They Eat Puppies, Don't They

In an attempt to gain Congressional approval for a top secret weapons

system, Washington lobbyist "Bird" McIntyre and sexy Neo-Con wonkette

Angel Templeton start a rumor that the Chinese secret service is trying

to assassinate the Dalai Lama. Their outrageous scheme provokes a

series of crises involving the White House, the CIA, and a strangely

sympathetic and vulnerable Chinese president, with both countries

veering perilously towards war.

Buckley has drawn his most

convincing and outrageous characters to date: Bird, failed novelist of

amusingly awful Clancy-esque thrillers; Angel, combination Anne Coulter

and Ayn Rand; Bird's demanding, equestrian wife, Myndi; Bewks, his

feckless but endearing Civil War re-enactor brother; the mild-mannered

Chinese President Fa and his devoted aide Gang, maneuvering desperately

against sinister Politburo hard-liners Minister Lo and General Han.

Blending the skewering genius of *Thank You For Smoking* with *Dr. Strangelove*'s dark comedy, **THEY EAT PUPPIES DON'T THEY?** has something to offend -- and amuse -- everyone.