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Six Bad Things Audio Cassette – Audiobook, July 1, 2005

by Charlie Huston (Author), Christian Conn (Narrator)
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chivers Sound Library; Unabridged edition (July 1, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0792736869
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0792736868
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 1.25 x 8.75 inches
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Charlie Huston

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

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Kirk Davidson
5.0 out of 5 stars CharCharlie Huston is one of the best crime novelists I've ever read
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2017
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CharCharlie Huston is one of the best crime novelists I've ever read. He is, to me, what Larry McMurtry is to the western. Huston has a way of combining authenticity with mythology, almost to show us how a myth is created. His story of a low grade loser Hank Thompson and how he slowly becomes a "criminal mastermind" is a step by step unveiling of a John Wick type before he becomes John Wick. Things just happen and the things that happen change our protagonist, deeply and forever. He isn't "trained" or a martial arts specialist, Thompson was put in situations where he just did what he had to do to survive and became a "criminal legend" in spit of himself. And Huston shows how this does not make our protaganist swell with pride. Thompson suffers all the way right to the bitter end. We could all become Hank Thompson, with just the right push at the wrong time. The saga, it’s a trilogy, has enough plot reversals and amazing characters to fill five Elmore Leonard novels. The Thompson saga is a wild ride that should not be missed. Someone smart at Netflix should grab onto these novels and make an amazing series out of them. But before that happens grab them yourself. Don't know why but the first novel , Caught Stealing isn't on the Audio web site and it should be.
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Gabriela Perez
4.0 out of 5 stars Superb continuation of the Hank Thompson series
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2007
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When last we saw Hank In  Caught Stealing: A Novel , he was on the run from the Russian gangsters chasing him in a desperate search for $4+ million. Hank ends up in Mexico, and that's where we start this book.

One thing I can definitely say about the entire Hank Thompson trilogy(which ends with  A Dangerous Man: A Novel ) is that is incredibly violent at the same time that it is humorous. The action here is much as it is in the first book. Hank began the trilogy as a guy who pretty much had a crappy life but who hadn't really actively set out to cause damage to anyone else (although he was involved in an accident where his best friend was killed pretty horrifically); he became a killer extraordinaire. Of course, he became that kind of man because of the loss of people he loved in the course of the first novel, but regardless--he's a killer.

In this novel, the killing continues. Boy, does it continue. Hank's whole life is defined by violence. Violence he does to others. Violence done to him. No one escapes unscathed. It's a miracle that Hank's still standing at the end of this one; by rights, he should be long dead. He's got enough people hunting him down to be on VERY borrowed time.

Strengths of this installment in the trilogy:
1) Hank himself. He's deluded, removed, always one step away from exploding in a frenzy of violence and grief. He loves people (his mom and dad, his partner in a Mexican enterprise) and his cat; he trusts few people and when he feels he's been betrayed, he does explode in lethal ways. It's amazing to me that I can actually like him at the same time that he disgusts me with his violence, with his approach to things.
2) Other characters are equally strong (his friends, his pursuers).
3) The dialogue is witty and very real. Huston has a way of meting out the words that his characters use. Some of those characters speak in fragments, clearly showing the reader the level of frustration/confusion/doubt the character is experiencing. Huston just has a gift for this. Once I got used to the way he crafted his dialogues, I really enjoyed it. It's not for everyone though; I imagine some readers will struggle the first time they get to a dialogue separated only with dashes and not with any immediately-clear indication of who's speaking.
4) The incredibly quick and almost startling action and violence.

For me, there aren't any real weaknesses that don't have to do with the protagonist himself. Hank is flawed, a bit nuts, homicidal (what made him this way isn't much of an excuse, in the end), funny, exasperating, and clearly in need of a few decades worth of therapy.

Read this series; I think you'll really enjoy it.
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BJ
5.0 out of 5 stars I.Can.Not.Be.Caught.With.The.Money.
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2009
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That's Henry's anthem in "Six Bad Things", he has the money, everyone wants the money and/or him dead!

Henry has long hair, a Mexican tan and several new tattoos. On his forearm he has six slash marks, representing the "Six Bad Things" Henry did in New York, the six people he killed that is!

By the end of "Six Bad Things" Henry is responsible for four more "bad" things~

I thought this 2nd installment was excellent, a very fast paced read and alot of gritty action in all new settings, Mexico & Las Vegas. More than a handful of new colorful characters. Rolf, Sid, Sandy Candy, "T" and his dog Hitler!

Charlie Huston is a master of his craft. I can't wait to read more of his books. So far Huston's writing is so good, I'm really, really thinking of reading his (Joe Pitt) series, and I have no interest in vampire books.....

