"Elvis, Jesus and Coca-cola", by Kinky Friedman
The cat, of course, said nothing.Kinky Friedman, late of the Texas Jewboys and the man responsible for the country song "Get your biscuits in the oven and your buns in the bed" writes a good line in detective novels. From his New York loft apartment and helped by his cat, a good supply of espresso and cigars, and a bunch of accompanying misfits (most of whom also appear to be real people), he solves a series of lurid crimes.
Once upon a time Kinky was involved with two women at once - Uptown Judy and Downtown Judy. Now Uptown Judy's missing, a film about Elvis Impersonators made by a dead man is missing and it looks like the Mob have had a hand in both. Can Kinky, Downtown Judy and the rest of the Village Irregulars keep ahead of the cops, the Mob and their own ennui and avoid being set in concrete cowboy boots?
Although there can be a rather dark mood to these books at times which means they're not everyone's cup of tea, they're frequently laugh-out-loud funny and eminently readable. Ideal books for coffee drinking cat lovers with a slightly twisted sense of humour...
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