Description

A Very Kinky Christmas, Book IV of the Dudley Files, represents some of Cary Robinson’s best work to date. He remains talented, prolific, very readable, and blessed with a light hand on the tiller. He also has the arcane gift of getting into the head of a dog about as well as anyone I’ve ever read.

In the word of constipated, humorless mystery writers, who smoke meerschaum pipes and wear their hats at jaunty angels, Cary Robinson stands out not only as a uniquely unpretentious author, but also as a man with a great spirit of generosity. You see, all profits from the sales of his books are donated to animal shelters and rescue groups housing Dudley’s cousins. Some may not fully appreciate this gesture, but I say God bless Cary Robinson for opening the gates of Heaven a little bit wider.

You will find many colorful characters in this book. Some are two-legged. Some are four-legged. Some almost seem to leap off the page. This is perhaps because Robinson with an economy of words, a bit like someone telling a story. His style is deceptively simple, yet highly engaging. Raymond Chandler, the great mystery writer, once said, “Nothing in literature is worth a damn, except what is written between the lines.” To fully appreciate Cary Robinson, read between the lines.”

Kinky Friedman