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Gil's All Fright Diner

by A Lee Martinez

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< div> < div> Bloodier than < i> Fried Green Tomatoes< /i> < br> Funnier than < i> The Texas Chainsaw Massacre< /i> < br> < br> Welcome to Gil& #8217; s All Night Diner, where zombie attacks are a regular occurrence and you never know what might be lurking in the freezer. . . .< br> < br> Duke and Earl are just passing through Rockwood county in their pick-up truck when they stop at the diner for a quick bite to eat. They aren& #8217; t planning to stick around--until Loretta, the eatery& #8217; s& nbsp; owner, offers them one hundred dollars to take care of her zombie problem. Given that Duke is a werewolf and Earl& #8217; s a vampire, this looks right up their alley.< br> < br> But the shambling dead are just the tip of a particularly spiky iceberg. Seems someone& #8217; s out to drive Loretta from the diner, and more than willing to raise a little hell on earth if that& #8217; s what it takes. Before Duke and Earl get to the bottom of the diner& #8217; s troubles, they& #8217; ll run into such otherworldly complications as undead cattle, an amorous ghost, a jailbait sorceress, and the terrifying occult power of pig Latin.< br> < br> And maybe--just maybe--the End of the World, too.< br> < br> Gory, sexy, and flat-out hilarious, < i> Gil& #8217; s All Fright Diner< /i> will tickle your funny bone--before ripping it out of its socket < br> < br> < /div> < /div>

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"Fans of Douglas Adams and Joe R. Lansdale . . . will happily sink their teeth into this combo platter of raunchy laughs and ectoplasmic ecstasy."--"Publishers Weekly."

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Bloodier than Fried Green Tomatoes!

Funnier than The Texas Chainsaw Massacre!

Welcome to Gil’s All Night Diner, where zombie attacks are a regular occurrence and you never know what might be lurking in the freezer. . . .

Duke and Earl are just passing through Rockwood county in their pick-up truck when they stop at the diner for a quick bite to eat. They aren’t planning to stick around--until Loretta, the eatery’s owner, offers them one hundred dollars to take care of her zombie problem. Given that Duke is a werewolf and Earl’s a vampire, this looks right up their alley.

But the shambling dead are just the tip of a particularly spiky iceberg. Seems someone’s out to drive Loretta from the diner, and more than willing to raise a little hell on earth if that’s what it takes. Before Duke and Earl get to the bottom of the diner’s troubles, they’ll run into such otherworldly complications as undead cattle, an amorous ghost, a jailbait sorceress, and the terrifying occult power of pig Latin.

And maybe--just maybe--the End of the World, too.

Gory, sexy, and flat-out hilarious, Gil’s All Fright Diner will tickle your funny bone--before ripping it out of its socket!

About the Author

A. Lee Martinez lives in Terrell, Texas.

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Secourir, August 16, 2006 (view all comments by Secourir)
This book was very difficult to put down. When Publisher's Weekly said that Douglas Adams fans would "sink their teeth" into this book, they weren't kidding! Every page brought about another twist, as if this book isn't twisted enough! I'm looking forward to getting my hands on A. Lee Martinez's second book "In the Company of Ogres". I'm sure I'll enjoy it as much as I did "Gil's All Fright Diner"!!
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780765350015
Author:
Martinez, A Lee
Publisher:
Tor Books
Author:
Martinez, A. Lee
Subject:
Humorous
Subject:
Vampires
Subject:
Fantasy - Contemporary
Subject:
Werewolves
Subject:
Horror - General
Subject:
Horror fiction
Publication Date:
June 2006
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Language:
English
Pages:
287
Dimensions:
6.80x4.24x.76 in. .30 lbs.

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