The Reunion at Herb's Cafe - by Dan Jenkins (Paperback)

About the Book

And what a reunion it is! Dan Jenkins reunites many of the most memorable and irascible characters from his most memorable and hilarious novels--starting with Semi-Tough. Billy Clyde Puckett, Shake Tiller, T. J. Lambert, Barbara Jane Bookman, Big Ed Bookman, Slick Henderson, Juanita Hutchins, Doris Steadman--the list goes on, and they're all packin' heat. It all begins when Herb's Cafâe--modeled after a Fort Worth landmark renowned for its chicken-fried steak--goes up for sale after Herb's death and the establishment's disastrous sequel as a trendy restaurant featuring outrageous nouvelle cuisine. Tommy Earl Bruner buys the place, rehires most of the old staff, and invites all its former denizens to Fort Worth for a grand celebration. The uproarious outcome could only have been dreamed up by comic mastermind Dan Jenkins.

Book Synopsis

And what a reunion it is! Dan Jenkins reunites many of the most memorable and irascible characters from his most memorable and hilarious novels-- starting with Semi-Tough. Billy Clyde Puckett, Shake Tiller, T. J. Lambert, Barbara Jane Bookman, Big Ed Bookman, Slick Henderson, Juanita Hutchins, Doris Steadman--the list goes on, and they're all packin' heat.

It all begins when Herb's Café--modeled after a Fort Worth landmark renowned for its chicken- fried steak--goes up for sale after Herb's death and the establishment's disastrous sequel as a trendy restaurant featuring outrageous nouvelle cuisine.

Tommy Earl Bruner buys the place, rehires most of the old staff, and invites all its former denizens to Fort Worth for a grand celebration. The uproarious outcome could only have been dreamed up by comic mastermind Dan Jenkins
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About the Author

DAN JENKINS was an award-winning sportswriter and best-selling novelist whose career spanned seven decades. He was the author of twenty-five books--thirteen novels and twelve works of nonfiction. After fifteen years writing for newspapers in Fort Worth and Dallas, Jenkins became nationally known for his stories in Sports Illustrated over a period of twenty-five years, for his stints as a sports columnist for Playboy, and for his essays, features, and tweets for Golf Digest.