Stray Not Beyond [Paperback]

Michael Pinkey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 19, 2002

When Irving Carlisle left his Pennsylvania home and headed south towards Otterwood, North Carolina, all he wanted was more "Suttlespyce (Number 17)"-the richest, rarest, most wonderful and elusive pipe tobacco in the world. It was going to be a long, strange, horrible time before he ever got back

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About the Author

Michael B. Pinkey was born in Albuquerque to an Army family, and so spent his formative years continually moving around. He recalls being told not to eat the ice cream in Germany. He now resides in a little blue house near the Arkansas River and never answers his telephone.

Product Details

• Paperback: 226 pages
• Publisher: Writers Club Press (December 19, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595260012
• ISBN-13: 978-0595260010
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,495,698 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stray into a fun read, October 1, 2009

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Michael Woodward (Montgomery Village, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stray Not Beyond (Paperback)

I enjoyed Stray Not Beyond very much, it is, as my title suggests, a fun read. I have a warped sense of humor and this book with all it's strange locations, off center people and bizzare situations fit the bill exactly. This comedy/mystery book goes from light to dark humor and back again, the story is both terrifying and hilarious at the same time, I saw traces of H. Allen Smith, Ambrose Bierce and Lewis Carroll in the story and that is great company to keep. I won't go into the plot, that has already been done very well by the other reviewers on this page, but needless to say it is highly original and very entertaining. It's Stephen King meets Mayberry meets Porky in Wackyland.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I have strayed and returned, July 25, 2003

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Matthew Vernon (Santee, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stray Not Beyond (Hardcover)

I highly recommend this reading to anyone who dares to stray beyond the threshold of what is familiar and comfortable into a world of twists and turns with a variety of flavorful and unexpected encounters, delightfully descriptive scenes, events, emotions, characters and the overall mystery of what happened to who and whatand when. The adventure will perk your imagination up and perhaps make you appreciate the return to your home and comfortable surroundings. I could not put the book down and now write with blurry eyes to tell my friends NOT to miss "STRAY NOT BEYOND"

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun, original break from reality, January 16, 2003

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P. White (Reno, NV United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stray Not Beyond (Paperback)

Loved this book; it's pure brain candy! The characters are vivid and surreal, which adds to the book's appeal.
Fetch a glass of iced tea, settle into your recliner, and escape the workaday world with 'Stray Not Beyond.'
Within minutes, you will forget your worries as Carslile enounters a kaliedoscope of hilarious characters.