Animal Rites [Paperback]

Michael Panno (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 4, 2001

After two tours in Vietnam and twenty years with the Secret Service, Frank Noble has turned his back on society and moved to the woods above L.A. in search of a little peace. Life is good for Frank. He has his dog, Bones, and a family of bears living close by that has accepted Frank into their lives; they even enjoy the classical music he plays on his portable stereo.

But Frank’s peace is short lived as one day he discovers the mutilated bodies of two of the bears. With the help of a fellow recluse–a dwarf by the name of Marcell–Frank sets out after the poachers, only to discover a trail that leads way beyond the killers into the seamy underworld of animal parts, drugs and child prostitution.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...dark, bloody, and yet hilariously funny. Animal Rites is a must read." -- Sean Muttaqi, Vegan Reich

"Animal Rites is wonderful character-driven, detail-rich story telling..." -- Steve Ripley, The Tractors

"Michael Panno's vigilante tale is a vivid, intense page-turner." -- Sherwood Kiraly, author of Diminished Capacity

"The characters are wonderful...the book moved quickly, the plot surprising. Terrific writing!" -- Writer's Digest

Animal Rites is a deftly written, compelling novel...so easy to pick up and so hard to put down. -- Midwest Book Review

About the Author

Michael Panno is a professional musician currently recording and touring with The Tractors. A native of Illinois, Mr. Panno now resides with his wife in Southern California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Primordial Pr (January 4, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967785901
• ISBN-13: 978-0967785905
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,108,335 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest books of its kind!, December 26, 2001

By 

Mikhah Naziri (Cincinnati, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Animal Rites (Paperback)

Animal Rites is one of the best books of its kind. Having read some books about those avenging the unnecessarily abusive treatment of animals, I found this book to have many of the things that I loved about the others and found it free of some of the more stereotypical concepts that tended to annoy me in books like "Free the Animals" for example.

What you won't get is 300 pages that read like a PETA booklet. What you will get is an enthralling storyline of what can happen when selfish exploitation pushes the compassionate too far. Animal Rites is focused not only on the exploitation of animals for human frivolities, it also focuses on the connection between those who oppress animals and those who exploit human beings for profit as well.

Once I started reading this book I literally could not put it down. I seemed to forget the pages and words and instead saw the events playing out in my mind. The detail and fluidity are remarkable.

I would strongly recommend this book to anyone.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A deftly written, compelling novel, October 17, 2001

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Animal Rites (Paperback)

Frank Noble did two tours in Vietnam and spent twenty years with the Secret Service when he left it all to move to the woods above Los Angeles in search of a little peace. He has his dog, Bones, and a family of bears living close by who have accepted Frank into their lives. But his peace is shattered when he discovers the mutilated bodies of two of the bears. With the help of a swarf named Marcell, Frank sets out after the poachers -- only to find himself drawn into a seamy underworld of illegal animal parts traffic, drugs, and child prostitution. Animal Rites is a deftly written, compelling novel that falls into that class of character-driven fiction so easy to pick up and so hard to put down!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ready for the big screen, September 6, 2001

By 

Jim Kelly (London, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Animal Rites (Paperback)

Mr. Panno has come up with a colorful cast of characters that keep the plot moving from begining to explosive end. Frank Nobel is our reluctant hero who does what he gotta do. Marcel is classic as the sidekick. This novel has it all; People, bears, love, hate, sex, violence and sight gags. You
must read this book at least once.