- Paperback: 227 pages
- Publisher: Marlowe & Co (Dec 1989)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1569247773
- ISBN-13: 978-1569247778
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.7 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,308,526 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Fantasist William Kotzwinkle takes readers on a wild ride in this thriller set in the sleazy world of the tabloids
Howard Halliday, the editor of the Midnight Examiner and the unlikely protagonist in William Kotzwinkle's latest novel, becomes embroiled with several shady characters, including a bloodthirsty crime lord and a porn queen in danger, who lead him into a bizarre escapade that rivals only the freakish headlines in the Midnight Examiner.
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Marlowe is privileged to reintroduce William Kotzwinkle!
FROM KURT VONNEGUT: "Kotzwinkle is one of the few American writers in complete control of his material."
FROM RICHARD BAUSCH: "I think William Kotzwinkle is our Boccaccio--there isn't anyone funnier, smarter, or more inventive."
FROM DAN WAKEFIELD: "The last book that made me laugh so hard I fell off my chair was by William Kotzwinkle."
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
For some reason, this book reminds me of the Marx brothers. Korzwinkle inserts these deft one sentence descriptions that tweek the reader into an unexpected direction. I don't know if there is anybody out there that can write the satire that Kotwinkle enjoys and get away with the hyperbole, but he does it in such a funny fashion, that he carries the reader on a merry romp and you just hold onto your side laughing for dear life. Thank you, William, for your wicked sense of fun.
Format:Paperback
William Kotzwinkle has always been a great author of humor, and his books always have a very fun feel to them. This story of a tabloid office is no exception, as Midnight Examiner might as well have been a composite of Kotzwinkle's work. Though all of his characters are comedic and goofy in their own way, he always manages to apply that neccessary dose of sympathy.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There may be some of that ol' Kotzwinkle sadness buried under here, this is not a book without a purpose, but most of all it's just possibly the funniest thing I ever read. Don't deny yourself this pleasure.
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