Naked Came the Farmer [Paperback]

Philip Jose Farmer (Author), Bill Knight (Author), David Everson (Author), Jerry Klein (Author), Julie Kistler (Author), Nancy Atherton (Author), Steven Burgauer (Author), Joel Steinfeldt (Author), Joseph Flynn (Author), Terry Bibo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1998

"A human head crashes through a window. A naked woman zooms by on a motorcycle. A sleazy lawmaker gets an arrow in the back. "That's life in central Illinois--or at least the twisted version of central Illinois concocted by 13 writers collaborating on a tongue-in-cheek mystery." So writes Christopher Wills of the Associated Press in his recent article covering the new serial book, NAKED CAME THE FARMER. Building on the success of NAKED CAME THE STRANGER--a collaborative effort of 20 Newsday staffers back in 1969--and on the success of NAKED CAME THE MANATEE--a suspense thriller cooked up by 13 Miami-based writers in 1995--now comes NAKED CAME THE FARMER, a satirical, round-robin murder mystery drawing on the talents of some of Illinois' top writers.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"An unprecedented high-octane blend of humor, talent and hog farms! You will ask yourself the questions: (1) have these people been in the cornfields too long? (2) have they been fermenting their corn? (3) how can I benefit the Peoria Public Library?" -- Barbara D'Amato, Agatha award-winning author of The Doctor, The Murder, The Mystery; the Cat Marsala mystery series, including Hard Women; and her new title, Good Cop, Bad Cop

"Talk about a fun idea--all these talented writers working on the same project at the same time. Sit back and enjoy!" --Ed Gorman, Shamus award-winning author of Murder in the Aisle, The Autumn Dead, and The Night Remembers, and editor of Mystery Scene magazine -- Ed Gorman

"Thirteen talented authors weave a single thread of murder, mystery, hog slop, pork barrels, casinos and motorcycle godivas. Something's rotten and asmirk in Illinois." -- Don Flynn, author of Ordinary Murder and four other Ed Fitzgerald novels

About the Author

Set in motion with a rollicking chapter written by PHILIP JOSE FARMER of science fiction fame, the murder mystery draws on the talents of top fiction writers--DOROTHY CANNELL (mystery), JOSEPH FLYNN (thrillers), JULIE KISTLER (romance), NANCY ATHERTON (mystery), DAVID EVERSON (mystery), TRACY KNIGHT (horror) and STEVEN BURGAUER (science fiction). That, plus a number of highly-regarder journalists: Terry Bibo, Bill Knight, Jerry Klein, Joel Steinfeldt, and Garry Moore.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Mayfly Productions; 1 edition (May 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962461377
• ISBN-13: 978-0962461378
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,066,021 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Fun in a pig sty!, January 20, 2011

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This review is from: Naked Came the Farmer (Paperback)

I thought this one was quite fun. The different authors involved were able to put together a good mystery involving the awful environmental effects of pig farming in Illinois. This one was full of eccentric characters and even though each chapter was written by a different author, it all came together in the end. After just reading "Naked Came the Manatee", I was kind of surprised that the plot of both books involved a decapitated head. Not sure if this idea was borrowed from "Manatee." Anyway, a fun book to read.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Farmer ain't naked, August 23, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Naked Came the Farmer (Paperback)

Philip Jose Farmer makes an excelent job as always. Farmer known primarily for his Science Fiction, but has produced two Fantasy series World of Tiers and Riverworld, the latter an afterlife fantasy in the tradition of John Kendrick Bangs. Farmer words flow as easy as ever and this novel is a work of art. It aint as sexy or shocking as 'An exorcism: ritual one/two' or as deeply involving as 'The river world saga', but he builds his story up as the SF/horror/fantasy master he is. God fun, and with a nice climax as always.