The Last Manly Man: A Robin Hudson Mystery - Softcover

Hayter, Sparkle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0688169724 ISBN 13: 9780688169725

Publisher: Quill, 1999

Synopsis

From the author of What's a Girl Gotta Do? comes the hilarious new adventure of Robin Hudson.

On paper at least, things couldn't be better for Robin Hudson, the sassy, young Rita Hayworth-looking, sexy; and opinionated tabloid TV reporter for All News Network. Suddenly successful, she gets to boss other people around in her job, and she has more men than she knows what to do with. Then a series of seemingly random encounters, and one strange dead guy, lead Robin into the secret world of men and onto the trail of a mysterious chemical known as Adam One. Before it's over, she'll have to brave a macho hunting expedition, fistlighting thugs, and a convention of drugged feminists. Meanwhile, men's social conditioning and women's own sexism don't escape Robin's sharp eye. The Last Manly Man is a comedy, a mystery; an unorthodox love letter to men, and as a bonus, offers some practical how-to advice on finding and han-dling success in a "man's world."

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About the Author

Sparkle Hayter was born in British Columbia and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. A graduate of New York University, she has worked for CNN in Atlanta, WABC in New York, and Global Television in Toronto. As a freelance reporter, she lived in Washington, D.C., and in Pakistan, where she covered the Afghan war. She has also written and performed stand-up comedy.

From Booklist

An outrageously wacky plot, bizarre characters, and Gen X dialogue take Hayter's latest Robin Hudson novel to a new level of kookiness. This time, Hudson, the sassy, smart-mouthed reporter for the All News Network, is heading up a special investigative report on the Man of the Future. But Robin's research leads her straight into a weird world populated by mad scientists, kidnapped bonobo chimps, strident feminists, dead guys, secret research labs, mysterious maps hidden in fedoras, deadly pheromones, and a plot to make all males into King Kong^-style he-men. Meanwhile, Robin has two boyfriends vying for her attention; she's discovered that someone is impersonating her; and Mrs. Rodriguez, her hated neighbor, is acting out with a shotgun! Along with plenty of belly laughs, Hayter's latest book adds a titillating mystery, plenty of homespun philosophy, and a hilarious look at how a not-so-average woman of the '90s keeps her head together. A fine comic mystery. Emily Melton

About this edition

• Publisher: Quill
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0688169724
• ISBN 13: 9780688169725
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 260