Lucky Man (Tubby Dubonnet, #6) by Tony Dunbar


Lucky Man (Tubby Dubonnet, #6)
Title : Lucky Man (Tubby Dubonnet, #6)
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ISBN : -
Language : English
Format Type : Kindle Edition
Number of Pages : 240
Publication : First published December 1, 1999
Awards : Anthony Award Best Paperback Original (2000), Edgar Award Best Paperback Original (2000)

The SIXTH subtle and humorous adventure in the Tubby Dubonnet series.

WHEN THE DA HIMSELF SETS YOU UP, YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING DOWN…

In Tony Dunbar’s books, New Orleans is The Big Sleazy squared. No one is safe, especially from their elected officials. Even if they are an elected official.

So what if Judge Hughes shared a few special moments with Sultana Patel—why is this a matter of public interest? “The stench from that courthouse fills the city,” roars D.A. Marcus Dementhe. “Those hypocritical men and women who wear the robes are filthy with deception.” And Dementhe has a zany plan to snare them.

Hughes, happily, has had the good sense to hire epicurean lawyer Tubby Dubonnet, whose laconic air is belied by his zeal to protect his clients. And what a web they’re ensnared in! But no matter how dire things get, Dunbar never loses his sense of humor:

"I think he's going to shoot us once we're out in the Gulf," Tubby whispered to the girl.
“His aura is green,” she agreed.


Half the fun of a Tubby Dubonnet book is watching his sly creator fit together a plethora of fascinating yet seemingly unrelated jigsaw pieces to form a picture you never saw coming. And the other half is hanging out with Tubby and his crew of eccentrics, sleazeballs, goofballs, and enticing, confusing babes in the Big Easy-to-Love.

WHO WILL LIKE IT: Fans of Tremé, softshell crab po’ boys, Domilise’s, the Upperline Restaurant…wait, let’s start over—ok, legal mysteries, particularly Parnell Hall’s Steve Winslow series and anything by Lia Matera, comic mysteries, Elmore Leonard, funny lawyer movies like My Cousin Vinny, TV shows like Ally McBeal and Night Court; and everyone’s favorite New Orleans yarn, Confederacy of Dunces.


Lucky Man (Tubby Dubonnet, #6) Reviews


  • Mike French

    Good but not great! This book was free on Kindle and is in the middle of a series.I would like the first book in series ,if I can find it

  • Una Tiers

    There are plenty of New Orleans descriptions. However there were too many characters for any development to happen. The start was slow and the ending not complete.

  • Guy Allen

    Lucky Man is the third novel by Tony Dunbar I have read, and it won't be the last. His main man, Tubby Dubonnet, is in the class of protagonists with Sandford's Virgi Flowers, whose antics keep you up late with the light on. The action takes place primarily in New Orleans, and the story is peppered with images of the local scene. Tubby Dubonnet is a New Orleans lawyer, divorced, with three daughters and a cast of unique friends. A number of apparently unrelated subplots come together in a logical fashion at the end.
    Dunbar's writing style is reminescent of Nelson DeMille with his smooth incorporation of humor into the story line. This is not a heavy read, but it is a good one.

  • Jack

    poor. lots of typos. wish I had the time back spent reading this. the publisher pays you to submit their typos. so I guess this is a beta version of a book.

  • Tony Parsons

    New Orleans, LA. Judge Al Hughes called Tubby Dubonnet (lawyer).
    New Orleans, LA. Peggy Sue had sex with Judge Hughes.
    Tubby waited for Norella Finn (Max’s ex-wife, aka Norella Peruna, Honduras, widow) to show up.
    Max Finn had been murdered.
    State Street Café. Sapphire Serena, & Tubby enjoyed the seafood platter/drinks.
    St. Tammy Parrish, LA. What would Sapphire & Tubby find out next?

    I did not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing this book. While I receive free books from publishers & authors, I am under no obligation to write a positive review. Only an honest one.

