Ten Little New Yorkers: A Novel
by Kinky Friedman
List Price:
Our Price: $0.01
You Save: $23.99 (100%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Kinky FriedmanEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-03-01
ISBN: 0743246039
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Book Reviews of Ten Little New Yorkers: A Novel
Book Review: The ultimate Kinky Friedman mystery
Summary: 5 Stars
The Kinkster is having a really bad patch. Losing his cat has sent him into a sliding depression. He doesn't care about much of anything. Out of concern for his mental health, his friends convince him that maybe he needs a vacation. After all, he has no cases, no cat, not even the lesbian dance class upstairs that historically provided at least something to gripe about. To Kinky, his life feels empty and he needs rejuvenation before he makes good on his suicide threat. So off he flies to Texas, to visit the Friedmans, happily communing with the four-legged ones at the family ranch.
Unfortunately, his respite doesn't last long. A few short mornings after his arrival, he answers the "blower" and discovers Sgt. Cooperman of the NYPD on the other end, demanding that he return to the Big Apple to explain a dead man's wallet in Kinky's apartment.
The good news is that, after submitting to the cops' interviews, he is still allowed to walk out of the police station unshackled. But four --- or is it five now --- bodies have shown up in the Village, and they just keep mounting. Beginning his own investigation into the murders not only serves as a self-defense against the growing suspicions of the police, but also gives him a case to work on. This might just save his life --- if, that is, he can stay out of jail.
Kinky's inquiries turn up some bizarre stuff, but no solid clues. "Now it truly was a ship of fools, I thought. Here were Ratso and I, playing at being Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, interviewing this Harry Felcher person, who was, to put it kindly, playing at being Judy Garland. Maybe none of us were playing at all. Maybe this was life and life only. Maybe the only thing that was real was the guy who had died in this building." His footwork, however, does set him off in the right direction and he soon formulates a theory, one that disturbs him a great deal. Even Kinky has trouble believing the conclusion to which his investigation leads him.
Every Kinky Friedman book has a deliciously irreverent tone. Each novel involves a new --- and occasionally absurd --- adventure, with a cast of characters even Seinfeld's producers would envy: Ratso, Rambam, McGovern, the cat, the puppethead and, last but not least, the lesbian dance class. Kinky, the author, always packs loads of fun into the space between the covers. This time, though, he has a little surprise for his readers. Okay, a big surprise. Be ready: TEN LITTLE NEW YORKERS ends spectacularly. For Kinky newcomers, read every one of his books, quickly, then grab this one. For die-hard Kinky fans (is there any other kind?), this is not just a must-read --- it's an absolutely-no-kidding-you've-really-gotta-read-it read.
--- Reviewed by Kate Ayers
Summary of Ten Little New Yorkers: A Novel
Kinky Friedman has always proven himself to be a master of the offbeat and irreverent, and still manages to pull off a helluva whodunit in the process. Now the Kinkster may have met his match in this superbly crafted, fiendishly clever tale of a murderer who's methodically killing off unsuspecting Manhattan men. Gallingly, all clues point toward Kinky. Greenwich Village is the setting for Ten Little New Yorkers, a tale of murder and mayhem as only Friedman can warble it and featuring his usual suspects, including Ratso -- Dr. Watson to Kinky's singular Sherlock Holmes. As the clues and bodies pile up and the cops strong-arm Kinky as their man, he has to jump through hoops to find the real killer, all the while maintaining his outrage and, of course, his innocence. The murderer may be someone close to Kinky, which leads to a shocker of an ending that will surely take Kinky devotees completely by surprise. With a wink and a nod to Dame Agatha (as in Christie), after which all resemblance to those classic mysteries fades, this is one of Friedman's most complex and irresistible page-turners yet. Cunningly tentous issues of life, death, guilt, innocence, love, loss, and the danger of false confessions, this is Kinky Friedman at his wily, suspenseful, and sacrilegious best.Comic Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Comic Books
Plum Lucky (Stephanie Plum: Between the Numbers)by Janet Evanovich
St. Martin's Press; Published: 2008-01-08; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $0.01
Price in other shops:
Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 13) (Stephanie Plum Novels)by Janet Evanovich
St. Martin's Press; Published: 2008-06-17; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.99
Price in other shops:
The Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 4: 1,400 Headwords Three Men in a Boatby Jerome K. Jerome, Tricia Hedge
Oxford University Press, USA; Published: 2000-08-17; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.95
Nine Kinds of Nakedby Tony Vigorito
Mariner Books; Published: 2008-10-06; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.07
Price in other shops:
The Fourth Bear: A Nursery Crimeby Jasper Fforde
Penguin Audio; Published: 2006-08-03; Audio CD; Book
Best price: $12.07
Price in other shops:
The Late Mr. Shakespeareby Robert Nye
Penguin (Non-Classics); Published: 2000-04-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.50
Price in other shops:
The Other Side of the Story: A Novelby Marian Keyes
William Morrow Paperbacks; Published: 2006-04-11; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.46
Price in other shops:
Guards! Guards!by Terry Pratchett
HarperTorch; Published: 2001-07-31; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.74
Price in other shops:
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson)by Louise Rennison
HarperTeen; Published: 2000-05-31; Library Binding; Book
Best price: $15.33
Price in other shops:
Dancing in My Nuddy-Pants: Even Further Confessions of Georgia Nicolsonby Louise Rennison
HarperTeen; Published: 2003-03-04; Library Binding; Book
Best price: $1.25
Price in other shops:
Similar Books and other products
Armadillos & Old Laceby Kinky Friedman
Simon & Schuster; Published: 1994-09-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $2.94
Price in other shops:
Spanking Watson: A Novel (Kinky Friedman Novels)by Kinky Friedman
Simon & Schuster; Published: 1999-09-15; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $1.50
Price in other shops:
The LOVE SONG OF J EDGAR HOOVER (Kinky Friedman Novels)by Kinky Friedman
Simon & Schuster; Published: 1996-09-04; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $1.36
Price in other shops:
The Mile High Club (Kinky Friedman Novels)by Kinky Friedman
Simon & Schuster; Published: 2000-09-06; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $4.49
Price in other shops:
GOD BLESS JOHN WAYNE (Kinky Friedman Novels)by Kinky Friedman
Simon & Schuster; Published: 1995-09-08; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $3.90
Price in other shops:
ROADKILL (Kinky Friedman Novels)by Kinky Friedman
Simon & Schuster; Published: 1997-09-12; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $3.04
Price in other shops:
Elvis, Jesus & Coca-Cola (Kinky Friedman Novels)by Kinky Friedman
Simon & Schuster; Published: 1993-09; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $4.00
Price in other shops:
Meanwhile Back at the Ranch : A Novelby Kinky Friedman
Simon & Schuster; Published: 2002-09-12; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $6.00
Price in other shops:
The Prisoner of Vandam Street: A Novelby Kinky Friedman
Simon & Schuster; Published: 2004-03-02; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $4.01
Price in other shops:
Kill Two Birds & Get Stoned (Friedman, Kinky)by Kinky Friedman
William Morrow; Published: 2003-04-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $6.99
Price in other shops: