Richard S. Friedman, known as Kinky Friedman, styles himself in the mold of great American satirists, blending humor and keen observation. His writing is characterized by a distinctive, often wry voice that delves into the absurdities of life with a sharp wit. Friedman's work, frequently exploring dark comedic themes, offers readers a unique literary experience that is both entertaining and thought-provoking. He crafts narratives that resonate with an insightful, often unconventional perspective on the human condition.
Kinky Friedman, the poet of country music, the misogynist of mystery, the writer, musician and all-rounder, is the author of this collection of tales of murder, mystery and general screwing around. The three novels included in this volume are Musical Chairs, Frequent Flyer, and Elvis, Jesus & Coca-Cola.
There is - and could only ever be - one Billy Bob Thornton: actor, musician, Academy Award-winning screenwriter, and accidental Hollywood badass. In this book, he spins colourful tales of his dirt-poor Southern upbringing, his Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, his life, his loves, and, of course, his movie career.
This collection of three stories includes A Case of Lone Star, Greenwich Killing Time, and When the Cat's Away. All of the stories feature the same wise-cracking, cigar-smoking, cat-loving reluctant hero-detective and are based in New York.
Who would slap an Indian curse on a good ol' boy like country singer Willie Nelson? Probably the same person who's been firing shots into Willie's hotel room and sending nasty notes promising the cowboy crooner a one-way ticket to the big rodeo in the sky. Could it have something to do with the medicine man who got run over by Willie's tour bus one dark night? If anyone can find out, it's ace troubleshooter and well-known troublemaker Kinky Friedman--on the road again in his tenth wickedly funny, off-the-wall mystery caper. Get Kinky on the Web: www.kinkyfriedman.com
The Kinkster is at his best in a third bumper volume collecting the 7th, 8th and 9th of his outrageously good cult detective novels together. In Armadillos and Old Lace the Kinkster decides to take a break from big-city murder and mayhem but has scarcely arrived in Texas before his friend, Judge Knox, turns up at his ranch wanting to talk about four dead little old ladies. God Bless John Wayne sees Kinky once again ensconced in his Lower Manhattan loft, having taken on the deceptively tame assignment of helping his pal Ratso find his true birth mother. In The Love Song of J. Edgar Hoover the Kinkster is hired to find a missing husband, but soon figures out that he may be in a lot more trouble than he's bargained for - the FBI is after him!Even More Kinky Friedman allows readers once again to benefit from a triple dose of Kinky's irreverent wit and hilarious wisdom.
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Well, butter my butt and call me a biscuit! Kinky Friedman is back with his outrageous humor in this hilarious guide to Texas. With George W. Bush in the White House, Americans are taking a fresh look at the state known for the Alamo, armadillos, and Willie Nelson. As the oldest living Jew in Texas without real estate, Kinky feels compelled to enlighten both Texans and non-Texans about the customs and quirks of his home state. You'll never see Texas the same way after meeting the colorful characters in his guide—from hometown heroes to affluent oilmen and country stars. The book features provocative essays and profiles, including "Shoshone The Magic Pony" and "Willie Nelson: The Back Of The Bus." Take Kinky's quiz to discover if you're a "Redneck, Good Old Boy, or Oilman." Learn how to identify a Texan abroad, which famous figures aren't actually from Texas, the origins of the Lone Star, and the history of Texans' beloved Dr Pepper. Packed with eye-opening quotes from Texas politicians, Ace Reid cartoons, bizarre laws, and final meal requests from death row inmates, this spirited book is sure to entertain both native Texans and newcomers alike.
Kinky Friedman is a Jewish Texan country-and-western singer tunred Greenwich Village amateur detective, with a collection of smelly cigars, a cat, and two former—but simultaneous—girlfriends named Judy. Shortly after the possibly suspicious death of one of his closest friends, Kinky finds himself short one Judy, as Uptown Judy vanishes under mysterious circumstances. Before long, the death and the disappearance seem to be connected, along with Elvis impersonators, a missing documentary film, and a five-year-old mob murder. It’ll take the Kinkster, with an assist from the Village Irregulars and Downtown Judy, to wrap this case like a New York Tex-Mex, decidedly nonkosher burrito. “Kinky is a hip hybrid of Groucho Marx and Sam Spade.”— Chicago Tribune
Hoping to escape New York City violence by taking a break in Texas, Jewish country-western singer and amateur detective Kinky Friedman is asked by a local justice of the peace to solve the murders of four senior citizens.
The place is New York City's Greenwich Village. The corpse is found holding 11 pink roses. The suspects are as strange as the crime. And the detective just happens to be a country singer named Kinky Friedman in his wild, witty, and wisecracking debut novel.
