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Touring Marcos McPeek Villatoro's Dark L.A.

NPR | By Karen Grigsby Bates
Published July 27, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT
Villatoro at his writing desk, pounding the keys of his old-school manual typewriter.
Karen Grigsby Bates, NPR
Villatoro at his writing desk, pounding the keys of his old-school manual typewriter.
<b>Web Extra:</b> Villatoro reads a passage from 'A Venom Beneath the Skin'

Karen Grigsby Bates tours suburban San Fernando Valley with Day to Day commentator and mystery writer Marcos McPeek Villatoro to talk about his latest book, A Venom Beneath the Skin.

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Karen Grigsby Bates
Karen Grigsby Bates is an NPR senior correspondent.
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