A novel that skewers the inanities of our age， with results that are outrageous， wildly funny， and utterly subversive. It s Sandlin at his most maverick best. Set in the very near future， Honey Don t features a hit list that runs the gamut: from a goatish President dying in flagrante， to an aging Don appalled by modern manners; from a certifiably stupid mafia bagman fleeing both the Secret Service and the mob with $656，000 of dirty money in a locked attaché case and the President s head in a carry-all， to a coke-snorting， blow-dried VP who has suddenly caught the brass ring. Circling them are conniving White House staffers， corrupt politicos， sleazy journalists， and rancid pro-football coaches-all adding up to a DC three-ring circus. And in the center ring is the eponymous Honey， one of those Texas women cursed with a given name that condemns her to a lifetime of cheerleadering. But this daddy s little girl is a free spirit in full rebellion， and her take on life-offbeat but on target-is the heart and soul of this antic tale. And， as always with Sandlin， it s the women who have the last laugh.