Alone in his New York loft, the private detective Kinky Friedman, reflects on friendship and why all his friends are out of town. With time on his hands and feeling a little melancholy his mind turns to Stephanie DuPont - very hot but pretty much resistant to all his advances. The phone rings and Kinky's old contact Hoover from Honolulu is on the blower to report that Kinky's great friend Mike McGovern has disappeared while in the process of researching and writing his cookbook Eat, Drink and Be Kinky . He was last seen heading for the beach. Our hero flies to Hawaii, and in a series of farcical wild goose chases, that includes identifying a faceless corpse in the morgue and trying to ensnare what turn out to be hoax kidnappers, Kinky ends up visiting the local museum on the island and in a room full of ancient relics he stumbles upon a full size, sculpted wooden head that is a dead ringer for McGovern. But what on earth can a bust of an ancient high chief have in common with Kinky's missing friend?
Kinky Friedman brings a unique flair to detective novels, likened to Frank Zappa's irreverent approach to rock music. His work features a bold, provocative style that challenges traditional norms, captivating readers with his unapologetic humor and unconventional storytelling. The narrative promises a blend of wit and intrigue, making it an engaging choice for those who appreciate a fresh take on the genre.
Kinky Friedman offers a lively exploration of Austin, sharing his personal favorites and quirky insights about the city. Readers can discover unique spots, including President Bush's preferred burger joint, as Friedman combines humor and local lore. This entertaining journey captures the spirit of Austin through the eyes of the original Texas Jewboy, making it a must-read for fans of the city and its vibrant culture.
Walter Snow is doomed. He stares at the blank pages in his typewriter, hoping for the spark that will finally ignite his ambition to write the Great Armenian Novel. And then he meets Clyde Potts. She is beautiful, intelligent, charming, perhaps psychic, and, for better or worse, very possibly unbalanced. With Potts’s joie de vivre and her certified-insane partner in crime, Fox Harris, Snow is caught up in a series of pranks against corporate sprawl that they execute with a bit of booze and some wacky tobaccy from Australia known as Malabimbi Madness. Things quickly spin out of control as the trio’s ultimate, diuretically inspired prank leads to an unexpected, shocking conclusion, and Walter is left to wonder if the only things you ever keep in this life are the things you let slip through your fingers.
'If there's one thing I hate,' I said to the beautiful woman on the airplane, 'it's meeting a beautiful woman on an airplane.' However, when the beautiful woman in question suddenly disappears into thin air and Kinky is left holding her hot-pink imitation-leather suitcase it seems as if he is destined to meet the alluring Khadija Kejela again. Their fateful encounter leads to a trail of Arab terrorists, State Department officials and Israeli spys fighting their way through Kinky's Vandam Street loft in order to retrieve a cache of missing passports from the little pink suitcase. One corpse, a lot of cat shit, a pickled finger, several shots of Jamesons and countless cigars later the mystery is solved - but not before Kinky discovers a nasty thing or two about his comely travelling companion.
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.
Wieder einmal ist der Kinkstah ganz allein auf der Welt und bemitleidet sich. Alle Irregulars haben die Stadt verlassen, also muß Kinky Friedman die Unwägbarkeiten des Lebens mit seiner Katze diskutieren. Kinkys morbide Zerknirschung wird durch einen Anruf von Will Hoover unterbrochen, der sich als Journalist in Honolulu aufhält. Kinkys Freund Mike McGovern, der gerade auf Hawaii an einem Buch arbeitet, ist verschwunden. Zunächst ist Kinky nicht sonderlich beunruhigt, denn er kennt McGoverns Neigung zu gelegentlichen Seitensprüngen, aber als er nach längerer Zeit nicht mehr auftaucht, macht sich Kinky mit seiner Angebeteten Stephanie Dupont auf den Flug nach Hawaii. Auch Steve Rambam kommt extra aus Israel angeflogen, um bei der verzwickten Suche zu helfen, die mitten in ein gefährliches Abenteuer führt, wo Kinkys Ermittlungsteam bis zum Schluß im Nebel alter Mythen, heiliger Kulte, Totems und Tabus herumstochert. Als sich der Nebel sich lichtet, reiben sich alle ungläubig die Augen.
Kinky Friedman verbindet in seinen Kriminalromanen Witz und Spannung auf einzigartige Weise. Seine Charaktere sind lebendig und ansprechend. In "Der Leibkoch von Al Capone" gerät Kinkys Freund McGovern in Schwierigkeiten, und Kinky wird unwissentlich in gefährliche Situationen verwickelt. Das Buch ist fesselnd und lässt sich nur schwer unterbrechen.
