Indiana James: Razones de Estado

Catalog Note "Razones de Estado" is a Spanish-language pulp adventure novel by Indiana James (1985), presenting an action-comedy narrative set in Los Angeles. The protagonist, a hard-drinking, despondent former adventurer named Indiana James, is drawn into protecting a woman named Darling Hillary and a precocious boy called Oscar Cero when six assassins disguised as businessmen attempt to kidnap them on First Street near the Bradbury Building. After a brawl with the killers—whom he calls "equilibristas" for their acrobatic abilities—James pursues the pair by taxi to his shabby Long Beach apartment. There, Darling reveals she is the mistress of Robert "Bucky" Brownjohn, a rubber magnate, and Oscar is his adoptive son. The narrative introduces Brownjohn's mysterious background: a kidnapping in Brazil, the deaths of his wife and son in a car accident, and enigmatic corporate announcements, suggesting deeper conspiracies ahead. The second chapter begins explaining these circumstances while Oscar, the science-fiction-savvy boy, enthuses about the adventure's title and structure.