God Bless John Wayne: A Novel (Kinky Friedman Novels (Paperback))

by Kinky Friedman

Paperback, 1996

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Publication

Bantam (1996), 256 pages

Description

Again ensconced in his quaintly appointed Lower Manhattan loft, Kinky Friedman, ace private eye, takes the deceptively tame assignment of helping his pal Ratso find his real mother. But a job that begins with some ungenteel poking around in a dusty New York warehouse leads to even untidier mayhem.

User reviews

LibraryThing member AliceAnna
God bless Kinky Friedman. I think I'm in love with the little pervert. Kinky puts himself in harm's way yet again, this time to help establish NY Ratso's origins. Scary thought that. Kinky has a wonderful way of crucifying the English language, but the result is a truly enjoyable escape.
LibraryThing member MiaCulpa
For Kinky Friedman plots stopped mattering some books back and God Bless John Wayne has little in the way of plot, or God or John Wayne for that matter.

In fact, God Bless John Wayne is an excuse for the Kinkster to reintroduce us to his cast of eccentric friends, his cat and his musings and
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oneliners, although sadly there's no reference to brontosaurus foreskin boots here. Only of passable interest, particular when compared to Friedman's early work.
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Awards

Lefty Award (Nominee — 1996)

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1995

Physical description

256 p.; 4.18 inches

ISBN

055357633X / 9780553576337
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