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Oaxaca Blockade
Robert Evans, a gringo ex-pat called Santo Gordo by most everyone, is on the crime trail again in Oaxaca and Mexico City, facing down a police strike and then running a Teachers’ Union blockade in search of a boy who has information about students murdered by the police. By the author of OAXACA CHOCOLATE, a Kirkus’ Indie Book of the Month—“Oaxaca, lively, dark and under threat, plays a starring role in this satisfying mystery.”—Kirkus Reviews
206 pages, Paperback
Published July 13, 2018
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August 13, 2018
“OAXACA BLOCKADE” by Charles Kerns is a fast paced story of Robert Evans’, affectionately called Santo Gordo, adventures as he helps his friend, Efraim, and he’s large extended family while weaving through the pitfalls of Oaxaca and Mexico City. Robert had moved to Mexico after retirement looking for the relaxing, slow pace life that Mexico has to offer – plus the good food. He seems to be succeeding other than when Efraim calls on his help. However, a little excitement from time to time is a good thing.
The book highlights a lot of the political unrest issues in Mexico from corrupt police, union strikes, kidnapping and ransom, and teen rebellion as well as the attraction to the Mexican way of life and retirement.
Their quest is to find Efraim’s nephew, Fede, and to protect him from is naïve self as well as his overbearing father, Emilio, who is part of the underbelly of the political realm. The adventure is made harder by a misidentified suspect that led Robert on a wild goose chase and dodging the goons which seem set on demanding their money or doing them bodily harm or both.
Along the way you get a glimpse of what life in Mexico must be both off the beaten path as well as the touristy places including several hints into their food which Santo Gordo never gets his fill.
I’d recommend this book to anyone that loves a quick read with a lot of fast paced action.
The book highlights a lot of the political unrest issues in Mexico from corrupt police, union strikes, kidnapping and ransom, and teen rebellion as well as the attraction to the Mexican way of life and retirement.
Their quest is to find Efraim’s nephew, Fede, and to protect him from is naïve self as well as his overbearing father, Emilio, who is part of the underbelly of the political realm. The adventure is made harder by a misidentified suspect that led Robert on a wild goose chase and dodging the goons which seem set on demanding their money or doing them bodily harm or both.
Along the way you get a glimpse of what life in Mexico must be both off the beaten path as well as the touristy places including several hints into their food which Santo Gordo never gets his fill.
I’d recommend this book to anyone that loves a quick read with a lot of fast paced action.
August 10, 2018
There's a lot going on in this Santo Gordo mystery: the blockade being manned by the striking teachers' union, a corrupt thug of a cop, his sensitive son who has some information that could be damaging to his father, the reappearance of Robert Evans' daughter Randy who is leading a tour group of American senior citizens, and even a short scene or two in a local language school. I would have liked more food, and so would Roberto. He seemed perpetually hungry in this novel.
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