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Staph

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11. Just finished a pair of Christopher Moore's books - Noir and Razzmatazz!
Sun Jul 24, 2022, 01:15 PM
Jul 2022
Noir:
San Francisco. Summer, 1947. A dame walks into a saloon . . .

It's not every afternoon that an enigmatic, comely blonde named Stilton (like the cheese) walks into the scruffy gin joint where Sammy "Two Toes" Tiffin tends bar. It's love at first sight, but before Sammy can make his move, an Air Force general named Remy arrives with some urgent business. 'Cause when you need something done, Sammy is the guy to go to; he's got the connections on the street.

Meanwhile, a suspicious flying object has been spotted up the Pacific coast in Washington State near Mount Rainer, followed by a mysterious plane crash in a distant patch of desert in New Mexico that goes by the name Roswell. But the real weirdness is happening on the streets of the City by the Bay.

When one of Sammy's schemes goes south and the Cheese mysteriously vanishes, Sammy is forced to contend with his own dark secrets—and more than a few strange goings on—if he wants to find his girl.

Think Raymond Chandler meets Damon Runyon with more than a dash of Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes All Stars. It's all very, very Noir. It's all very, very Christopher Moore.



And Razzmatazz:
San Francisco, 1947. Bartender Sammy "Two Toes" Tiffin and the rest of the Cookie's Coffee Irregulars—a ragtag bunch of working mugs last seen in Noir—are on the hustle: they're trying to open a driving school; shanghai an abusive Swedish stevedore; get Mable, the local madam, and her girls to a Christmas party at the State Hospital without alerting the overzealous head of the S.F.P.D. vice squad; all while Sammy's girlfriend, Stilton (a.k.a. the Cheese), and her "Wendy the Welder" gal pals are using their wartime shipbuilding skills on a secret project that might be attracting the attention of some government Men in Black. And, oh yeah, someone is murdering the city's drag kings and club owner Jimmy Vasco is sure she's next on the list and wants Sammy to find the killer.

Meanwhile, Eddie "Moo Shoes" Shu has been summoned by his Uncle Ho to help save his opium den from Squid Kid Tang, a vicious gangster who is determined to retrieve a priceless relic: an ancient statue of the powerful Rain Dragon that Ho stole from one of the fighting tongs forty years earlier. And if Eddie blows it, he just might call down the wrath of that powerful magical creature on all of Fog City.

Strap yourselves in for a bit of the old razzmatazz, ladies and gentlemen. It's Christopher Moore time.



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The Scholar snowybirdie Jul 2022 #1
That sounds like fun hermetic Jul 2022 #5
Sacred Bridge by Anne Hillerman-- Navajo Police mystery. Magoo48 Jul 2022 #2
Oh yay! hermetic Jul 2022 #6
Yup, it started off pretty good. I too love her and Tony's work. Magoo48 Jul 2022 #13
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger CurtEastPoint Jul 2022 #3
Hi Curt! Good to see you hermetic Jul 2022 #7
My first. Will need to read some other. Really like his style. CurtEastPoint Jul 2022 #15
Kool. I'll read it soon. Now waiting on his next Cork O. book. Out this summer soon, I hope. Magoo48 Jul 2022 #14
Violeta, by Isabel Allende Tanuki Jul 2022 #4
Oh, excellent hermetic Jul 2022 #8
"We Own the Sky" by Luke Allnutt bif Jul 2022 #9
Sounds really good hermetic Jul 2022 #10
Just finished a pair of Christopher Moore's books - Noir and Razzmatazz! Staph Jul 2022 #11
Aren't those fun? hermetic Jul 2022 #12
These sound like delicious mind candy! SheltieLover Jul 2022 #26
Odd but I'm listening to Black Sun Rising again TexLaProgressive Jul 2022 #16
Audio books can be funny that way hermetic Jul 2022 #17
Just finished "Empire of Lies" by Raymond Khoury Number9Dream Jul 2022 #18
That sounds quite intriguing hermetic Jul 2022 #20
I hope kittirs are ok! SheltieLover Jul 2022 #27
I finished The Seven with the last installment "1980" yellowdogintexas Jul 2022 #19
Stone Cribs sounds amazing... hermetic Jul 2022 #21
It's very good. The author really has a good feel for the times yellowdogintexas Jul 2022 #31
Well I found Volumes 1-4 of the Deschanel epic yellowdogintexas Jul 2022 #30
After a break to read Louise Erdrich's latest book, The Sentence, I am getting back to WWII japple Jul 2022 #22
Good to see you hermetic Jul 2022 #23
Just started "Hidden," by Fern Michaels SheltieLover Jul 2022 #24
Did you see last week's post? hermetic Jul 2022 #25
I don't think so! SheltieLover Jul 2022 #28
Got 1! SheltieLover Jul 2022 #29
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