The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove
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| Author | Christopher Moore |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Humor, Fiction |
| Publisher | Harper Collins |
| Released | 1999 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-06-059027-0 |
| Preceded by | Island of the Sequined Love Nun |
| Followed by | Lamb |
The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove is the fifth novel by author Christopher Moore, published in 1999. It is set in the same fictional town of Pine Cove, California as his first novel, Practical Demonkeeping), and also brings back a few of the same characters.
Pine Cove suffers a major crisis when the town psychiatrist, who has been haphazardly issuing prescriptions instead of dealing with the real mental issues of her patients, suffers a sudden bout of guilt and substitutes all of her patients' anti-depressants with placebos. By coincidence a prehistoric sea-beast is stirred from its offshore keep by a man-made cause and comes ashore. In addition to its ability to change form, it exudes a pheremone that inspires uncontrollable lust among the residents of Pine Cove and also lures some of them as prey. Eventually several of the local characters -- including a pot-smoking town constable, a mentally-ill, aging, former B-movie star, and a Southern bluesman -- all chip in to resolve the chaotic situation.
