The surf is rough, the mezcal is strong, the animals are wild . . . but not as wild as the people.
Published by Bench Press
For Annabel Ross, a five-day assignment to write about the trendy Mexican seaside village of Palito sounds like a relaxing gig. And it is, until a sudden and mysterious death sends shockwaves through the peace.
Her job has her scoping out the village highlights and interviewing eccentric expat residents, nomadic surfers, and overlooked locals. But clever, curious Annabel begins to piece together the bewildering mix of rumor, gossip, and undercurrent that just might lead her to a killer.
Or might lead a killer to her.
This one has a sting in the tale. See what I did there?
A. Scorpion Esq.
Why did you publish this? No one is going to come to Palito now.
Asociación de Turismo de Palito
I told you it wasn’t me.
Suspicious incidental character number 3
“I’ve never read anything quite like it. Hilarious, desperately sad, and utterly compelling. An extraordinary and extremely readable novel.” - Fiona Mitchell, author of The Swap and The Maid’s Room
“It’s wonderful on relationships, parenting and deception, and especially piercing on the consequences of moving too fast.” - The Daily Mail
“Creepy and tense but also full of love and friendship and family.”
- Ian Rankin
“Glide is a novel with all the building menace of the best Stephen King told with the style and compassion of Ann Patchett. The book is as revealing as one of Leo’s photographs: full of choices, perfectly observed details, and, at the core, a deeply human truth.” - Chris Huntington - Author of Mike Tyson Slept Here
"It’s funny, warm, scary — and thoroughly recommended."
- John Harding for the Daily Mail
"A mystery, a love story and a fascinating encounter with a different culture, Yuki Means Happiness is an outstanding novel." - John Boyne
"Like the waitress who pulls the bottom of her kimono “into the perfect position” for kneeling by Diana’s table in a restaurant, Lester has constructed her novel like an elegant piece of origami, every element deftly arranged into something as close to perfection as I can imagine." - Lucy Scholes for The National
"What a great voice, what energy and wit. I enjoyed Lillian's travels, her various jobs, and her lovers. She had moments of great wisdom and I was drawn especially to those. In the midst of the humor and the happenings, a sentence or two of such profundity. I thought the book was very original and often extremely funny, but always with an edge. My favorite kind of humor. I completely loved it!" - Karen Joy Fowler
"Dazzling . . . Spiked with unflinching observations, riotous riffs and poignant reflections."
- The Washington Post
"I absolutely loved Lillian on Life. It was a delight. The style of it so fresh and clever and subversive and there’s something very brave about it." - Kate Atkinson
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