Six Bad Things: A Novel
by Charlie Huston
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Author: Charlie HustonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-06-28
ISBN: 0345464796
Number of pages: 305
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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Book Review: RICK "SHAQ" GOLDSTEIN SAYS: "IT'S LIKE BEING IN AN INDIANAPOLIS 500 RACE CAR MADE OF DEATH & DRUGS, AND YOUR CAR HAS NO BRAKES!"
Summary: 5 Stars
*** WARNING ***
*** THIS IS THE SECOND IN A TRILOGY ***
*** OF HANK THOMPSON STORIES! ***
*** IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE FIRST BOOK, "CAUGHT STEALING" **
YOU MAY WANT TO READ MY REVIEW ON THAT FIRST, AND THEN READ THAT BOOK, BEFORE READING THIS REVIEW, SO THIS REVIEW WON'T GIVE AWAY THE ENDING OF "CAUGHT STEALING.
Like all of Charlie Huston's prior books, the writing style and tone of the story starts off at warp speed, and though it doesn't seem possible, things actually increase in speed and violence from there! When we last left Hank, he had made his way from New York in to Mexico with 4 million dollars of Russian Mob money and his beloved cat Bud. Hank settles into a serene life on a Mexican beach and after a bout with alcoholism, he gets sober, smokes a lot, including a cigarette in "EACH-EAR" after his daily swims. Despite his tranquil routine, he is always looking over his shoulder, and through his dreams/nightmare's, awaiting numerous un-named mercenaries after his life and his money.
When Hank decides to try to go back to California to see his parents, the fact that Hank has evolved into an "urban-legend" with books written about him and TV programs spotlighting him, completing that trip successfully "may be" a problem. Without giving away too much to future readers, let me summarize that the death toll that follows Hank from Mexico to California would keep an accountant busy full-time. By the time Hank gets to Las Vegas in an attempt to re-claim his fortune, you would need an entire staff of accountants, to not only add up the dead bodies, but to calculate the total consumption and types of drugs involved.
Once you start reading this book, it's like being in an Indianapolis 500 Race Car made of death and drugs, and your car has no breaks! This is a must read book for anyone who enjoys un-throttled speed and excitement!
Summary of Six Bad Things: A Novel
Hank Thompson is living off the map in Mexico with a bagful of cash that the Russian mafia wants back and many, many secrets. So when a Russian backpacker shows up in town asking questions, Hank tries to play it cool. But he knows the jig is up when the backpacker mentions the money . . . and the family Hank left behind. Suddenly Hank?s in a desperate race to get to his parents in California before anyone can harm them. Along the way he?ll face Federales and Border Patrol, mafiosi and vigilantes, extortionists and drug dealers, and a couple of psychotic surf bums with an ax to grind. From the golden beaches of the Yucatán to the seedy strip clubs of Vegas, Charlie Huston opens a door to the squalid underworld of crime and corruption?and invites the reader to live it in the extreme.Literature & Fiction Books
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