God Bless John Wayne (Kinky Friedman Novels) [Mass Market Paperback]

Kinky Friedman (Author)

Book Description

Series: Kinky Friedman Novels | Publication Date: October 1, 1996

Ace detective Kinky Friedman's is asked is to track down the birth parents of his freeloader friend Ratso, but when Ratso turns up dead, Kinky follows a trail of clues from downtown Manhattan to a Hudson River estate, where a medicine chest reveals the tragic truth. Reprint. NYT. PW.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Continuing his series of Kinky Friedman mysteries, the off-beat author has his equally off-beat alter-ego attempting to track down the birth parents of an old friend.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

YA?Kinky Friedman, perhaps the only mystery writer who uses his own name for that of his fictional detective, is hired to find the birth mother of his friend Ratso (a.k.a. Larry Sloman). Among the obstacles in solving the case are the fact that Ratso doesn't tell him all he knows (including the death of a previous investigator) and that he brings yet another sleuth on to the case due to Friedman's lack of a P.I. license. Set in New York and Florida, God Bless John Wayne is an entertaining romp of a mystery. The pace is good and the characters are lively.?Clodagh Lee, Chantilly Regional Library, VA
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Bantam (October 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 055357633X
• ISBN-13: 978-0553576337
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.7 x 6.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,088,888 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More fun than a dead person should be allowed to have., August 3, 1997

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This review is from: God Bless John Wayne (Kinky Friedman Novels) (Mass Market Paperback)

So it has an element or two of foreshadowing that you can see a mile away. And he ain't Shakespeare. Still Kinky has irreverant fun all the way through an attempt on his life, a few bottles of Jameson, a case of Cuban cigars, two Zippos and a tap dance rendition of Swan Lake by the lesbian dance class overhead. It's fun. Fans will not be disappointed

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars bibical wisdom for the 90's with bone breaking humer to boot, June 10, 1997

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This review is from: God Bless John Wayne (Kinky Friedman Novels) (Mass Market Paperback)

Kinky, has some of the most heinous humor with a direct in your face harmony woven into his own lifesytle observations. He can pack more wisdom in a sentence or paragraph than the average WASP can deal with but it is fun trying. The characters drum into your memory like the best of seifield without the dull commericals and TV editors watering down the context or meaning. So take yourself to the wild side of NYC , Texas, and homcide

3.0 out of 5 stars God Bless John Wayne, November 4, 2006

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This review is from: God Bless John Wayne (Kinky Friedman Novels) (Mass Market Paperback)

A quick read....not one of his best, but I enjoyed it...