Roadkill

This is not so much a sleuthing book, as it is an homage to Kinky's and Willie's friendship.
I can see it in front of my inner eye how it came to: "Hey, Kinkster, ever thought to put me in one of your stories."
"Hold your horses, Willie!"

Totally forgot about that whole modern country music rant that made it in. Made me chuckle this time around. What a foresight he had!

Fun read.

I've read a few Kinky Friedman books in my time and "Roadkill" remains a favorite, due mainly to the appearance of the great Willie Nelson. Willie goes missing and Kinky, concerned for his safety, tries to track him down. This gives Kinky the opportunity to share a few Willie-related stories (including the great line about the time that someone warned Willie that someone was threatening to shoot him at an upcoming concert and Willie said "Well, be sure not to put him on the free list then", and performed the concert anyway).

The novel's ending is somewhat pedestrian but maybe that's Willie Nelson for you.

Entertaining and, as usual, politically incorrect. Only Kinky Friedman could get away with a book like this, depicting Willie Nelson in what is probably a fairly accurate light -- serially monogamous (for the most part) and frequently accompanied by a doobie of mythic proportions. The mystical elements of the book were a little far-fetched, but overall a good read, if not as laugh-filled as many of the earlier books.

This writer, by far, is one of the funniest that I have read in a very long time. Mr. Friedman has a very sharp wit, a caustic sense of humor and loves a good play on words."Road Kill" was a fantastic, fast-paced, lighthearted mystery with plenty of humor thrown in for good measure.

The story takes place in New York, as well as Texas and, later, in Hawaii. Mr. Friedman, writing about himself as a P.I., looks at himself in the mirror one day, seeing a Gypsy staring back at him. The gypsy strongly suggests that he go on a trip with a friend to get out of New York City. That is just what he does. Oddly enough, he gets a call from his old pal, Willie Nelson, who asks him to come on the road with him for a while.Kinky leaves his cat with the show more two lesbian dancers upstairs. And away he goes...

once on the road, in Willie's bus, the story unfolds and the plot thickens; only then do we find out why kinky is there, obviously to help solve a real mystery , perhaps, save Willie's life.

I won't ruin the story for you, but I will say, that if you pick up this book and read it, you will not be disappointed. If you need a good laugh, read it today. Mr. Friedman writes in a style similar to Paul Levine, another fantastically funny, lighthearted, fast-paced mystery writer. Perhaps, one day, Mr. Friedman and Mr. Levine will consider a collaboration. So pick up this book, settle back, and get ready for a good laugh. Treat yourself today... show less

If you love Kinky, you'll love this one. If you think Kinky is too whatever, then skip this one, too. Me, I love Kinky - his music and his books and I loved Road Kill (but, even I think it wasn't as good as Armadillos and Old Lace which was his best). The Kinkster is called in to find out if Willie Nelson is in danger or not. Yep, it's another Kinky adventure.

Somebody's trying to kill Willie Nelson, and the Kinkster has to save him. Cigars and doobies are smoked, crimes are committed, and the good guys win in the end.