Kinky Friedman

Kinky Friedman
Created By Kinky Friedman

"Kinky is the best whodunit writer to come along since Dashiell what's-his-name."
-noted literary critic Willie Nelson, in Mystery Scene #41

The former Texas Jewboy, and tongue-in-cheek country singer was reborn as tongue-in-cheek Greenwich Village private eye KINKY FRIEDMAN in this tongue-in-cheek detective series. That's an awful lot of tongues in an awful lot of cheeks, you betcha! Aiding the fictional Kinky, who fancies himself a modern-day Sherlock Holmes, is a wide assortment of colourful (and often dysfunctional) friends, whom he dubs his "Village Irregulars."

Not a bad series, full of raunchy in-in-jokes about show biz, music, New York, publishing, etc. And Kinky revels in his politically incorrect status, as do his countless fans. Sure, he's definitely an aquired taste, and the Kinkster may not be for everyone, but that's a large part of his charm.

Kinky Friedman happens to share his name with his creator, who happens to be a former Texas Jewboy and tongue-in-cheek country singer who was reborn as a tongue-in-cheek Greenwich Village private eye writer. Just coincidence, of course.

And last we heard, one of them (or possibly both) were running for governor of Texas.

UNDER OATH

"Along the way, we are treated to too many lesbian jokes, cute asides about cats, double-entendre dialogue that annoys rather than entertains and a plot so thin you could slip it under the door. " (Reviewer Charles Salzberg, on Spanking Watson)
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"I think Kinky Freidman owes a lot to Richard Prather's style, as seen in the Shell Scott books."(Cathy Tacinelli)

NOVELS

Greenwich Killing Time (1986) . Buy this book
A Case of Lone Star (1987) . Buy this book
When the Cats Away (1988) . Buy this book
Frequent Flyer (1989) . Buy this book
Musical Chairs(1991) . Buy this book
Elvis, Jesus & Coca Cola (1993) . Buy this book
Armadillos & Old Lace (1994) . Buy this book
God Bless John Wayne (1995) . Buy this book
The Strange Love Song of J. Edgar Hoover (1996) . Buy this book
Roadkill (1997) . Buy this book
Blast From the Past (1998) . Buy this book
Spanking Watson (1999) . Buy this book
The Mile-High Club (2000)...Buy this book
Steppin' on a Rainbow (2001)...Buy this book
Meanwhile Back at the Ranch (2002) .Buy this book
Curse Of The Missing Puppethead (2003)..Buy this book
The Prisoner of Vandam Street (2004)..Buy this book
Ten Little New Yorkers (2005)..Buy this book

FILM

A CASE OF LONE STAR
Based on the novel by Kinky Friedman
Executive Producer: Tarquin Gotch (Home Alone)
Starring Kinky Friedman as KINKY FRIEDMAN
Also starring Dennis Hopper, Dean Stockwell, John Candy (not any more!), Ruth Buzzi, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan
Relax, you didn't miss this one. It seems to have been lost in development hell somewhere. It was only tentative at best, a cyber-rumour at worst. Or maybe it was only a pipedream of Kinky's... Anyway, supposedly Kinky and Willie would sing a duet of "Cowboys are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other", and Bob Dylan would have subtitles every time he speaks. THIS MOVIE MUST BE MADE!!!

RELATED LINKS

Kinky Friedman.com
The official web site of the Kinkster, where you can read about Kinky, his books, his music and his pet causes. And his pets. And his campaign for Texas governor in 2006? Why the hell not? Also available: the Kinky Friedman Talking Action Figure (pictured above).

Report respectfully submitted by Kevin Burton Smith.

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