The Uncomfortable Dead (What's Missing Is Missing): A Novel by Four Hands

Synopsis

A stylized reissue of the acclaimed, surreal noir collaboration between Mexico’s greatest writer and its most courageous revolutionary.“Taibo’s expertise ensures a smart, funny book, and Marcos brings a wry sense of humor.” —Publishers WeeklyIn alternating chapters, Zapatista leader Subcomandante Marcos and the consistently excellent Paco Ignacio Taibo II create an uproarious murder mystery with two intersecting storylines. The chapters written by the famously masked Marcos originate in the mountains of Chiapas, Mexico. There, the fictional “Subcomandante Marcos” assigns Elias Contreras—an odd but charming mountain man—to travel to Mexico City in search of an elusive and hideous murderer named “Morales.” The second story line, penned by Taibo, stars his famous series detective Hector Belascoaran Shayne. Hector guzzles Coca-Cola and smokes cigarettes furiously amidst his philosophical and always charming approach to investigating crimes—in this case, the search for his own “Morales.”The two stories collide absurdly and dramatically in the urban sprawl of Mexico City. The ugly history of the city’s political violence rears its head, and both detectives find themselves in an unpredictable dance of death with forces at once criminal, historical, and political. Readers expecting political heavy-handedness will be disarmed by the humility and playful self-mocking that runs throughout the book.

Copyright:

1999

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

268 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781936070756

Related ISBNs:

9781933354897

Publisher:

Akashic Books

Date of Addition:

06/30/25

Copyrighted By:

Subcomandante Marcos, Paco Ignacio Taibo Ii

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Politics and Government

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.