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Description edit
Bill Fitzhugh, author of Radio Activity, Fender Benders, Pest Control (and others) described Duncan Delaney and the Cadillac of Doom best when he said: As God is my witness, 'Duncan Delaney and the Cadillac of Doom' is the first novel I've ever read where a frozen Cornish hen is used as a... read more
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Summary edit
Duncan Delaney has it all - he's a talented artist, the son of a rich Wyoming rancher, and he has the most beautiful girlfriend in Cheyenne. But a chance meeting on a lonely western highway convinces him to throw it all away and leads him to Los Angeles against his mother's wishes where he... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Duncan Delaney: Add a description of this character.
- Benjamin Lonetree
- Fiona Delaney
- Roscoe
- Woody McCune
- Leroy Kern
- Danny Carpenter
- Angela Moncini
- Sven
- Sheila Rascowitz
- Sean Delaney
- Bob
- Wilson
- Howard Lomo
- Jack Sweeney
- Cassandra
- Tiffy
- Stetson
- Edward
- Mrs. Harkanian
- Billy Masterson
- Samuel Norris
- Harley
- Romanowski
- Dewey Humboldt
- Marco
- Dr. Phillips
- Randolph
- Samantha MacDonald
- Mother Margaret Mary
- Keith Gomez
- Mr. Conley
- Mr. Getty
- Mary Elizabeth
- Stuart Ambrose
- Abdul
- Assan
- Peewee
- William Bradshaw
- Marie
- Priscilla Nolan
- Patrick Delaney
- Robert Armstrong
- Father Fay
- Willy Raskin
- Whitey Carpenter
- Bolo Giulliano
- Duncan Delaney
- Rudolph
- Tommy Bertone
- Conroy
- Stuart Yog
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
"On the clear blue Saturday of Duncan Delaney's twenty first birthday, not long before he had first seen the Cadillac of Doom, his mother, Fiona Delaney, saddled her horse and rode out to deliver and ultimatum to her son."
Authors & Contributors edit
- A. L. Haskett (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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