# They Eat Puppies, Don’t They?

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- Authors: [Christopher D Buckley](https://www.bookquiver.com/christopher-d-buckley)
- Publisher: corsair
- ISBN: 978-14-7210-697-1
- Published: 2013-04-04
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

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 rumour 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, manoeuvring 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. Praise for Christopher Buckely: " One of the funniest writers in the English language." Tom Wolfe. " A Benchley with WordPerfect." John Updike. " An effervescent joy." Joseph Heller.