Pink Vodka Blues

This was the first book from Neil Barrett I read. I read it in about 3 days, causing a bad lack of sleep... The author throws you right into the fast movements of the plot and you can't stop once you started reading it. This plot is very inpredictible and moving very fast. I can't understand how someone would not like the speed and the humor the genre is presented in. This is not a book for people who have a problem with profanity, and the non-hero main character. But come on, non-heroes have been around in literature for a very long time, at least since 100 years! It is a great book for all people that like "road-movie" plots that take you all over the place like a roller coaster ride. This is a book people either like or dislike. No shades of grey, obviously. Isn't this true for a lot of great works in art? Go and find out!

Pink Vodka Blues is not your run-of-the-mill murder mystery. Neal Barrett, Jr. is known for his twisted Texan sense of humor, and this book will find you laughing out loud. The plot primarily takes place inside a substance abuse clinic, a setting which I have not seen utilized in any other novel. The movie rights were bought by David Brown, a well-known movie producer (Cocoon, et al.), but has yet to be made into a movie. Let's hope that Hollywood comes to its senses and finally makes it! If you love Kinky Friedman's mysteries, you'll like this more.