In Mexicoland: Stories From Todos Santos, author Michael Mercer gave us “Magical Cynicism,” a refreshing view of the wonders of Mexico, the comedy of expatriate life, and the insistent reach of American culture.

In Bandidos, Mercer continues to explore the frontier towns of the mind, home to painters and con artists, psychopaths and shrinks, journalists and pornographers—along with Osama bin Laden, Fra Angelico, and Freud (the other one).

In these fifteen stories, each more startling than the last, you'll discover not just Baja California, but many of the pieces of our shattered times.

“Bandidos illuminates the fractured nature of American culture—exposing the insanity of the lives we left behind and the slightly different brand of insanity we've created down here.  I recommend it.  It will make you think.”

—Ann Hazard,
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