Etienne: Good to hear that you enjoyed Taibo's Leonardo's
Bicycle. His PI, Hector Belascoaran Shayne is definitely
one-of-a-kind; Taibo even killed him off in one novel and
brought him back in the next, due to "the demands of his
readers." My favorite may be The Shadow of the Shadow, a
classic Taibo surreal romp: revolution, political corruption,
and murder in 1922 Mexico, packed with his unique characters
and their bittersweet nostalgia and regret. Is there such a
thing as "surrealistic noir"?
Manuel Ramos MOONY'S ROAD TO HELL (2002) BROWN-ON-BROWN
(2003) www.manuelramos.com
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