Razzmatazz, Christopher Moore
Razzmatazz, Christopher Moore
2 Rating(s)
List: $27.99 | Sale: $19.59
Club: $13.99

Razzmatazz
A Novel

Bestseller

Author: Christopher Moore

Narrator: Johnny Heller

Unabridged: 9 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 05/17/2022


Synopsis

New York Times Bestseller“Smart and funny and all sorts of raunchy in the best way.” — San Francisco ChronicleRepeat New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore returns to the mean streets of San Francisco in this outrageous follow-up to his madcap novel Noir.San Francisco, 1947. Bartender Sammy “Two Toes” Tiffin and the rest of the Cookie’s Coffee Irregulars—a ragtag bunch of working mugs last seen in Noir—are on the hustle: they’re trying to open a driving school; shanghai an abusive Swedish stevedore; get Mable, the local madam, and her girls to a Christmas party at the State Hospital without alerting the overzealous head of the S.F.P.D. vice squad; all while Sammy’s girlfriend, Stilton (a.k.a. the Cheese), and her “Wendy the Welder” gal pals are using their wartime shipbuilding skills on a secret project that might be attracting the attention of some government Men in Black. And, oh yeah, someone is murdering the city’s drag kings and club owner Jimmy Vasco is sure she’s next on the list and wants Sammy to find the killer.Meanwhile, Eddie “Moo Shoes” Shu has been summoned by his Uncle Ho to help save his opium den from Squid Kid Tang, a vicious gangster who is determined to retrieve a priceless relic: an ancient statue of the powerful Rain Dragon that Ho stole from one of the fighting tongs forty years earlier. And if Eddie blows it, he just might call down the wrath of that powerful magical creature on all of Fog City.Strap yourselves in for a bit of the old razzmatazz, ladies and gentlemen. It’s Christopher Moore time.

About Christopher Moore

Christopher Moore is a literary mischief-maker, delighting readers with his signature blend of satire, absurdity, and heart. With a career spanning over three decades, he's the mind behind cult classics like Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal, Practical Demonkeeping, and A Dirty Job. Moore's novels often straddle the line between the sacred and the profane, delivering laugh-out-loud moments alongside surprisingly profound insights. Hailing from Toledo, Ohio, and having dabbled in everything from rock band roadie to insurance broker, he brings a unique everyman charm to his fantastical tales. When he's not writing, Moore splits his time between exploring quirky small towns and tormenting his social media followers with puns.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lydia on April 26, 2022

Christopher Moore another great book. I was reading your book in the waiting room at my doctor's office and I couldn't stop laughing. The more I turned the pages the more I laughed until I had tears in my eyes. I know people were wondering what in the world is she reading. I loved the story and the......more

Goodreads review by Kate The Book Addict on June 09, 2022

Thanks to William Morrow/HarperCollins Publishers for this ARC of Razzmatazz by Christopher Moore for an honest review. 📚🤩 🥰 Author Christopher Moore is simply a raucous genius writer. There’s no way to aptly and briefly describe this unbelievably fun and funny tale set in the author’s beloved city......more

Goodreads review by Tom on March 21, 2022

Just your typical post-war, gum-shoe San Francisco murder mystery with a moon man, a supernatural rain dragon that instilled sentience into Mankind on a Wednesday afternoon because he (the dragon) was bored, and a whorehouse-sponsored Christmas party at the Home for the Disabled. Christopher Moore's......more

Goodreads review by Chris on October 14, 2022

Razzmatazz by Christopher Moore sees a return to post WW2 San Francisco and Sammy Two-Toes Tiffin, Eddie Moo Shoes, The Cheese, and the rest of the gang from Noir, the first book in this series. The laughs continue and we also get to learn about a little discussed time in the history of America when......more

Goodreads review by Steve on May 30, 2022

The good news: I enjoyed this much more than Noir, which had me asking if it would be the last Moore book I read.... While this one didn't restore the (seemingly) long-ago sensation of laughing out loud, scratching my head page after page, and marveling that so much silliness could spew forth from on......more