Synopsis

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 Yucat n 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.

Author: Charlie Huston
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 06/28/2005
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.40w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780345464798
Award: Edgar Allan Poe Awards - Nominee
Award: Anthony Awards - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2005 pg. 440
Booklist 05/01/2005 pg. 1526
Publishers Weekly 05/23/2005 pg. 57
Entertainment Weekly 07/08/2005 pg. 74
Library Journal 07/01/2005 pg. 66
Ingram Advance 08/01/2005 pg. 35
New York Times 07/24/2005 pg. 15
Library Journal 07/15/2005