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Bughouse #2
Baja: A Bughouse Book
Bones the bass player, youngest member of premier jazz band Bughouse, is on the lam from the last Framed by gangster Johnny Muggles, Bones heads south to Mexico while things cool off in Bugtown. Intrigue, romance and some very funky rockin' blues ensue as our man Bones hooks up with a group of Mexican musicians.
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96 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2002
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March 17, 2020
In which Bones, the Bughouse bass player, meets this girl ...
Since he's hiding out in Mexico (for reasons that you’ll need to read this book to find out), much of this book is about the allure and mystery of the land south of the border. In an author’s note at the back of the book, Lafler talks about how the main character of the book is less Bones than the setting itself, and laments that his story doesn't really do the country proper justice. It seems lovely enough to me, but I’ll admit that I’ve no actual visits to Mexico with which to compare it.
As with the first Bughouse book, the story itself isn't necessarily the primary draw for me--not that it's bad or anything. For me, the main reasons for reading these books are the characters and settings and just the whole 1950’s jazz world that Lafler evokes. The back cover declares this to be “A jazz-noir picture novel”, which describes it better than anything I could come up with. Recommended!
Since he's hiding out in Mexico (for reasons that you’ll need to read this book to find out), much of this book is about the allure and mystery of the land south of the border. In an author’s note at the back of the book, Lafler talks about how the main character of the book is less Bones than the setting itself, and laments that his story doesn't really do the country proper justice. It seems lovely enough to me, but I’ll admit that I’ve no actual visits to Mexico with which to compare it.
As with the first Bughouse book, the story itself isn't necessarily the primary draw for me--not that it's bad or anything. For me, the main reasons for reading these books are the characters and settings and just the whole 1950’s jazz world that Lafler evokes. The back cover declares this to be “A jazz-noir picture novel”, which describes it better than anything I could come up with. Recommended!
September 1, 2012
More bug-noir for "pimps, hookers, johns, artists, musicians, she-males, and assorted losers & perverts."
Heh heh, that quote was taken out of context from page 6.
Heh heh, that quote was taken out of context from page 6.
February 12, 2013
Not bad ... lighter noir.
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