No Happy Ending

by Paco Ignacio Taibo II

Book Overview

The third English language case for Mexico City independent detective Hector Belascoaran Shayne, No Happy Ending, is Paco Ignacio Taibo II at his subversive, darkly comic best. First, Hector discovers... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892965177
• ISBN13: 9780892965175
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Mysterious Press
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Hope amidst total corruption

Taibo's mystery moves to uncover layers of distrust and fear ofthe secret workings of government officials. The feelings ofhopelessness descend with frightening clarity as the truth of how deeply the system fails to protect the rights of the citizens while fighting viciously against any presumed violation are revealed. Taibo has placed his hero, Hector, in an unbeatable reality. But Hector's fight displays hope.

This is Real World there will be no happy ending

There is something I appreciate about PIT II's books, they talk about reality. It's ok Hector does not exist but the country does. You should fight hard and to the limit, but you have to know that there can be a no happy ending.

Great!!!!!!

Manuel Hugo Porras Ortega (Manuel_porras@excitemail.com) México city. 02/22/98 The first time I started reading it, I found it kind of disturbing. However, when I finished it, I actually felt the despair of living in México, as I do. I couldn't believe that "although the story and the characters are fictitious, the country, however, is real". I read it first in Spanish, and later on I had the chance to bought it in the English version. What I didin't like of it, was that some names where changed, (like Sara Montiel for John Travolta). Anyway, I became a fan of PIT II from the moment i read that book, and i would like to get all translations that have been made to it.