Hours in 1979; both novels follow the exploits of Carlito Brigante, a fictional Puerto Rican drug kingpin and hustler who ends up doing time in Sing-Sing and struggles to go "straight" after his release. The New Yorker praised Carlito’s Way: “It is in the grisly tradition of Little Caesar, The Jones Men, and The Friends of Eddie Coyle, and it is the equal of any of them.” Another novel, Q & A (1977), portrays the investigation of a decorated New York City police lieutenant suspected of corruption. Of the book, The New York Times noted, “Judge Torres infuses these nearly current events with so much life and style that you can almost smell the musty air of 100 Centre Street.” Film adaptations A film adaptation of Q & A was released in 1990, directed by Sidney Lumet, and it starred Nick Nolte and Armand Assante. After Hours was filmed in 1993, but used the title Carlito's Way to avoid being confused with Martin Scorsese's 1985 film After Hours. The film starred Al Pacino and Sean Penn, under the direction of Brian De Palma. The novel Carlito's Way was filmed in 2005 and released under the title Carlito's Way: Rise to Power. See also List of Hispanic/Latino American jurists List of Puerto Rican writers List of Puerto Ricans Puerto Rican literature References External links Edwin Torres IGN DVD speaks to the scribe responsible for Carlito's Way and its prequel, Rise to Power. Puerto Rico Herald Puerto Rico Profile: Judge Edwin Torres Edwin Torres (judge) on IMDb 1931 births Brooklyn Law School alumni Carlito's Way City College of New York alumni Hispanic and Latino American judges Living people New York Supreme Court Justices Organized crime novelists People from East Harlem Puerto Rican writers Stuyvesant High School alumni New York State Athletic Commissioners