--- product_id: 5227645 title: "The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove (Pine Cove Series, 2)" price: "VT4409" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/5227645-the-lust-lizard-of-melancholy-cove-pine-cove-series-2 store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove (Pine Cove Series, 2) **Price:** VT4409 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove (Pine Cove Series, 2) - **How much does it cost?** VT4409 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/5227645-the-lust-lizard-of-melancholy-cove-pine-cove-series-2) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove (Pine Cove Series, 2) [Moore, Christopher] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove (Pine Cove Series, 2) Review: A new outlook on love in a trailer park - Christopher Moore has a fluid and yet compact writing style that is descriptive enough to flow swiftly without tedium. What separates him from the rest of the pack are the fantastical events he unfolds in his comedic tales. A great Sea Beast awakens from his slumber, feeling a bit randy and ready to emerge. When he finds a tanker truck refueling at a gas station in Pine Cove, he mistakes its purring engines for a come-on signal from a female. However, mounting a gas tanker may have dire consequences, and our Sea Beast is badly burned in the process. He makes his way to a nearby trailer park, where he alters his outward appearance to look like just another trailer while he heals from his tanker encounter. He parks himself next to Molly Michon's trailer, an ex B-Movie queen with mental problems. She is the only one who knows the trailer is alive, and promptly names him Steve. The town of Pine Cove is a small, usually quiet tourist town, until Bess Leander, seemingly the queen of domestic bliss, commits suicide. Local psychiatrist Val Riordan blames herself for not paying enough attention to her clients, and promptly takes her entire patient list off of their antidepressants, while stoner constable Theophilius Crowe realizes there is something suspicious about Bess's death and decides to investigate despite the warnings of the county sheriff to just let it go. `Lust Lizard' is rich with colorful characters, fantastical delusions, a crusty bartender, some wonderful tie-in's to Moore's `Practical Demonkeeping', blues music, and a tasty peek into the mind of a lustful Sea Beast named Steve. And when Steve's feelings of lust bleed out into the human population, feelings explode into passionate actions. While through all of this, Theo must not only discover why everyone is behaving strangely, but what is behind the death of Bess Leander. One of the things I loved about `Lust Lizard' was Moore's addition of a character named Gabe Fenton, who is a scientist doing studies of the rat colonies around Pine Cove. Some of the similarities between Gabe's rats and the human colonies that surround us are worthy of pondering, comparing the behavior of one species as a herd to our own was very tongue in cheek and yet hilarious once noted and accepted. All in all, The Lust Lizard Of Melancholy Cove is a very funny romp into the human mind and the antics of an ancient creature named Steve. A worthwhile read. Enjoy! Review: A Fun Romp through Pine Cove - Utterly delightful! Couldn’t put it down, and will presently go get the next book in the series. From smirks to snerks, titters to laughs, well written with enough heart to keep things interesting. Great characters! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #184,444 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #173 in Humorous American Literature #1,518 in Humorous Fiction #4,073 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Book 2 of 3 | Pine Cove | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (1,778) | | Dimensions | 8.02 x 5.31 x 0.77 inches | | Edition | Reprint | | ISBN-10 | 0060735457 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0060735456 | | Item Weight | 8.8 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 320 pages | | Publication date | May 25, 2004 | | Publisher | William Morrow Paperbacks | ## Images ![The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove (Pine Cove Series, 2) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/616c0qXI4UL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A new outlook on love in a trailer park *by S***Y on November 15, 2004* Christopher Moore has a fluid and yet compact writing style that is descriptive enough to flow swiftly without tedium. What separates him from the rest of the pack are the fantastical events he unfolds in his comedic tales. A great Sea Beast awakens from his slumber, feeling a bit randy and ready to emerge. When he finds a tanker truck refueling at a gas station in Pine Cove, he mistakes its purring engines for a come-on signal from a female. However, mounting a gas tanker may have dire consequences, and our Sea Beast is badly burned in the process. He makes his way to a nearby trailer park, where he alters his outward appearance to look like just another trailer while he heals from his tanker encounter. He parks himself next to Molly Michon's trailer, an ex B-Movie queen with mental problems. She is the only one who knows the trailer is alive, and promptly names him Steve. The town of Pine Cove is a small, usually quiet tourist town, until Bess Leander, seemingly the queen of domestic bliss, commits suicide. Local psychiatrist Val Riordan blames herself for not paying enough attention to her clients, and promptly takes her entire patient list off of their antidepressants, while stoner constable Theophilius Crowe realizes there is something suspicious about Bess's death and decides to investigate despite the warnings of the county sheriff to just let it go. `Lust Lizard' is rich with colorful characters, fantastical delusions, a crusty bartender, some wonderful tie-in's to Moore's `Practical Demonkeeping', blues music, and a tasty peek into the mind of a lustful Sea Beast named Steve. And when Steve's feelings of lust bleed out into the human population, feelings explode into passionate actions. While through all of this, Theo must not only discover why everyone is behaving strangely, but what is behind the death of Bess Leander. One of the things I loved about `Lust Lizard' was Moore's addition of a character named Gabe Fenton, who is a scientist doing studies of the rat colonies around Pine Cove. Some of the similarities between Gabe's rats and the human colonies that surround us are worthy of pondering, comparing the behavior of one species as a herd to our own was very tongue in cheek and yet hilarious once noted and accepted. All in all, The Lust Lizard Of Melancholy Cove is a very funny romp into the human mind and the antics of an ancient creature named Steve. A worthwhile read. Enjoy! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Fun Romp through Pine Cove *by B***S on November 11, 2025* Utterly delightful! Couldn’t put it down, and will presently go get the next book in the series. From smirks to snerks, titters to laughs, well written with enough heart to keep things interesting. Great characters! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great escapist read. *by J***. on February 28, 2026* Another fun romp from Moore. Going on to the next! 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