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Pest Control (Paperback)

by Bill Fitzhugh (Author)
5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd (16 May 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099785315
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099785316
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11 x 1.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 340,222 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A sweetly comic thriller that finally answers the age-old question: What if a sad-sack New York exterminator got his antennae crossed with the professionals who wipe out Homo sapiens? At his wit's (and checkbook's) end after walking off his job killing bugs with lethal cocktails, Bob Dillon schemes at his own unique approach to extermination: breeding predatory strains of insects who'll feast on termites and roaches without developing chemical-resistant new strains of pests or loading the planet with hazardous toxins. It's a plan with all the makings of an American success story, but it spins out of control when Bob's ad falls into the hands of a middleman who brokers assassinations and thinks Bob's sobriquet of "the Exterminator" is a veiled reference to his status as a hit man. Getting a faint whiff of the trouble in his future, Bob begs off the lucrative job he's offered. But when the victim is accidentally killed anyway, the middleman, assuming Bob's managed the job with unusual finesse, duly sends him his fee. So far, everything's as innocuous as the endless stream of double-entendres about extermination - except that (1) the UPS package with all that lovely money gets held up en route to Bob; (2) his wife and daughter, impatient with his uncompromisingly idealistic approach to pest control, walk out on him; and (3) the brother and murderer of a Bolivian druglord who wants to cover up his own crime screams that it was the work of the Exterminator and offers a $10 million bounty to whoever kills Bob - attracting all the top exterminators in the field. There's the subtle Chinese knife expert, the glamorous Frenchwoman, the parvenu Cowboy, the transvestite dwarf, and the melancholy, suicidal top man, whose unlikely friendship with his prospective target is the high point of this generally predictable tale. A first novel that's not sharply enough written to offer serious competition to Florida farceurs Hiaasen and Shames, but consistently sunny and good-humored. (Kirkus Reviews)

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Bob Dillon dreams of a clean way of killing, leaving no harmful traces after the event. A whole raft of underworld hoods reckon that Bob's their man when they want to get rid of their enemies, and they simply won't believe him when he tells them that the only thing he wants to kill is cockroaches.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Love it !, 23 May 2001
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Yes, this was a very enjoyable read. Pest control has an intriguing and attention grabbing story line that is almost believable in its outrage.

The book is hilarious in parts and is an excellent book to take away with you. A great comedy.

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The funniest book ever!, 7 Sep 2003
When you've read this book do not let it out of your sight. If your friends want a good laugh then buy them a copy (if you lend it then you'll never see it again). If I knew how to write a screenplay then this could be converted into the best comedy ever. A laugh a minute...well worth every penny. Don't just take my word for it, get your own copy today.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Bill Fitzhugh,, 27 Oct 2003
What can I say about this book except it's fantastic, funny, bears repeated reading and what more do you want anyway? Read it and quote insect-related facts to impress your friends! And then read all his other books too.
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