public Health (specializing in Maternal Child Health) and a Medical Degree. Presently, I am a retired Emergency Physician and happily living with my life partner in South Florida.