The Exterminators: An Assassin Bug Thriller (Hardcover)
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Description
All Bob Dillon ever wanted was a truck with a big fiberglass bug on the roof. All he had to do was survive a half dozen assassination attempts, pull a ten million dollar con on a Bolivian drug lord, and then fall off the face of the earth with his family and his new best friend, Klaus. Six years later, in The Exterminators, they surface in Oregon where they continue Bob's work creating an all-natural means of pest control. But now, instead of cross-breeding different strains of assassin bugs, they're using advanced gene sequencers to consolidate the perfect insect-killing-traits into one deadly bug. Only one problem: all this serious DNA tampering is expensive and they're running low on funds. The venture capital outfit that wants to invest turns out to be a front for DARPA (the Department of Defense agency charged with R&D for exotic weapons). It seems the U.S. Government wants to enlist Bob, Klaus, and the bugs in the War on Terror. Oh, and did we mention unlimited funding? An offer too good to refuse, they move to Los Angeles and get to work. Things go swimmingly until that Bolivian drug lord discovers he was conned out of his ten million. Vowing revenge, he offers twenty million to whoever kills Bob and Klaus. Some of the world's best assassins descend on Hollywood and, before you can say "It's an honor just to be nominated," the weirdness level reaches Apocalyptic levels. It's a battle pitting the far right against the far left with Bob stuck in the middle and subjected to some serious post-9/11 thinking.
About the Author
Bill Fitzhugh is the award winning author of eight satiric crime novels. The New York Times called him "a strange and deadly amalgam of screenwriter and comic novelist. His facility and wit, and his taste for the perverse, put him in a league with Carl Hiaasen and Elmore Leonard." Fitzhugh's debut novel, Pest Control, was one of Amazon's Top 50 mysteries in 1997; it has been translated into half a dozen languages, produced as a stage musical, and a German radio show. Warner Brothers owns the film rights. Since 2005, Fitzhugh has also written, produced, and hosted "Fitzhugh's All Hand Mixed Vinyl" on Sirius XM Satellite Radio's Deep Tracks channel. He is one of only three outside hosts on Deep Tracks. The other two are Tom Petty and Bob Dylan.
Praise for The Exterminators: An Assassin Bug Thriller…
“With…characters who make us laugh pretty much whenever they open their mouths, this book is a real winner.”—Booklist
"Millennial religious fanatics, the film industry, the environment, both mainstream and right-wing media, all play a part in this delightful romp."—Publishers Weekly of The Exterminators
"A lighthearted spin on a desperate tale--just like the best country songs." -- Entertainment Weekly (A-) of Fender Benders
"A satisfying murder mystery and spoof of life in the industry, FENDER BENDERS has a delightfully vicious spirit." -- USA Today of Fender Benders
"Finger-pickin’ good!" -- People of Fender Benders
"In FENDER BENDERS Fitzhugh pens a tale worthy of the Grand Ole Opry." -- Pittsburgh Tribune of Fender Benders
"Sharp, sassy, read-in-one-sitting, laugh-out-loud literature." -- Publishers Weekly of Fender Benders
Fitzhugh applies his school-of-Carl-Hiaasen technique to the capital of country music. -- Kirkus Reviews of Fender Benders
Fitzhugh is a strange and deadly amalgam of screenwriter and comic novelist...in league with Carl Hiaasen and Elmore Leonard. -- The New York Times Book Review of Fender Benders
