Princess Naughty and the Voodoo Cadillac (Hardcover)

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Bill Schiller, drummed out of the post-Cold War CIA, just needs a little scratch to ease him into retirement on some warm, remote island. He's already got his stool, filthy rich Atlantan Johnny McClendon, who would love nothing better than to prove himself a true patriot. All Schiller needs to do is arrange a couple of simple transfers and blow off a few minor players. But McClendon's chauffeur, Ronnie Gordon, has an enemy, Peanut Willis, whom Gordon ratted out and who subsequently spent several very unpleasant years in prison. If Peanut and his partner in petty crime, Ray Justus, could somehow step between his boss and a pile of money, so much the better. But there's also Dunbarton Oakes, director of the foundation, and there's Plank, Schiller's demented lieutenant. And, of course, there's Princess Naughty. In other words, Fred Willard is back. And the fans who turned his first novel, Down on Ponce, into a noir classic, can get ready to ride with Princess Naughty and the Voodoo Cadillac.

About the Author

Fred Willard is also the author of the widely acclaimed novel Down on Ponce. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 328 pages
• Publisher: Longstreet Press (October 25, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563526220
• ISBN-13: 978-1563526220
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,019,906 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Naughty is Nice, October 1, 2000

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If you have read Willard's first book, DOWN ON PONCE, the first coupla chaps might throw you -- this is a bigger, broader book, third person, with more "scope." At first, that can make it seem less intimate. But just go with it for more than 2 chaps (and these are SHORT chaps) and you will be sucked right in. Under all the violence and cynicism (on the part of the characters) and BLACK BLACK HILARIOUS BLACK humor, there is JUST the SWEETEST love story going on -- oh yum. Toe-scrunchingly sweet, causing you to have GREAT BIG YEARNINGS for things to work out okay even though you are essentially reading about bad, bad criminals who do bad, bad things. Everything CONNECTS wonderfully in this book. NOTHING is gratuitous. Is a character spending a page prancing around delightfully in a gun-slinger girl outfit? Pay attention. It'll hook up later. BOTTOM LINE: If you can't love a book that can simultaneously reference Island of the Housewives and Antonin Artaud, there is no love in you.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The underbelly of Atlanta comes alive!, October 22, 2000

By	Jill P (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

As with Down on Ponce, Fred Willard takes us on a journey through volatile terrain -- the underbelly of Atlanta, those seedy sidewalks, infested flop houses and lunatics dens of what might otherwise be considered a forward thinking city. And he does it with smart biting humor.

What we have here is a group of criminals and would-be master minds embroiled in a game of one-upmanship that culminates in a slam bang surprising effect. Even Willard's supporting characters create havoc in this ever escalating mayhem and madness. But at the heart of Princess Naughty is a love story that makes you happy to be alive.

If you want a fun, fast, wild ride of a novel, BUY THIS BOOK.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Princess Naughty and the Voodoo Caddilac, September 29, 2000

By	Jim Taylor (USA) - See all my reviews

Once again, Fred nails it to the page. He combines the authenticity of character of Elmore Leonard, the word craft of Charles Portis with the wild imagination of Christopher Moore. Is it true he's scripting a movie?