Anonymous Rex : A Detective Story

"Dinomite detective yarn...Apart from showing off a splendidly warped imagination, Garcia provides a solid mystery."- People, Beach Book of the Week "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. Witty, fast-paced detective work makes for a good mystery, but the story's sly, seamlessly conceived dinosaur underworld contains all the elements of a cult classic. A ."- Entertainment Weekly "Debut novelist Eric Garcia pulls off this parallel dino world to a T (rex). [His] descriptions are delicious...inventive and imaginative. He cleverly avoids what could have been a one-joke book with charm, sly humor and a terrific narrative pace."- USA Today "What would the world be like if the 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 "By turns hilarious and chilling, this is a terrific joyful read."- T.C. Boyle "Garcia has come up with an imaginative twist to the detective fiction genre."- Daily Variety "Audacious and imaginative. You might not believe any of this 30 seconds after you close the covers, but while it's going on you're going to be dazzled by Garcia's energy and chutzpah."- Publishers Weekly "Garcia plays it almost completely straight, respecting all noir traditions, and comes up with lovely touches."- Chicago Tribune "A 'noir-asaurus' of a novel, bellowing for attention, the first and only of its breed in the dinosaur detective genre. Garcia has written something so strange, so bizarre, that he's to be admired just for the attempt. And he not only pulls it off, he also actually makes you wonder why someone hasn't thought of it before."- The Miami Herald "Vincent Rubio, the protagonist of this first-person-er, first-dino narrative is so likeable, the story handled with such deftness, that it actually, incredibly works. Spider Robinson meets Sam Spade...sardonic and strong in the hard-boiled tradition, and laced with jokes."- The Richmond Times Dispatch " Anonymous Rex leaps out of its gumshoe formula fast enough to break the genre barrier. Imagine a hard-boiled detective novel crossed with magical realism. Think film noir with great special effects. Think fabulous read. Well paced, well plotted, and charming...a gem of modern detective fiction."- Austin Chronicle "Think you've seen it all? You're wrong. You've never read anything like Anonymous Rex . An incredible idea-brilliantly executed. Anonymous Rex is a true original, crackling with imagination, and more fun than growing your own goatee. And did I mention the interspecies sex?"- Brad Meltzer "Very funny...you've got to love [the] author."Garcia, Eric is the author of 'Anonymous Rex : A Detective Story', published 1999 under ISBN 9780676795233 and ISBN 0676795234.