{"product_id":"noir-paperback","title":"Noir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINSTANT \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/em\u003eBESTSELLER!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe absurdly outrageous, sarcastically satiric, and always entertaining \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Christopher Moore returns in finest madcap form with this zany noir set on the mean streets of post-World War II San Francisco, and featuring a diverse cast of characters, including a hapless bartender; his Chinese sidekick; a doll with sharp angles and dangerous curves; a tight-lipped Air Force general; a wisecracking waif; Petey, a black mamba; and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco. Summer, 1947. A dame walks into a saloon . . .\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's not every afternoon that an enigmatic, comely blonde named Stilton (like the cheese) walks into the scruffy gin joint where Sammy \"Two Toes\" Tiffin tends bar. It's love at first sight, but before Sammy can make his move, an Air Force general named Remy arrives with some urgent business. 'Cause when you need something done, Sammy is the guy to go to; he's got the connections on the street.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, a suspicious flying object has been spotted up the Pacific coast in Washington State near Mount Rainier, followed by a mysterious plane crash in a distant patch of desert in New Mexico that goes by the name Roswell. But the real weirdness is happening on the streets of the City by the Bay. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen one of Sammy's schemes goes south and the Cheese mysteriously vanishes, Sammy is forced to contend with his own dark secrets--and more than a few strange goings on--if he wants to find his girl. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThink Raymond Chandler meets Damon Runyon with more than a dash of Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes All Stars. It's all very, very \u003cem\u003eNoir\u003c\/em\u003e. It's all very, very Christopher Moore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSan Francisco. Summer 1947. A dame walks into a saloon . . . \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt might be love at first sight when a mysterious blonde named Stilton (like the cheese) walks into the scruffy gin joint where Sammy \"Two Toes\" Tiffin tends bar, but before Sammy can make his move, an Air Force general from Roswell, New Mexico, arrives with some urgent entertainment business. 'Cause when you need something done, Sammy is the guy to go to; he's got the connections on the street.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, a suspicious flying object has been spotted up the Pacific coast near Mount Rainier, there's a deadly poisonous viper loose in the city, a rag-tag bunch of Sammy's night shift buddies are trying to get an angle on the action, and a dirty cop called Pookie wants in on it.\u003c\/p\u003eBefore long, Sammy and the Cheese are making time and falling hard. But when one of Sammy's schemes goes south and the lady vanishes, Sammy has to contend with his own dark secrets as he follows a frantic trail from Chinatown to a hidden forest enclave in a desperate search to rescue his girl. Think \u003cem\u003eRaymond Chandler\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eMen in Black\u003c\/em\u003e with more than a dash of the \u003cem\u003eLooney Tunes All Stars\u003c\/em\u003e. It's all very, very \u003cem\u003eNoir\u003c\/em\u003e. It's all very, very Christopher Moore.--Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSan Francisco. Summer 1947. A dame walks into a saloon . . . \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt might be love at first sight when a mysterious blonde named Stilton (like the cheese) walks into the scruffy gin joint where Sammy \"Two Toes\" Tiffin tends bar, but before Sammy can make his move, an Air Force general from Roswell, New Mexico, arrives with some urgent entertainment business. 'Cause when you need something done, Sammy is the guy to go to; he's got the connections on the street.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, a suspicious flying object has been spotted up the Pacific coast near Mount Rainier, there's a deadly poisonous viper loose in the city, a rag-tag bunch of Sammy's night shift buddies are trying to get an angle on the action, and a dirty cop called Pookie wants in on it.\u003c\/p\u003eBefore long, Sammy and the Cheese are making time and falling hard. But when one of Sammy's schemes goes south and the lady vanishes, Sammy has to contend with his own dark secrets as he follows a frantic trail from Chinatown to a hidden forest enclave in a desperate search to rescue his girl. Think \u003cem\u003eRaymond Chandler\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eMen in Black\u003c\/em\u003e with more than a dash of the \u003cem\u003eLooney Tunes All Stars\u003c\/em\u003e. It's all very, very \u003cem\u003eNoir\u003c\/em\u003e. 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