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Freaky Deaky

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1 of 2 copies available
1 of 2 copies available

"Wonderfully wicked...a nonstop, pedal-to-the-metal romp."
—Chicago Tribune

Over-the-hill former counter-culture SDS revolutionaries decide to turn bomb-making—and detonating—from a political statement to a profitable enterprise in the master Elmore Leonard's electrifying and explosively funny thriller Freaky Deaky. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch calls Leonard, "the world's greatest cops 'n' robbers novelist." The Seattle Times says, "Leonard is more than just one of the all-time greats of crime fiction. He's fast becoming an authentic American icon." No matter where you wish to place the man who created the character of U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, lately of TV's hit series Justified, in the pantheon of mystery and noir detective fiction demigods—John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain and the like—there is no denying that nobody does it better than the Grand Master Elmore Leonard!

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 31, 1990
      Leonard starts and ends his latest page turner with a bang, and between explosions we meet a vivid group of characters who are mainly veterans of the youth rebellion of the 1960s. Chief among them are Chris Mankowski, 38-year-old Detroit police sergeant, newly transferred from the bomb squad to sex crimes; Woody Ricks, alcoholic auto scion; Donnell Lewis, ex-Black Panther who is acting as Woody's driver, nursemaid and would-be swindler; Robin Abbott, ex-con, exfugitive (she bombed a federal office building) who has plans for a million dollar movie based on Woody's life, with help from her old boyfriend and erstwhile bombing partner Skip Gibbs, now a movie dynamite expert. The only character who does not have ties to the '60s is Greta ("Who's Huey Newton?'') Wyatt, stagenamed Ginger Jones, who meets Chris when she reports that Woody has assaulted her. When Chris pursues the investigation, he is suspended from the force, ostensibly for nonresidence in Detroit but really because of Woody's clout. Now determined to get to the bottom of things, Chris is caught up in a web of scams plotted by Robin, Skip and Donnell. Leonard (Bandits, Glitz) excels here with his trademark menace and his deadpan, throwaway humor. His superlative ear for the vernacular makes all the characters spring to life; Woody,``always in low with his dims on,'' is a brilliant creation. This bang-up novel has bestseller written all over it. BOMC featured selection; major ad/promo; author tour.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      In this CD re-release, things start exploding in the first chapter and just don't stop. Crammed with Elmore Leonard's dependable complement of likable scoundrels and highly original outlaws, the cast of characters includes Bomb Squad Sergeant Chris Mankowski; Skip, a maniacal demolitions expert back from a long stretch in prison for blowing up a federal building; and Robin, his partner. The two plan revenge against the man they think turned them in to the FBI. Frank Muller's extraordinary talent makes the most of Leonard's wry wit. With seemingly little effort, his voice drips with sarcasm, becomes raucous or shrill, or curls the hairs at the back of the neck. Leonard's unpredictable plot combined with Muller's subtle, frequently menacing delivery is guaranteed to keep listeners breathless. S.J.H. (c) AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine

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