Looking forward to reading the 3rd book in this series, "A Dangerous Man" !!
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Darth Chooch
3.0 out of 5 stars It's tough to root for the bad guy (slight spoiler alert)
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2008
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I really enjoyed Charlie Huston's first novel, Caught Stealing. The "Pulp Fiction" style of writing was fresh and exciting. The story of the guy in the wrong place at the wrong time intrigued me and the character development really drew me in (almost to the point where I felt like I knew this guy, back in school!). For lack of a better word, I "cared" about the hero, Hank Thompson, and was anxious to see how he'd manage to pull himself through the mess he was involved in. It was impressive to see how he held onto his (somewhat warped) sense of morality while fighting his way through the world of high crime.
(** minor spoiler alert **)
Six Bad Things was a disappointment for me. Not because the writing style lost it's vigor; not because the story became any less exciting; but because our Hero began to slip down the wrong path. When Hank began taking drugs to help get him "up" enough to handle the day and "down" enough to overcome the uppers, I lost the respect I had for the character (if that makes any sense). The story was still exciting, it still had all the "pulp fiction" elements that every guy will love, but I found it difficult to continue root for our hero that took the wrong path; almost as if he was succumbing to the world he was trying so hard to battle out of.

It's as simple as that; I didn't like the path the "hero" took to deal with the mess he was in. The novel was still entertaining, I was simply disappointed in the decisions of the character that had drawn me in so.
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gecko
5.0 out of 5 stars great
Reviewed in Germany on January 12, 2013
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triology, after finishing th first one, i immediately downloaded 2 and 3, great story, american dream turning into american nigthmare
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Rachel
5.0 out of 5 stars Stupendous storytelling at 100 miles per hour
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 9, 2009
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This is just so good! I adored 'Caught Stealing' the first novel in the Hank Thompson trilogy and if you haven't read that first, you must as this book will not make sense unless you have. You might also like to send for 'A Dangerous Man', part 3 of the Hank Thompson trilogy as, trust me, if you don't, say goodbye to your nails while you wait for Amazon to deliver the completion of this riveting trilogy.

When we last met Hank he narrowly escaped with his life, his cat and millions of dollars. You didn't really think he was going to get away clean, did you? Men who lose millions tend to be pretty miffed about it and so Hank, initially paranoid but soon with very good reason to be, has to run for his life again, scattering mayhem in his wake as deeply nasty people close in. And talk about twists and turns! What a gut-punch of an ending. This is a writer who doesn't sell out to popular opinion but respects the integrity of the story he has started. If you want a 'hollywood ending' don't even bother with Huston. this is a writer with courage who tells the story as it should be told; fast and mean and real and who respects his readers enough to know they understand the world can be a cruel place.

Some people find Huston's idiosyncratic writing style annoying. I love it. i think it adds an immediacy and realism to the story and find it helps the pages whip by faster. He has an incredible ear for dialogue and writes just like people speak with all the 'erms' and 'you know, likes' and it lends a cinematic quality to the story.

Someone please shove this under the nose of Scorcese or Tarantino...it would make a superb film. Oh, and please note, NOT just a book for the boys...some of us girls would rather stab forks in our own eyes than read romantic fiction....
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Rob Kitchin
4.0 out of 5 stars fast-action noir with wise-cracking dialogue
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2013
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Six Bad Things is the second in the Hank Thompson trilogy, though it can be read as a standalone (I'd recommend reading the excellent Caught Stealing first). It starts relatively sedately with a wonderful scene about how Hank has become addicted to cigarettes, gains a little pace and then opens out full throttle. Huston excels at writing fast paced action sequences and riffing dialogue (the conversations between Hank and Sally are exceptionally good), and he strings these together into an endless succession of scrapes, highs and lows, and twists and turns. Hank is an engaging lead character, teetering on an anti-hero tightrope between goody and baddy, and the other characters are well penned, providing interesting foils. Whilst the story is an enjoyable romp, it's not quite as engaging as Caught Stealing, a couple of bits seemed a little over-contrived, and the end was a wee bit flat, working more to set up the third instalment rather than closing this one off. Nevertheless, it is superior stuff, and anyone who enjoys fast-action noir with wise-cracking dialogue, will gallop through it wearing a wry smile. Bring on A Dangerous Man, the final instalment in the series.
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K. Charlton
5.0 out of 5 stars Cigarettes in my ears.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 31, 2008
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Poor Hank. After the explosive final chapter of Caught Stealing, Hank and Bud have found a little bit of peace. But they still just won't leave him alone.
A slower start this time breaks us back into the story nicely, and if just a little too much bad luck when Hank buys a car niggles slightly its soon forgotten as the story builds and Hanks allies and enemies become just one big threat as greed blinds all.

I don't want to spoil any bit of this great book but I have to comment on the masterful section where Hank guesses he is being set up by a dealer and in turn sets up his two unwanted cohorts go with him and take the flak. The slow build up to a menacing meet up and the realistic way everyone acts tougher the more scared they get ensues a chaotic and super violent gunfight where Hank does what anyone real would do and just runs for cover. Fantastic writing, I almost had an adrenalin come down when he finally got to safety!
Even better than the first book.
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ledonc
5.0 out of 5 stars Gr8 book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 15, 2014
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Gr8 book by a gr8 writer. Not for the faint hearted, though - it's very noir, with a brutal style.
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