Six Bad Things, Charlie Huston
Six Bad Things, Charlie Huston
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Six Bad Things

Author: Charlie Huston

Series: Henry Thompson #2

Narrator: Jay Myers

Unabridged: 10 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/21/2025

Synopsis

In this thrilling sequel to Caught Stealing, Henry “Hank” Thompson must outwit the Russian mafia to save his family—and himself.

“Six Bad Things rocks and rolls from the first page. This is one mean, cold, slit-eyed mother of a book.”—Peter Straub

Henry “call me Hank” Thompson is living off the map in Mexico with a bagful of cash that the Russian mafia wants back and many, many secrets. So when a Russian backpacker shows up in town asking questions, Hank tries to play it cool. But he knows the jig is up when the backpacker mentions the money . . . and the family Hank left behind. Suddenly Hank’s in a desperate race to get to his parents in California before anyone can harm them. Along the way he’ll face Federales and Border Patrol, mafiosi and vigilantes, extortionists and drug dealers, and a couple of psychotic surf bums with an ax to grind.

From the golden beaches of the Yucatán to the seedy strip clubs of Vegas, Charlie Huston opens a door to the squalid underworld of crime and corruption—and invites the reader to live it in the extreme.

Henry “Hank” Thompson’s thrilling adventures continue:
CAUGHT STEALING • SIX BAD THINGS • A DANGEROUS MAN

About Charlie Huston

Charlie Huston is the author of Sleepless, the bestsellers The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death and The Shotgun Rule, the Henry Thompson trilogy, the Joe Pitt casebooks, and several titles for Marvel Comics. He lives with his family in Los Angeles.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Steve on October 20, 2013

Damn. This was good. Extreme carnage, great dialogue, along with a number of darkly funny moments. Six Bad Things actually starts out slowly, with Thompson hiding out (see the first book in the series, Caught Stealing) on a beach in Mexico. But don't let that fool you, as you sense approaching dange......more

Goodreads review by Josh on December 14, 2012

SIX BAD THINGS, the second book in the Hank Thompson trilogy echoes Elmore Leonard’s dialogue with Charlie Huston’s trademark dark humour, action packed violence and comedic-like killer routine. Following on from the events of CAUGHT STEALING, Hank finds himself living a life of leisure on an off-th......more

Goodreads review by Gary on August 25, 2008

A Guy's Book There is probably the literary equivalent of the "chick flick." This isn't it. Hank Thompson seems like your average beach bum. An American ex-pat whiling away his days on Mexico's Yucatan coast - sun, surf, a beach bungalow, passive owner of an open-air beach bar dive. But as the story......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan on May 16, 2012

Much like his series character Hank Thompson, Charlie Huston is a man who sometimes operates under the influence. Where Hank indulges in illicit substances, Huston slips into overly slavish imitations of his crime fiction forebears: Elmore Leonard, Quentin Tarantino, George Pelecanos. The voice of l......more

Goodreads review by Joanne on December 17, 2015

The follow up to the great Caught Stealing finds Hank Thompson living the life in Mexico with his cat Bud until a Russian backpacker shows up asking questions Hank doesn't want to answer. He quickly finds himself on the run again from the Russian mafia, vigilantes, extortionists and drug dealers, an......more

Quotes

“Six Bad Things rocks and rolls from the first page. This is one mean, cold, slit-eyed mother of a book.”—Peter Straub

“Six Bad Things is relentless. It grabs you by the throat, or slightly lower, and never lets go.”—Jeff Lindsay, author of Darkly Dreaming Dexter

“Charlie Huston is a bad-ass writer, Six Bad Things is a bad-ass book. I loved it, absolutely loved it, as I did his first book. Can’t wait for whatever else comes from him.”—James Frey, author of A Million Little Pieces

“Charlie Huston is a great wordsmith who also happens to be a great storyteller, and in Six Bad Things he’s produced a novel that is edgy, funny, and suspenseful all at once. It’s a terrific read.”—David Liss, author of A Spectacle of Corruption

“A body slam of a thriller, crammed to the brim with speed-dial action, scene-chewing dialogue, and a throat-clutcher of a plot. The characters are as real as a wanted poster—from Russian gangsters and Mexican feds to businessmen who make the Enron gang look like Britannica salesmen. A smooth blend of the best of Elmore Leonard, George V. Higgins, and Robert B. Parker, Six Bad Things is one great book.”—Lorenzo Carcaterra, author of Nonna Maria and the Case of the Missing Bride and Sleepers

“Bloody amazing. Charlie Huston reminds me of all my favorite writers—Pete Dexter, Robert Stone, Crumley. Surprising, funny, compassionate, edge-of-seat stuff, and beautifully written. If there is such a thing as compassionate noir, Huston has found it. A true marvel.”—Ken Bruen, author of The Guards

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