Chef and snarky television personality, Bourdain, once again tackles mobsters, denizens of the underworld, and government agents in his second novel. His first novel met with great acclaim but I haven't read it yet. This one is so-so. A semi-retired hitman and his wife are living the good life on the island of St. Martin until a new neighbor moves. This neighbor is Charlie Wagons, the now disabled mobster who was the victim of Henry's only botched hit. Charlie's compound is surrounded with federal agents who are guarding him while he awaits the time when he will turn on his colleagues in court. There are other hitmen and mobsters, a big shootout and a pretty unbelievable ending. The mediocre story wasn't helped by the ridiculous number of typos in the Kindle version. I am a big fan of Bourdain's television and nonfiction work but this was disappointing.
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