num_pages: 300
description: A dark comedy, historical tale of crime writer, Hector Lassiter is handed a carpet bag containing the long missing head of Mexican general Francisco "Pancho" Villa.
language: English
title: Head Games
titlecomplete: Head Games
genres: Fiction, Noir, Thriller, Crime, Historical Fiction, Mystery
ratings_count: 177
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Gumshoe Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best First Novel
publisher: Bleak House Books