Auf einer Farm am Meer lebt Benjamin, der noch nie ein Wort gesprochen hat. Es heißt, dass er der Sohn eines Wikingers und einer Meerjungfrau ist. Kann er darum den Menschen so tief in die Seele schauen? Jedes Jahr lässt der König die Geburt Christi malen. Diesmal wird Benjamin das Ehrenamt übertragen. Nacht für Nacht arbeitet er an seinem Meisterwerk. Aus dem Gaul, der in der dunklen Scheune steht, wird auf der Leinwand ein feuriges Ross, aus dem Lamm eine Lichtgestalt. Benjamin malt nicht, was er sieht, sondern was er in den Herzen der Tiere erkennt. Kein Wunder, dass eines Nachts plötzlich ein Stimmchen sagt: »Das ist wunderschön!« Doch es ist kein Mensch, der ihm das Kompliment macht – sondern ein sprechendes Schwein. Schon bald verbindet Benjamin, der sein Leben lang einsam war, und Valerie, die anders ist als alle anderen Schweine der Welt, eine ungewöhnliche Freundschaft – die am Weihnachtstag auf eine harte Probe gestellt wird … Ein wunderbares Märchen für Erwachsene und ihre Kinder – mit einer Botschaft, die ebenso zeitlos wie wertvoll ist: Nichts ist im Leben so wichtig wie ein wahrer Freund!
Kinky, Country-Sänger und Privatdetektiv, hat einen neuen Fall: Willie Nelson hat mit seinem Tourbus einen betrunkenen Indianer überfahren - einen Medizinmann - und jetzt glaubt Willie, dass er Opfer eines alten Fluchs geworden ist.
. dann tanzen die Village Irregulars. Dem Kinkster rücken Mafia, Drogenkartell und als größte Gefahr: die Liebe auf die Pelle. Und der großartige Franz Dobler schreibt das Nachwort.
La musica country può nuocere alla salute? A giudicare dalla raffica di efferati omicidi che avvengono al Lone Star Café - celebre locale di New York- si direbbe proprio di sì. E all'occhio esperto di Kinky Friedman, cantante country per talento e investigatore per diletto, non sfugge che questa sia l'opera di un serial killer, che si crede la reincarnazione di Hank Williams. Lo Sherlock Holmes newyorchese non può esimersi dall'aiutare il locale dove spesso si è esibito. Indagherà sui delitti facendosi assistere dall'Esercito Irregolare del Greenwich Village: un giornalista semialcolizzato, un dottor Watson da mercato delle pulci e un altro "occhio privato" ricercato in tutti gli Stati che iniziano con la lettera "I".
Private-eye Kinky hat zwei Vermisstenfälle zu lösen: den 11-jährigen Dylan, der an Autismus leidet, und die dreibeinige Katze Lucky, die auf der Echo Hill Ranch verschwunden ist. Während Kinky nach Lucky in Texas sucht, kümmert sich Rambam in New York um Dylan, wobei sein Interesse zunehmend der Schwester des Jungen gilt.
Kinky Friedman, Countrymusiker und Autor, wird zum Amateurdetektiv in seinen Kriminalromanen. Mit seinem Cowboy-Outfit löst er skurrile Morde im New Yorker Greenwich Village. Seine authentischen Beschreibungen machen den Roman auch als Kneipenführer nutzbar. Humorvolle, ironische Geschichten prägen seine Erzählungen.
Poprvé jsem Bobbyho Zimmermana z Hibbingu potkal v roce 1953 na prázdninovém táboře v severním Wisconsinu. Bylo mu dvanáct a měl vlastní kytaru. Všem na potkání vykládal, že z něj jednou bude rokenrolová hvězda. Bylo mi jedenáct a věřil jsem mu to. Tak začíná svou knihu Louie Kemp. Z Bobbyho Zimmermana se stal Bob Dylan a z Louieho velkoobchodník s rybami. Zůstali přátelé po celý život. Oba úspěšní, každý v tom svém. Na společné příhody, dobrodružství a cesty nyní Louie Kemp poprvé vzpomíná. V knize vystupuje Marlon Brando, Allen Ginsberg, Joni Mitchellová, Joan Baezová, Dennis Hopper a mnoho dalších známých i neznámých osob a osobností. Louie Kemp, producent Rolling Thunder Revue, živě popisuje, jak tato nezapomenutelná koncertní šňůra valícího se hromu vznikala a jak byla zakončena lyžařskými radovánkami. Dozvíme se také, jak proběhlo turné v Japonsku, proč Warholova Dvojitého Elvise vyměnil Bob Dylan za pohovku, co zahrál na sederové večeři o největším židovském svátku a s kolika rabíny se postupně on a Louie Kemp vlastně setkali. Knížka není zbytečně dlouhá, skvěle se čte a vtáhne nás do děje hned na prvních stránkách. Je to příběh pravého přátelství rámovaný dobře zvolenou muzikou.
"DEAR KINKY: I HAVE NOW READ ALL YOUR BOOKS. MORE PLEASE. I REALLY NEED THE LAUGHS." --Bill Clinton A beautiful woman, a missing husband, and a private eye with eyes for his comely client. It's the classic hardboiled-mystery setup. But in the grip of Kinky Friedman, expect one of the wildest, wackiest, and weirdest rides of your life! "A novel to be read for the sheer joy of it." -- The Baltimore Sun
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