In pest control, his debut novel, fitzhugh successfully creates a hybrid of thriller and comedy that is justthisclose to going over the edge from thats so crazy i can see it happening to im not willing to suspend disbelief on this level. This debut novel, published in britain in 1994, hinges on a delightfully buggy idea that takes full comic advantage of new york city. New line flirted with making it as a national lampoon movie. An hysterical satire on politics, religion, hollywood, and insects. At fitzhugh s pest management, we strive to serve our clients with the safest, most responsible, and most uptodate techniques and products in the pest control indstry whatever it takes to ensure we live up to the standards our companys kept for over 20 years. See all books authored by bill fitzhugh, including pest control, and the exterminators. Bill fitzhugh s got christopher moores sense for the absurd without the injection of the truly surreal. Bill has done all the cover art us and german editions for my books and i hope avon continues to hire him to do so.
Bob dillon is a downonhisluck exterminator whose one ambition is to breed a special strain of cockroachkilling assassin bugs and use them to become the best organic pest control technician in new york. Bill fitzhugh is the awardwinning author of eight satiric crime novels. Search results are sorted by a combination of factors to give you a set of choices in response to your search criteria. Normal a familyowned and operated pest control company in normal will merge next month with american pest control.
Pest control by bill fitzhugh 1998, paperback for sale. Bill fitzhugh and his writing partner, matt hansen, wrote a number of comic thriller screenplays in the early 90s, including an actioncomedy hybrid called pest control about a mild. Bill fitzhugh and his writing partner, matt hansen, wrote a number of comic thriller. Six years after faking their deaths to escape the wrath of miguel dejesus riviera, the drug lord whose brother they had killed, bob dillon and klaus muller one day hear a toogoodtobetrue offer from joshua treadwell, of blue sky capital partners, llc, to.
His debut, pest control, was translated into half a dozen languages, the film rights sold to warner brothers, it was produced as. A novel bill fitzhugh 0380973480 9780380973484 bob dillon cant get a break. Bill fitzhugh, mississippi writer from jackson, and author of. Pest control by bill fitzhugh starting an allnatural pest control company, bob dillan accidentally lands in the hands of marcel, who is seeking an assassin to make a milliondollar hit, and when bob unknowingly accepts the job, a. Buy the exterminators by bill fitzhugh online at alibris. Lastly its the inanimate object tale, which is a fountain pen that refuses to cooperate. Bill fitzhugh worked at several fm rock radio stations in the 1970s and 1980s. Many thanks to ryan for efficiently removing an expired raccoon from our chimney stack. The main results can guide the farmer to design the optimal pest control strategies. Tim dorsey, author of electric barracuda a crystalclear snapshot of the absurd times in. All he had to do was survive a half dozen assassination attempts, pull a ten million dollar con on a bolivian drug lord, and then fall off. The producer who acquired it tom shadyac sort of retired, and though the studio owns it, without a producer pushing to get it made, the odds are against it. Fitzhugh s pest management 9401 w reno ave, oklahoma city, oklahoma 73127 rated 4.
Everything you ever wanted to know about author bill fitzhugh and all of the books he is willing to admit to having written. Fitzhughs debut novel, pest control, was one of amazons top 50 mysteries in 1997. Bill shares some of his thoughts on the history of pest control and its sequel on the blog this weekend. Six years after faking their deaths to escape the wrath of. A downonhisluck exterminator, all he wants is his own truck with a big fiberglass bug on top and success with his radical new. Broadly satiric, extremely funny, and tailormade for film rights have already been sold to warner.
Jan 01, 1996 pest control by bill fitzhugh was written in 1997 and the story takes place in the early 1990s. In 1991 bill and matt completed their screenplay for pest control, but hollywood in general, and studios specifically, seemed uninterested. Matt began to sell volvos, giving a free copy of pest control to everyone who purchased a car disappointed, but not defeated, fitzhugh took the screenplay for pest control and. His facility and wit, and his taste for the perverse, put him in a league with. Bill fitzhugh has 20 books on goodreads with 12950 ratings. Michael, cross dressing like pest control seems to have been relegated to the shelf at universal and warner brothers studios. His other novels are pest control 1997 and the organ grinders 1998. The exterminators audiobook, written by bill fitzhugh.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Yp the real yellow pages sm helps you find the right local businesses to meet your specific needs. You are eligible for a full refund if no shippingpasseligible orders have been placed. Pest control reminded me of an outrageous mel brooks movie. Old bills pest control providing a reliable and professional pest control services based in amersham, we provide a comprehensive range of pest control services for both domestic, commercial and agricultural clients throughout buckinghamshire, bedfordshire, hertfordshire, and middlesex. With humor and luck and utter charm our hero ends up on top despite himself. It is the right length to read while on a 3 hour airline flight. If you are having problems with termites, ants, spiders, mice, rats bees, wasp, scorpions, or roaches. His facility and wit, and his taste for the perverse, put him in a league with carl hiaasen and elmore leonard. Buy pest control book online at best prices in india on. Pest control bill fitzhugh a book the author admits to have written with a movie adaptation in mind, pest control is a mesh of the oldfashioned mistakenidentity theme with modern dark humor. We have all been there and obriens final act is something we all can associate with. Pest control by bill fitzhugh was originally published in 1996. Fitzhugh titled the piece call it what you will, seeing as people have called pest control.
