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Festival of Lights: The Costa Rican Misadventures of Bill & Shawn
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 13 2026
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.54
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Two Americans. One missing translator. A festival they'll never forget.
Bill came to Costa Rica hoping for a few peaceful weeks away from home.
Shawn has never had a peaceful week in his life.
Two weeks before San José's spectacular Festival of Lights, their translator, Jorge, disappears without a trace. What begins as a simple search for their missing friend quickly drags Bill and Shawn into a world of mysterious debt collectors, late-night parties, questionable decisions, and one increasingly unbelievable adventure after another.
Their plan is simple: find Jorge.
Unfortunately, simple plans have a way of becoming catastrophically complicated when Bill and Shawn are involved.
From neighborhood bars and colorful characters to corruption, confusion, and divine intervention disguised as a taxi driver named Señor Gato, the two Americans stumble their way through Costa Rica while trying to stay one step ahead of trouble-and occasionally realizing they may actually be the ones causing it.
All of it leads toward one unforgettable night beneath the lights, music, crowds, and chaos of Costa Rica's famous festival.
Buckle up. Grab an Imperial. And welcome to The Costa Rican Misadventures of Bill & Shawn.
Festival of Lights is a fast-moving comic adventure about friendship, culture shock, bad decisions, unexpected grace, and what happens when absolutely nothing goes according to plan.
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