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Book summary


Jose is already a famous mystery novelist when he is enlisted to be Santa Ana's Chief of Police. Soon, a series of murders leads him to a deadly conspiracy.


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"Taibo takes a hard-boiled detective story and stretches it into a surreal tapestry....His elliptic use of murder to illuminate the political chaos of his country is wildly funny--and eerie."

Life Itself

by Ignacio Taibo II, Paco

First Edition,

Price: $7.00


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Book desription: NY:: The Mysterious Press,, 1994. First Edition,. HC. hardcover. A fine tight copy in a fine dust jacket. Protected in a Mylar cover.

  • Bookseller: Books Again, Inc. US (US)
  • Bookseller Inventory #: 80345
  • Format/binding: HC
  • Edition: First Edition,
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • ISBN 10: 0892965185
  • ISBN 13: 9780892965182
  • Publisher: The Mysterious Press,
  • Place: NY:
  • Date published: 1994
  • Size: 5.75 x 8.5 x 0.75 inches
  • Weight: 0.8 pounds

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