![]() ![]() ![]() The author did a fantastic job of immersing the reader inside the story and keeping you on the edge of your seat as you wait for the climatic conclusion. Ten Dead Comedians is 304 pages of hilarious monologue and suspenseful fun. It’s also an ingeniously plotted puzzler with a twist you’ll never see coming! ![]() But who is doing the killing, and why? A darkly clever take on Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None and other classics of the genre, Ten Dead Comedians is a marvel of literary ventriloquism, with hilarious comic monologues in the voice of every suspect. Marooned without cell phone service or wifi signals, they soon find themselves being murdered one by one. All nine arrive via boat to find that every building on the island is completely deserted. The group includes a former late-night TV host, a washed-up improv instructor, a ridiculously wealthy “blue collar” comic, and a past-her-prime Vegas icon. As the story opens, nine comedians of various acclaim are summoned to the island retreat of legendary Hollywood funnyman Dustin Walker. ![]() Now in paperback, Fred Van Lente’s brilliant debut is both a savagely funny homage to the Golden Age of Mystery and a thoroughly contemporary show-business satire. Quirk Books has released Ten Dead Comedians by Fred Van Lente. ![]()
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