Trailer for the poisoned pen press publication of the exterminators and the reissue of pest control by bill fitzhugh. Bill s quality pest control came out within a day of our call for help while other companies were quoting us 2 weeks. Contact us best phoenix exterminator bills termite co. Pest control by bill fitzhugh 1997, paperback for sale. Pest control assassin bug, book 1 by bill fitzhugh fantastic fiction. Pest control by bill fitzhugh is a truly wonderful novel. You cannot receive a refund if you have placed a shippingpasseligible order. The exterminators, the longawaited sequel to pest control was published by poisoned pen press in 2012, along with a reissue of pest control. And the arcane details of killer bug hybridization accurate or not, i cant say make for interesting contemplation. Bill dillon is a new york city entomologist with an idea for environmentally sound pest control. Publication date 1997 topics pests, assassins publisher new york. Pest control by bill fitzhugh, 1997, avon books edition, in english 1st ed. He is the author of pest control, the organ grinders, and cross dressing. In the spring, 20 edition of mystery readers international,an edition featuring environmental mysteries, author bill fitzhugh wrote a piece about pest control.
Fitzhugh s debut novel, pest control, was one of amazons top 50 mysteries in 1997. Mar 14, 1997 the concept, as they say in hollywood, has real potential. The exterminators livros na amazon brasil 9781590585412. This is a funny story about an exterminator who is mistaken for an assassin. Dillon and his family, especially young katy, are enormously engaging. Bill fitzhugh is the awardwinning author of ten comic and satiric crime novels. So far, everythings as innocuous as the endless stream of doubleentendres about exterminationexcept that 1 the ups package with all that lovely money gets held up en route to bob. Everything you ever wanted to know about author bill fitzhugh and all of the books he. Fitzhugh doesnt take himself or his story too seriously, so relax and laugh along as you follow the overthetop action. Buy the exterminators book online at best prices in india on. Pest control assassin bug, book 1 by bill fitzhugh book cover, description, publication history. The new york times called him a strange and deadly amalgam of screenwriter and comic novelist. Bill fitzhugh is the awardwinning author of nine satiric crime novels and a few short stories.
Great service and a very reasonable bill for all their work. Jul 29, 2006 bill fitzhugh certainly has a flair for the ludicrous and the hilarious. In pest control, author bill fitzhugh has created a clever premise supported by a sublimely absurd set of circumstances and coincidences. Hes published novels and short stories, has written television and film scripts, and he writes, produces, and hosts a show on the deep track channel of siriusxm satellite radio. Bruce raney, owner of raney termite and pest control, 1206 s. The exterminators livros na amazon brasil 9781455109210. Bill fitzhugh audio books, best sellers, author bio. Starting an allnatural pest control company, bob dillan accidentally lands in the hands of marcel, who is seeking an assassin to make a milliondollar hit. Bob dillon, an unemployed cockroach exterminator in new york answers an ad for an exterminator, only to learn the ad was for a hit man. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Pest control book by bill fitzhugh 4 available editions. Bill fitzhugh books list of books by author bill fitzhugh thriftbooks. If youre attending, youre in for a treat as he shares more news about the book.
Bob dillon is a downonhisluck exterminator from queens who just wants to make a killing with his radical new. All he had to do was survive a half dozen assassination attempts, pull a ten million. Born and raised in jackson, mississippi, he prefers the band, little feat, and van morrison to. Buy pest control book online at low prices in india pest. The tongueincheek exterminations are the backbone of the story, add humor and contribute to the sheer enjoyment of the book.
He was the writer, producer, and host of fitzhugh s all hand mixed vinyl on the deep tracks channel. Bill fitzhugh was born and raised in jackson, mississippi. Pest control has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Buy the exterminators book online at low prices in india. Bill fitzhugh has worked in radio, television, and film. The film rights for cross dressing were purchased by universal to be. I am trained and state certified in bug and spider control, rodent trapping, snake and bee catching, and live trapping. Bills pest termite control is your hometown phoenix exterminator providing safe, effective pest control services and termite treatment for your home or business at affordable rates. Bob dillon is a downonhisluck exterminator whose one ambition is to breed a special strain of cockroachkilling assassin bugs and use them to become the best organic pest control. Still, check it out, and keep your eye on upandcoming author bill fitzhugh. This is a humorous tale of an insect exterminator who is mistaken for top international assassin. Born in jackson, mississippi, former disc jockeys books include pest control and radio activity.
A comic novel by bill fitzhugh in this comic thriller new york city exterminator bob dillon loses his job when he refuses to use high concentrations of bugkilling chemicals, fearing theyll harm the environment. All bob dillon ever wanted was a truck with a big fiberglass bug on the roof. Bob dillon, an unemployed pest control expert, faxes a resume in r. Bill fitzhugh, mississippi writer from jackson, and author of pest. Those madcap bugwielding assassins from pest control 1996 are back, and this time the stakes are even higher and the humor even lower. Bill fitzhugh books list of books by author bill fitzhugh. The uncertain pacing and tone render this comic thriller a bumpy read, but its nifty premise makes it just right for a highconcept film, which is no doubt why movie. Here fitzhugh shares some insights into bringing his written work to the big screen. Bill fitzhugh is the best, and pest control is pure primo entertainment. We have been serving oklahoma city and surrounding metro with quality termite and pest control since 1989.
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