- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Faber And Faber Ltd.
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0571194133
- ISBN-13: 978-0571194131
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 10.8 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 118 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,336,693 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3.4 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews)
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good but not Kinky's Best, Oct 2 2000
By J. Mullin - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: When the Cat's Away (Mass Market Paperback)
I am a new fan of the politically incorrect, fast-paced detective novels of Kinky Friedman, having previously read The Love Song of J. Edgar Hoover. These books are an easy read, with short chapters and constant movement, and Kinky (both narrator and author) occasionally summarizes what the protagonist has learned just to help the reader keep up with the storyline in the unlikely event you become confused.This time Kinky gets wrapped up in the case of a cat who disappeared from a cat show at New York's Madison Square Garden. This seemingly harmless case soon leads him down the path to murder, warring Columbian drug cartels, and perhaps an ancient sect of dangerous Cat worshippers who are believed by anthropologists to be in the New York/ New England area.
However, none of this really matters all that much. The joy of reading a Friedman novel is simply to come along for the ride as Kinky, his sidekick Ratso, and other "Village Irregulars" like McGovern and Rambam converge in his Greenwich Village apartment (below the ever-present Winnie Katz and her lesbian dance class) or at Carnegie Deli to piece together information and make everything turn out happily ever after. Kinky pokes fun at hockey, golf, publishers, Columbian drug lords, authors, police and virtually everyone else who enters his path with a self-deprecating humor and a knowledge of history. His numerous historical references include such diverse characters as Vincent Van Gogh and Franz Shubert. Clearly the guy has read a few books in his day before he started writing them.
Ultimately, while the novel held my interest and I read it in a single weekend, I didn't think this one was as laugh-out-loud funny as J. Edgar Hoover. Written in 1988, it was Friedman's third novel, and I suspect he was still polishing his style. However, fans of Kinky's offbeat style, (and there are many of them), will find much here to enjoy.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Kinky, Feb 28 2002
By Alice Baker - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: When the Cat's Away (Mass Market Paperback)
I have read all the Kinky books, but this one is still my favorite. Since all his books have a "cat theme," this one is really carries it through with a cat show at Madison Square Garden. Great fun.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Even better the 2nd time around; a brilliant writer, May 20 2011
By Diogenes - Published on Amazon.com
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A few years back I made the mistake of lending my Kinky Friedman paperback collection to a friend, who shortly thereafter absconded with them all to Kuwait, where I understand they entertained most of a USMC battalion. When Vandam Press began re-releasing all of Kinky's books, I had the opportunity to give this title another read.This book was even better the second time around. It's not as hilariously strange as Curse of the Missing Puppet Head, or as clever as some of Kinky's other titles, but it is a classic murder mystery on a par with Chandler and Spillane, with plenty of action. And I found myself laughing out loud every 15 minutes or so.
One warning: for some people, the first of Kinky's books that they read might be a gateway drug...I found myself compelled to reread one-by-one all of the other Kinky mysteries also now available.
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