Dinosaur Mafia Books In Order
- Anonymous Rex (1999)
- Casual Rex (2001)
- Hot and Sweaty Rex (2004)
Novels
- Matchstick Men (2002)
- Cassandra French’s Finishing School for Boys (2004)
- The Repossession Mambo (2009)
Novellas
- The Materialist (2007)
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Eric Garcia Books Overview
Anonymous Rex
‘What would the world be like if dinosaurs hadn’t gone extinct? As this very funny book shows, for one thing, L.A. would be even weirder than it is now.’ Dave Barry’A detective thriller featuring a velociraptor PI and a secret society of dinosaurs disguised as humans?…
Awesomely funny…
. Vincent Rubio has a washed up Los Angeles detective agency, lousy credit, and a dead partner on top of an addiction to basil and a hard time keeping his tail tucked away in his latex human suit. A routine arson investigation promises to get him back on his clawed feet, until the case sends him to New York, the scene of his partner’s suspicious death by runaway taxi.
Casual Rex
In 1999, Eric Garcia made his mark with one of the most striking mystery debuts of the year, Anonymous Rex, hailed as a dino mite detective yarn by People, inventive and imaginative by USA Today, and a fresh and antic comic thriller by The Seattle Times. Now, with Casual Rex, the sharpest dinosaur detective in Los Angeles is back, funnier and grittier than ever, for the next tale in this acclaimed series. Vincent Rubio is a private eye, working the angles in Los Angeles with his partner, Ernie. They’ve got the usual problems bills, bum cases, woman troubles. But being dinosaurs is not a problem, as long as their latex disguises fit properly. Not all dinosaurs agree. Some have joined a mysterious back to basics movement led by a beautiful and beguiling Velociraptor to help dinosaurs find themselves, let their tails hang out, and roam about as they really are. When a member of this cult dies under suspicious circumstances, Vincent and Ernie must investigate, while simultaneously handling the case of the missing Mussolini the theft of a rare and priceless prosthetic pen*is treasured in the dinosaur community. With Casual Rex, Eric Garcia takes readers even more deeply into this warped underworld and succeeds in making it all believable. The result is a novel that is as hilarious and entertaining as it is original.
Hot and Sweaty Rex
Vincent Rubio, the most hard boiled reptile detective ever, is back on the case in the third installment of Eric Garcia’s cult mystery series about dinosaurs who are still alive and committing crimes in L.A. Rubio s latest assignment: the dinosaur mafia. As fans of Anonymous Rex and Casual Rex already know, the dinosaurs faked their extinction and live among us, disguising themselves as humans in elaborately designed latex costumes. Anyone could be a dinosaur. Your podiatrist. The crotchety old man who lives next door. Julia Roberts, it is well known, is actually a Stegosaur. When the head of the Raptor mafia asks Vincent Rubio to perform a service, he has no choice but to head for Miami to investigate a team of Hadrosaurs who are muscling in on Raptor territory. It s dangerous business. Make the wrong move and your tail gets chopped off. Eric Garcia s third Rex novel is a wildly entertaining mystery and an instant classic of dinosaur mafia fiction further proof that this gifted author really knows where the bones are buried.
Matchstick Men
THE INSPIRATION BEHIND RIDLEY SCOTT S NEXT MOVIE STARRING NICOLAS CAGE AND SAM ROCKWELL BY ERIC GARCIA, THE ACCLAIMED CULT AUTHOR OF ANONYMOUS REX. After the first of Eric Garcia’s Rex books, I found myself thinking, I wonder what he s up to now. After Matchstick Men, a lot of other people will begin wondering, too. Thomas Perry, author of PursuitRoy and Frankie are Matchstick Men con artists. Partners in elegant crimes for years, they know each other like brothers and have perfected the rules of the game. Roy is the careful one. Saves every penny. Takes his medication regularly. Without the pills, his obsessive compulsive disorder kicks in and he is too nauseated to do anything but stare at the dirt on the carpet. Frankie is the adventurous one, hungry for a big score. He wants Roy to join him in running a tricky game, but Roy is distracted for good reason. Roy has just discovered that he is the father of a punky teenage daughter from a brief marriage that ended years ago. Much to the frustration of Roy s partner, the kid wants to get to know her father. She also wants to learn the family business. Novelist Eric Garcia takes readers into the fast and funny world of grifters with issues. Matchstick Men is a dazzling literary con game that will keep readers guessing until the last page. Matchstick Men mach stik men n. pl. 1. simply drawn characters, meant to represent the human form 2. tavern betting game, invented circa 1920 3. con artists or grifters, those who steal via wit, trickery, or confusion 4. a mob of people, easily enraged 5. a deviously suspenseful and surprising novel by Eric Garcia, acclaimed cult author of Anonymous Rex 6. a major motion picture, directed by Ridley Scott, starring Nicolas Cage and Sam Rockwell, coming in 2003 from Warner Bros.
The Repossession Mambo
Thanks to the technological miracle of artiforgs, now you can live virtually forever. Nearly indestructible artificial organs, these wonders of metal and plastic are far more reliable and efficient than the cancer prone lungs and fallible kidneys you were born with and the Credit Union will be delighted to work out an equitable payment plan. But, of course, if you fall delinquent, one of their dedicated professionals will be dispatched to track you down and take their product back. This is the story of the making and unmaking of the best Bio Repo Man in the extraction business, who finds his soul when he loses his heart…
and then he has to run.
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