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Wild Turkey
Phil Lansdale has problems. He's out of a job, his son's a pyromaniac, and his wife is running out of excuses as to why she comes home six hours late from work every night.
In his newly appointed house-husband position, Phil learns that when you have a lot of time on your hands, you begin to notice your neighbors, their intricate nuances, and the discord created by someone who doesn't follow the normal routine-like the long and sexy neighbor across the street, Cassandra Payne.
Phil and his new found friend, Bryan, an ex-detective who lives next door, have been keeping tabs on Cassandra. But when Cassandra's husband is gunned down, Phil and Bryan realize that the beautiful Cassandra might be hiding more beneath that eensy-weensy miniskirt than meets the eye, and Phil finds himself drawn into the dark and mysterious world of Cassandra Payne.
With a bottle of bourbon and a full tank of gas, Phil sets out to find the gunman and discovers the truth in a world where some men are men, some are wild, and some are only turkeys.
In his newly appointed house-husband position, Phil learns that when you have a lot of time on your hands, you begin to notice your neighbors, their intricate nuances, and the discord created by someone who doesn't follow the normal routine-like the long and sexy neighbor across the street, Cassandra Payne.
Phil and his new found friend, Bryan, an ex-detective who lives next door, have been keeping tabs on Cassandra. But when Cassandra's husband is gunned down, Phil and Bryan realize that the beautiful Cassandra might be hiding more beneath that eensy-weensy miniskirt than meets the eye, and Phil finds himself drawn into the dark and mysterious world of Cassandra Payne.
With a bottle of bourbon and a full tank of gas, Phil sets out to find the gunman and discovers the truth in a world where some men are men, some are wild, and some are only turkeys.
160 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2001
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Michael Hemmingson
112 books23 followersA novelist, short story writer, literary critic, cultural anthropologist, qualitative researcher, playwright, and screenwriter. He died in Tijuana, Mexico on 9 January 2014.
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September 18, 2025
A tightly paced noir story that gets very dark and a little weird.
October 15, 2015
Oh my g—,
Was Michael Hemmingson’s “Wild Turkey”:
A little hard-boiled – yes!
A complete guilty pleasure – yes!
A ridiculous amount of fun – Yes!
Impossible to put down – Oh Yeah!
Just read it; you’ll thank yourself later.
It’s more fun than anyone should be legally allowed to experience while consuming a story – really. : )
Was Michael Hemmingson’s “Wild Turkey”:
A little hard-boiled – yes!
A complete guilty pleasure – yes!
A ridiculous amount of fun – Yes!
Impossible to put down – Oh Yeah!
Just read it; you’ll thank yourself later.
It’s more fun than anyone should be legally allowed to experience while consuming a story – really. : )
February 10, 2014
Modern day noir. This book is a great read. Its funny,well written and a great read. Sadly Mr Hemmingson passed away a couple of weeks ago, but I will be looking for more of his books.
December 26, 2010
Strange noir.
December 26, 2014
junky but a page turner in the inimitable style of the late author
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