Poppin' A Cold One Rick Koster Books
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Finn Coffee's scored the perfect job, in the perfect town, with the perfect girlfriend, and the perfect boss. What could go wrong? Funny you should ask. . . . . From golf balls to corpses, Finn Coffee likes things to go neatly underground. When he lands a job after graduating from mortuary school with a prestigious funeral home in the glittery casino town of Treasure Coast, Mississippi, the perfect setup turns sour once Finn discovers his co-worker Brad Sheepcake has been making movies on the side-starring attractive ingénues with a singular talent they're dead. Brad's sideline-necro-porn-is so successful, a ruthless crime syndicate muscles in on the action. Problem is, there aren't enough pretty girls dying fast enough to meet the demand. To speed up the process, hotties in Treasure Coast start disappearing - including a New Orleans heiress. Enter Crescent City PI Kip Quigley, hired to find the girl. Kip might look like a grown-up Hardy Boy, but he was fired from the NOLA police department for excessive violence and he's lost patience with a stupid world. During his investigation, he befriends Finn. And when the mobsters kidnap Finn's girlfriend, Polly Whitlock, to ensure he keeps his mouth shut, Kip must widen his scope to take on the entire Dixie Mafia and a lunatic former Southern rock musician. Otherwise, Polly might well become the the star of the mob's next film - The Naked and the Dead. Because poppin' a cold one ain't always about beer . . .
Poppin' A Cold One Rick Koster Books
Hmm... necrophilia has never been so funny? Redneck rock, the Dixie mafia, a private eye with a gift for mayhem and a love for Glenn Campbell, all against the background of the death care industry? Koster's first novel gives a southern-fried take on Elmore Leonard circa _Get Shorty_ and you'll find all the stuff I mentioned, combined with biting satire of contemporary pop culture. One might think that "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" has made satire redundant, if not impossible, but Koster manages to plumb some big-league depravity while also including laugh-out-loud moments at regular intervals. The conclusion ties everything together neatly and without cheating.Again, this isn't a book for the easily offended, or even those who can only be offended with moderate effort. There is serious taboo smashing here, but it's done with a light touch, and the characters -- heroes, villains, and freaks -- all are interestingly quirky without jarring the reader out of the story. While the subject matter (ersatz and echt necrophiliac porn) immediately moves us into the "not for everybody" area, if your sense of humor runs toward, say, 1970s _National Lampoon_, this might well be the book for you. A great deal of fun.
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Poppin' A Cold One Rick Koster Books Reviews
Girl runs away from home and rich daddy wants to find her. You've read this story before? Not so fast. In walks Kip Quigley, hired to find the girl. Using his unorthodox ways and an absolutely mind blowing story line, the bovine excrement quickly hits the fan. Who knew that a novel regarding a subject too taboo to even mention here could be so hilariously funny, vile, and entertaining. We are introduced to a cast of characters so filthy, I want to wash my hands just thinking about them. The references to pop culture, add even more to the appeal. 'November Rain,' anyone? There is a new freak show in town and Rick Koster is the ring leader. I can't wait until the next Kip Quigley adventure.
You might not think that a novel about necrophilia would draw laughs, but Rick Koster's Poppin' a Cold One is laugh-out-loud funny. Laced with social commentary (you have to love the Walmart cruise ship) and peppered with oddball characters, this book will have you clamoring for a sequel. Warning this book is for adults only, and if you're easily offended, you might want to pick up an old Agatha Christie novel instead. But for those who appreciate some trenchant wit written for the 21st century, Poppin' a Cold One is the kind of book you'll demand that your friends read.
I actually like the author's style and although I REALLY disliked the story line and the topic, it was well laid out, well-developed characters, and a decent plot (so speaks the English teacher!). If I'd read the blurb closer, I likely wouldn't have purchased the book, so it's my own fault. Valuable lesson learned.
Loved this book. The fact that it's probably not for everyone made it appeal to me even more. It's a dark comedy mixed with noir detective thriller to create a hybrid that I don't think exists anywhere else by any other author. Here's hoping this will be the first in a series with some of these characters. I would love to read more!
There were a few good dark comedy moments, enough to get it a second star from me. But how much 'fun' is there really in necrophilia when it drags through a long book??
After awhile this was like the old joke about the boy rabbit and girl skunk and part of the way through this book you end up putting it down and saying to yourself - "like wow...I've enjoyed this about as much as I can stand".
This is one of those rare books that I practically cry at the end, because I know the ride is over for now and I'm forced to impatiently wait for a sequel(s). Wait, better yet! Give us a Kip Quigley series!! Very few authors can make me laugh out loud, but Rick almost got me thrown off a plane for irritating other travelers with my hysteria. Dave Barry has always been one of my favorite wits; so Rick - I pass the crown to you! Tony
"Groundbreaking..." is perhaps the first word to come to mind for this novel ... What can you say? The sex is good, the violence is good, the humor and satire are excellent, you almost don't mind that the sex occasionally involves people who aren't, shall we say, exactly alive? OK OK, Koster has a put a BIG wall around this novel, to keep people from reading it -- and it's even uncomfortable to recommend it (I recommended it to a friend who responded by getting a restraining order against me) -- but if both Ronald Reagan and Pink Floyd could agree on this then so should we TEAR DOWN THIS WALL people. It's actually an excellent read, it is truly hilarious, and Koster has pulled off the amazing trick of making you not mind, by the end, what is initially repulsive. Very colorful characters, very snappy dialogue, a new private eye guy (I sense "series" here, folks), and, again, some incisive satire--what's not to like? (Oh yeah, the necrophilia, but GET OVER IT people and give this thing a read ....) (At least since it's only an e-book I think then people can't look at the cover while you're reading it ....)
Hmm... necrophilia has never been so funny? Redneck rock, the Dixie mafia, a private eye with a gift for mayhem and a love for Glenn Campbell, all against the background of the death care industry? Koster's first novel gives a southern-fried take on Elmore Leonard circa _Get Shorty_ and you'll find all the stuff I mentioned, combined with biting satire of contemporary pop culture. One might think that "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" has made satire redundant, if not impossible, but Koster manages to plumb some big-league depravity while also including laugh-out-loud moments at regular intervals. The conclusion ties everything together neatly and without cheating.
Again, this isn't a book for the easily offended, or even those who can only be offended with moderate effort. There is serious taboo smashing here, but it's done with a light touch, and the characters -- heroes, villains, and freaks -- all are interestingly quirky without jarring the reader out of the story. While the subject matter (ersatz and echt necrophiliac porn) immediately moves us into the "not for everybody" area, if your sense of humor runs toward, say, 1970s _National Lampoon_, this might well be the book for you. A great deal of fun.
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