Wild Turkey

By Michael Hemmingson

Phil learns that when you have a lot of time on your hands, you begin to notice your neighbours, like the long and sexy neighbour across the street, Cassandra Payne. Phil has been keeping tabs on Cassandra. But when Cassandras husband is gunned down, Phil realizes that the beautiful Cassandra might be hiding more than meets the eye.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312878737
• ISBN13: 9780312878733
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Forge
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A page Turner!

I agree, this book will keep your attention. Hard to put down and stays in your head for days, lots of plot twists and turns.

Crime noir at its suburban best

Ever watch your neighbors and wonder what they're up to? Sure, it was done in "Rear Window." but this is a littke different, a little weird, a lot more violent, and a lot more sexy. The book's a little short, it reads fast, but what the heck, short books are in these days. There's a few contrived parts, a little bit of silly dialogue, but overall this is a five star book.

A darn good, fast read

I enjoyed this, and stayed up all night. It was like I didn't want to look, but I had to look: an atrocity exhibition. Hemmingson keeps you turning the pages because you don't know what's going to happen next, and that's a gift. I'm curious what Hemmingson's next noir novel will be like -- just as fast paced? Just as exciting and surprising? We'll find out.

David Lynch would love this book!

David Lynch should make this book into a movie. Or one of Lynch's many cronies. This book screams, "I'm movie material!" No joke.I was blown away by Hemmingson's Wild Turkey. Just when you think you have the story figured out, he throws a curveball at you.Let's just say I didn't get to sleep until way past my bedtime as I read this little gem of a novel.Highly recommended reading.

One of Hemmingson's Best Yet!

Be prepared for this one! Twists, turns, shocks -- violence, yearnings, and even a lot of sadness.I have read a number of Hemmingson's books, from his erotic The Naughty Yard to the flawed SF thriller Minstrels to the weird anthologies he's edited, and the many novellas and stories of his I see in anthologies all over the place. I have to say Wild Turkey is his best yet. He's moved from the small press to commercial New York publishers, and this is a good thing.The protagonist isn't the best hero you could find, but he's human, he's real -- he makes mistakes, and he makes them big. That's what's so refreshing about this "contemporary noir" novel: the hero isn't a tough private eye or Jack Nicholson charcater. He's an everyday Joe...or Phil.This is a great book for those one-night sittings, maybe even a one-night stand. I look forward to Hemmingson's next book from Forge.