Paperback — $29.99 · Crime Thriller · Published February 6, 2025
Slum Lord on Liberty Avenue is a chilling crime thriller set in Queens. The Betts family — Roger, an Alternative to Incarceration Counselor, and Eve, an overworked hospital doctor — believe their new apartment is a fresh start, until their landlord’s dark obsession with Eve turns their home into a web of manipulation and terror, and Roger must protect his family from a man who will stop at nothing to bury his secrets.
Burgos transforms an ordinary New York address into a stage for psychological warfare, where the walls themselves seem complicit. Grounded in the realities of housing, power, and vulnerability, this is an elegant, unsettling thriller about the sanctity of home — and the evil that arrives holding the keys. Liberty Avenue will never feel ordinary again.
About the Author
Ruben Burgos is a poet, novelist, entrepreneur, and former investigative story journalist. Across more than twenty-five years reporting on law enforcement, criminal justice, and public affairs, he developed the authentic voice and meticulous eye for detail that distinguish his fiction and poetry. He serves as a contributing editor for UMG Book Publishing, championing independent voices and literary excellence.