Guy Noir and the Straight Skinny - Softcover

Keillor, Garrison

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143120816 ISBN 13: 9780143120810

Publisher: Penguin Books, 2012

Synopsis

Famous radio private eye Guy Noir leaps from A Prairie Home Companion to the page

On the 12th floor of the Acme Building, on a cold February day in St. Paul, Guy Noir looks down the barrel of a loaded revolver in the hands of geezer gangster Joey Roast Beef who is demanding to hear what lucrative scheme Guy is cooking up with stripper-turned-women's-studies-professor Naomi Fallopian. Everyone wants to know-Joey, Lieutenant McCafferty, reporter Gene Williker, Guy’s ex-girlfriend Sugar O'Toole, the despicable Larry B. Larry, the dreamboat Scarlett Anderson, Mr. Kress of the FDA–and Guy faces them one by one, as he and Naomi pursue a dream of earning gazillions by selling a surefire method of dramatic weight loss. In this whirlwind caper Guy faces danger, falls in love, and faces off with the capo del capo del grande primo capo Johnny Banana.

About this title

About the Author:

Garrison Keillor, author of nearly a dozen books, is founder and host of the acclaimed radio show A Prairie Home Companion and the daily program The Writer's Almanac. He is also a regular contributor to Time magazine.

Review:

“Equal parts silliness, satire, and lecherous daydream.”
       —AudioFile (Publishers Weekly)

“Pure fun and a romp through a mystery and adventure with some great humor and classic literature references, and even a few pop culture jabs thrown in to keep the story fresh.”
       —Gil T.’s Pleasures (California Bookwatch)

“A thoroughly enjoyable listen.”
       Publishers Weekly

“A fine caper of romance and intrigue receives a powerful radio dramatization perfect for any general lending library!”
      ―California Bookwatch

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0143120816
• ISBN 13: 9780143120810
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 206