Pest Control

Bill Fitzhugh

ISBN 10: 0380788683 / ISBN 13: 9780380788682

Editore: Avon, 1998

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Codice articolo G0380788683I4N00

Riassunto:

When Bob Dillon takes the initiative to advertise his new pest-killing technique, the advertisement falls into the hands of a Parisian named Marcel who is looking for an assassin, setting off a series of humorous events that leads Bob into a world of murder and intrigue with a cast of motley characters. Reprint.

Recensione: "A very funny and interesting book...give it to someone who needs a good laugh." (San Antonio Express-News)

"This debut novel is...goofy but great fun." (Dallas Morning News)

"PEST CONTROL is an eccentrically comic take on the high-tech thriller...[it is a] strange and funny...curiously appealing little novel of intrigue" (National Public Radio - All Things Considered)

"A sweetly comic thriller...consistently sunny and good-humored." (Kirkus Reviews)

"...a clever and satisfying debut...offbeat, engaging, and very funny reading, it is wholly successful." (Washington Post)

"[Pest Control is]...hilarious [and] wonderful...Fitzhugh is a funny man and Pest Control is a funny book." (Elle)

"Pest Control is uber-contemporary, a hilarious, running-in-circles blend of droll farce and warped humor." (Austin American-Statesman)

"...this is one roach motel you'll gladly check into." (Time Out New York)

"Stingingly Funny." (Poeple)

"This debut novel...hinges on a delightfully buggy idea that takes full comic advantage of New York City." (Publishers Weekly)

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Titolo: Pest Control
Casa editrice: Avon
Data di pubblicazione: 1998
Legatura: Unknown
Condizione: Very Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket