Toros and Torsos

Mcdonald’s second Lassiter second despite its clunky title is a smoother read than the first. The ambition is way up as this is more of a sweeping historical epic rather than a fast paced blast of a pulp adventure. This book can be annoying, thrilling, funny and exhausting. It combines historical ep......more

The novel tells a story of Hector Lassiter (A crime novelist) and a series of murders which reach from Florida 1935 through The Spanish Civil War , LA in the 1940's and Cuba in the 50's. It involves Art, Politics and human corruption. On that level it works well and McDonald does a fine job bringing......more

Pretendious and seriously?......more