Easy Thing [Audio Cassette]

Paco Ignacio Taibo II (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1995

Read by Michael D Blum, an actor, director, storyteller and teacher. Set amidst the political turbulence and social unrest of contemporary Mexico City, An Easy Thing introduces English-speaking readers to Taibo's human and world-weary protagonist, independent detective Hector Belascoarán Shayne. In this debut outing, our hero, who, incidentally, possesses an insatiable appetite for Coca Cola and cigarettes, tackles three cases simultaneously: a killing in a corrupt factory; the deadly threats against a former porn starlet's teenage daughter; and, strangely, the search for Emiliano Zapata, folk hero and leader of the Mexican Revolution, rumored to be alive and hiding out in a cave outside Mexico City. Combining black comedy, social history and a touch of surrealism, Paco Taibo's wonderfully idiosyncratic detective novels are admired the world over and are particularly popular in Europe and in the Spanish-speaking world.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Pegasus Audio (1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1887546014
• ISBN-13: 978-1887546010
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,570,696 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Book, December 1, 2010

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C. Gribner (Quartzsite, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: An Easy Thing (Hardcover)

I can't say I really enjoyed this book, it was interesting because of the honesty of the author. He didn't deny the corruption of the police and other officials in Mexico; however I found the stories themselves rather boring.