    A very awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very well written Big Easy crime thriller book. It was very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make another great Big Easy crime thriller movie, or better yet a mini TV series. To be continued. A very easy rating of 5 stars.

    Thank you for the free author; booksBnimble; BookRebel; Amazon Digital Services LLC.; book
    Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)

  • John

    Book#6 of a box-set.
    Thankfully, we have a resurrected Tubby for this book. Once again, some old characters, some new characters. It's a good story, but I sometime wonder whether the author forgets that Tubby is a lawyer rather than a private detective -or whether he is going to throw away his law firm and become one.
    Recommended. The box-set seems to have jumped over Book#7, so it's onto Book#8

  • Wilma

    The last of Tubby Dubonnet books. Tony Dunbar is a delightful writer. Funny, good characters and a good plot that is not so extreme that you can't follow it. I'd highly recommend thios book and all the other
    Tubby books.

  • bex

    Low 3

    This one was a bit too scattered and had too many POVs for me to feel really connected to the characters. So it just didn't quite work for me. I am leaving rating at low 3 as I've been having some bad days while reading it that might have contributed to how I felt about it.

  • Nancy Zimonick

    Lucky Man

    I'm going to read the entire series of books.
    I enjoy stories about lawyers and their
    Clients. Lucky man was a good story and
    Colorfully told.

  • Arthur Peter, Jr.

    Once again Tubby finds all of the answers. He is the kind of person you like to sit down with and have a beer and talk about life.

  • Don Paske

    Another fairly decent read from Tony Dunbar. Entertaining and semi-predictable.

  • Erth

    now i am hooked. This was such a great, easy and creative book. i was hooked after the first page.

    The characters were easy to fall in love with and follow, along with the story. the author made the mental visions so easy and vivid of the surroundings and the characters actions felt so real.

    i would highly recommend this author and this book.

  • Valerie

    Mindless and entertaining.

  • Jeannine

    This is one of my favorite Tubby Dubonnet mysteries. Tubby has stopped drinking "on a trail basis" and he is not in a good mood. He tells his best friend that he can no longer stay at his house , his long-time secretary gives notice, he realizes that he is disconnected from his daughters and he is even thinking of moving out of New Orleans. Then his friend, and recently re-elected judge, comes to him for professional advice. The newly elected District Attorney is accusing the judge of sexual improprieties and threatens to make it public if he doesn't dig up dirt on other judges. In true New Orleans style, Tubby and his cast of wacky friends and local characters go into action. Always entertaining.

  • Mary MacKintosh

    I have read two books in this series, and read them out of sequence. It works, anyway. Tuby Dubonnet is a genial, not particularly driven attorney. He likes food, he loves his city (New Orleans), and he isn't dumb. In this case, a client falls into his lap: a casino. It seems like an easy gig, and Tubby is already busy, involved in the estate of his murdered friend. Of course, things are never as easy as they should be in the Big Easy, and Tubby has to sort out the tangled webs.

    Tubby is a fun character, and I will follow on and read more of Tubby's escapades, I am sure.

  • Elaine

    I'm a New Orleans native, but not a current resident, so I often read books about New Orleans for the nostalgia. The book does a great job with New Orleans as a character, mourning for the ain't-there-no-more cultural icons such as the K&B drugstore, and capturing the unique characteristics of the people who live in the city. The story line? I couldn't entirely figure it out. Was there a murder or was it something else? But maybe that doesn't matter, since the ambiance is good.

  • Mark

    I had to give Tony Dunbar and his protagonist, Tubby Dubonnet, one more try. This one kept me reading. But I still find the endings of the books in this series somewhat anticlimactic. (They don't feel like they're over, or should be, at the end.) I still don't have a complete conception of Tubby's appearance. And maybe it's because I'm not familiar with New Orleans, but I don't find these books to be as humorous as others do. Different strokes for different folks.