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More than fulfilling the promise of Huston's 2004 debut, Caught Stealing, this remarkably assured hard-boiled caper has rapid-fire pacing, dead-on dialogue and a beleaguered protagonist who just can't get a break. Former minor league baseball player Hank Thompson barely escaped with his life at the end of Caught, making off with $4 million of the Russian mafia's money. Several years later, he's running a breakfast place in the Yucatan, down the shore from his secluded hut. When a Russian bounty hunter shows up asking questions, Hank Fed-Exes his bankroll to a friend in Las Vegas and sneaks north across the border. When not trying to kill him, two surf bum criminals convince him they're allies; as the book reaches its climax, Hank finds himself dodging a memorable cast of lowlifes, would-be mobsters and scammers. Huston takes care with Hank, making him funny and sympathetic (even as he reminds us that he has killed six people in New York), and giving even cardboard situations and slight exchanges charge. (One of the surfers on a pair of boots: "Kind of metallish for my taste, but fuck it, we're incognito, right?") This second installment of a planned trilogy will leave readers anxious for more.
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There are several good things about this latest Hank Thompson adventure. First, it's the second in a trilogy, with more to come. Second, it showcases Christian Conn's tongue-in-cheek narration. Third, there's the story itself. Having escaped from California and a bloody war between bad cops and the Russian mafia--all because he agreed to babysit a cat--Hank and the cat head to Mexico with $4.5 million in cash. This is just the beginning of his problems. Conn first characterizes Hank as a relatively simple soul, but as the action unfolds, you realize there is much more to him. A minor criticism, Conn pauses too long between scenes. A.L.H. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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