Other Books by Les Standiford
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Miami Noir: Stories from the Dark Side of Paradise
Edited by Les Standiford (2006)
An eclectic set of mystery stories set in Miami, part of the well-known series from Akashic Press. "Sixteen new, diverse and highly entertaining mystery stories pack Akashic's latest city-by-city tour of modem noir...This volume is as solid as the coral rock lying beneath the Miami streets." --Publishers Weekly |
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Opening Day: Or, the Return of Satchel Paige
E-novella (2001)
Comic fantasy in which Leland “Buck” Wilson, an eighty-year-old batboy for the minor league Vero Beach Groupers is inveigled into the public relations scheme of the club’s new owner who hopes to use Wilson’s status as a former Negro League player to his benefit. When the spirit of Satchel Paige joins the fray, things become more complicated. |
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The Putt at the End of the World
Edited and with a chapter by Les Standiford (2001)
“Regrouping a few of Standiford's Naked Came the Manatee gang, this outrageously funny, multi-authored novel by (in order of tee times) Standiford, Ridley Pearson, Tami Hoag, Lee K. Abbott, Tim O'Brien, Richard Bausch, Dave Barry, James W. Hall and James Crumley is a treasure. The world's richest man, computer czar Phillip Bates, invites three exceptional but going-downhill golfers to play a celebrity pro-am on his brand-new course at ancient Rathgarve castle in Scotland. Lured by the serious cash Bates delivers, aging, vision-impaired senior tour member Alfonso Zamora; the incorrigible Rita Shaughnessy, a debauched, long-driving amazon from the LPGA; and Billy Sprague, an amateur champ with a gambling problem all fly to Scotland. Joining the trio is an impressive assortment of world leaders, celebrities and hotshots, but only Bates knows the reason for the decadent, mysterious tournament. Add to the mix an FBI agent who joins operatives in London to stop a terrorist with 20 kilos of Semtex explosive, and all manner of zany things start to happen. The plot to save the world meshes with the plan to party like crazy at the Bates castle, where Fidel Castro, Augusto Pinochet, Tony Blair, Al Gore, Mu'ammar Qaddafi, Brad Pitt, Jane Fonda, Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw, Barbara Walters, Hugh Downs, Marlon Brando, Charlton Heston, Madonna, Bob Hope, the pope, Sean Connery, Dan Quayle and other celebs are on hand to witness an exhibition of carnal swing mechanics unrivaled since the orgy scene from Caligula. This droll, absurd fable is just mainstream enough to keep even the nongolfing masses, who don't know a mashie from a niblick, guffawing out loud.” --Publishers Weekly |
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Surrounded on Three Sides
Novel by John Keasler, University Press of Florida, (1999), edited by Les Standiford with Diane Stevenson.
“This book is howlingly, screamingly, fall on the floor funny. John Keasler's Miami News and Miami Herald columns were witty and poignant and frequently outright hilarious, but he truly outdid himself in this book. He preserved for posterity the wacky, totally off the wall essence of Florida. If you enjoyed the early writing of Carl Hiaason and Dave Barry, (back when they were still fresh and original and funny), you will absolutely LOVE this book. It's ten times better than Hiaason and Barry combined.” --Amazon Customer Review |