The Great Pint-Pulling Olympiad: A Mostly Irish Farce
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- Synopsis
- The hapless inhabitants of Killoyle, Ireland, face all manner of chaos in this comic novel from an author &“capable of spinning a fabulous yarn&” (Minnesota Daily). After local lush Mick McCreek gets into a car crash with a cross-dressing church sexton, he enlists the help of a lawyer, Tom O&’Mallet. As it turns out, the lawyer&’s real gig is selling missiles to an IRA splinter group, and he plans to use his clueless client as a patsy. O&’Mallet also hoodwinks Anil, an Indian waiter who has found himself the unlikely target of a manhunt. What Tom doesn&’t know is that his lucrative weapons are destined for a massive terrorist attack on the Pint-Pulling Olympiad, and that Anil&’s sexy cousin Rashmi—a sweatshop worker turned intelligence operative—is hot on the bombers&’ trail. With a wink and a nudge, Roger Boylan&’s pyrotechnic prose brings to life Ireland at its manic extremes, proving the author a dazzling and distinctive talent in American fiction.
- Copyright:
- 2003
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 224 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781555846107
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780802140326
- Publisher:
- Grove Atlantic
- Date of Addition:
- 09/15/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Roger Boylan
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Humor
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.