{"product_id":"asinine-assassins-the-smart-rhino-assassins-series","title":"ASININE ASSASSINS (The Smart Rhino 'Assassins' Series)","description":"HUMOROUS AND SATIRICAL SUSPENSE AND MYSTERY STORIES\n\"Think Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau with Don Knotts and Tim Conway from the Apple Dumpling Gang mixing with John Travolta as Vincent Vega along with a gang of murderous otters and that’s just a portion of what you’ll find.\"\n\nasinine [as·i·nine] adjective\n1: extremely or utterly foolish or silly\n2: of, relating to, or resembling an ass\n\nSynonyms: absurd, balmy, brainless, bubbleheaded, cockeyed, crackpot, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, dippy, dotty, fatuous, feather-headed, fool, foolish, half-baked, half-witted, harebrained, inept, insane, jerky, kooky, loony, lunatic, lunkheaded, mad, nonsensical, nutty, preposterous, sappy, screwball, senseless, silly, simpleminded, stupid, tomfool, unwise, wacky, weak-minded, witless CRIME FICTION WITH A DIFFERENCE\nEach of the 24 stories in theAsinine Assassins anthologyinvolves a character (e.g., assassin, contract killer, hitman) with the above synonyms in mind. Asinine Assassins is an anthology of stories about inept, brainless, ridiculous hired guns, assassins, and murderers. Be ready for plenty of humor, action, suspense, and mystery. Black humor. Bizarre incidents, Surreal situations. Some stories are gritty, some grisly, but all are entertaining.\n\nThe first two books in the 'Assassins' anthology series, Uncommon Assassins and Insidious Assassins were well-received and reviewed. Most readers enjoyed the diversity of genres and styles in these books, and Asinine Assassins continued that diversity with the new anthology. This time, however, the stories focused on incompetent and lunatic characters—with a dash of dark humor flavoring the suspense. This is NOT your typical crime fiction. If you love a wonderful blend of mystery, suspense, noir, humor, and general weirdness, expect to be surprised and entertained!\nTHE STORIES Rip Ho, Jaspers -- Ricky Sprague\nDumbass -- F.J. Talley\nThere's One for You, Nineteen for Me -- Carson Buckingham\nUpchuck Chuck -- Bruce Harris\nDirty Pool -- Chris Bauer\nMr. Benedict's Wild Ride -- Robin Hill-Page Glanden\nPayback: With Interest -- Matt Hilton\nShooting Fish -- James Dorr\nJug Handles -- Albert Tucher\nShort-Order Crook -- J. Gregory Smith\nBlood in the Urine -- Martin Zeigler\nJust Call Wally -- Wil A. Emerson\nAiding and Abetting -- Adrian Ludens\nLizards and Other Varmints -- Shari Held\nKiller Fashion -- Maddi Davidson\nAngling -- Ben Gamblin\nSmall Claws, Small Guns -- Jezzy Wolfe\nThe Butcher -- Robert Petyo\nThe Adventure of the Asinine Assassin -- Rick Hudson\nThe Last Hit -- Eldon Litchfield\nKillings 4 Sale -- Blair Keetch\nThe Third Date Rule -- Jeff Markowitz\nOne Good Thing -- Kevin P. Thornton\nDeerman -- Weldon Burge\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0998519669\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0998519669.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Burge, Weldon|Bauer, Chris|Tucher, Albert|Hilton, Matt|Dorr, James|Zeigler, Martin|Markowitz, Jeff|Ludens, Adrian|Hudson, Rick|Smith, J. Gregory\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43783047249981,"sku":"BVV.0998519669.G","price":11.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0998519669-0.jpg?v=1791494712","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/asinine-assassins-the-smart-rhino-assassins-series","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}