Surfing Samurai Robots

Detective Zoot Marlowe, endlessly quipping geek from the planet T'toom, faces his first case on earth. Can he unravel this gnarly mystery in time to keep his endless-summer gang of Malibu beach buddies from losing the Surf-o-rama? Are the suit-wearing gorillas behind it? Or maybe the guy with his brain in a lobster?Mel Gilden blends surf movie satire with just plain, good, detective mystery plotting to achieve a highly humerous and engrossing novel.This book really is a genre of its own.

This is an excellent book! How do you combine aliens with surfers and biochemistry and Sam Spade (excuse me, Phillip Marlowe) and make it funny? I have no idea, but Mel Gilden does it effortlessly. Filled with outrageous situations and larger-than-life characters, this book is a delight to read. Highly recommended.

My introduction to "Surfing Samurai Robots" was many years ago, when I was strolling through the public library and the cover caught my eye. Any book that depicted a camel-nosed alien standing next to a posing surfer robot had to be interesting, at least. I wasn't disappointed. Mel Gilden's blend of the absurdly humorous characters is excellent, yet he also delivers a rather gripping tale of intrigue.This is just the right book for those wishing to while away a hot summer at the beach, or an evening at home during the depths of winter. Reading this book will not make you rich, but it might just make you want to try yoyogurt after that birthday party binge. ^_^