<p>San Antonio Nights is a semifictional novel set in the early 1970s that explores the city's urban legends through the eyes of a teenager. It offers a South Texas perspective on growing up in a middle-class neighborhood and the adventures that unfold when venturing beyond that familiar bubble. </p><p></p><p>The novel weaves together real-life figures such as Madame Brown Jack Hanratty and Lester Roloff with local urban myths including Stone Bull the Donkey Lady the Ghost Tracks and the Midget Mansion creating a vivid portrayal of teenage life in San Antonio.</p>