From Publishers Weekly
Continuing his series of Kinky Friedman mysteries, the off-beat author has his equally off-beat alter-ego attempting to track down the birth parents of an old friend.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
The eighth in Friedman's series of detective stories featuring the Kinkster--that is himself--sports yet another distinctive title in a series that includes the memorable likes of Armadillos & Old Lace (1994) and Elvis, Jesus, & Coca-Cola (1993). This time, our hero reluctantly takes on a case that involves finding the birth mother of Ratso, the "weather-beaten Dr. Watson to [Kinky's] postnasal Sherlock Holmes" --a case that unsurprisingly turns out to be a lot more dangerous than it first seems. A possible inheritance is involved, and Ratso's curiosity about his origins almost costs him his life and the lives of Kinky and a few of his drinking buddies. As usual, there are plenty of occasions for Kinky to pronounce on just about anything--for instance, "A great deal of good for the advancement of mankind has been accomplished between circumcision, when they cut off the tip of your dick, to crucifixion, where they throw the whole Jew away." Now, that's an aside! Benjamin Segedin
