| Title | : | Fat Man Blues (Tubby Dubonnet #9) |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 159 |
| Publication | : | Published August 11, 2016 |
Ex-con Angelo Spooner is trying to start a legit business, but he just can’t catch a break. Just as his healing Holy Water, “Angelo’s Elixir” is about to go upscale, the sticky strands of the Big Sleazy’s tangled web of crime and corruption reach out to ensnare him. What’s a law-abiding parolee to do? He can’t get caught with a gun, but maybe that axe in his shed could help him extricate himself. But when low-level creep Frenchy Dufour’s henchman turns up nearly beheaded, Angelo’s fate rests in the capable hands of laid-back lawyer Tubby Dubonnet.
Tubby’s been trying hard to lay low, too. As those closest to him are targeted by frightening attacks, he suspects his dealings with the clandestine society of Cuban exiles who’ve plagued him lately are far from over. Tubby would love to have nothing further to do with “that crazy band of geriatric lunatics”. But the old Cuban revolutionaries have taught their sons well. Now their grandchildren, heirs to a substantial cache of weapons and money, burn with a dangerous zeal to prove themselves.
Meanwhile … a man’s got to eat! The epicurean counselor does his best thinking when he’s well-fed. Our good luck! –as we vicariously sample our way across New Orleans’ culinary panorama on the hunt for an axe murderer. But sleuth does not live by bread alone—even in a Tony Dunbar legal thriller. Ignoring his own advice to his client to “keep your head on your shoulders”, Tubby’s lost his to the lovely Peggy O’Flarity. It’s about time Tubby had some steamy sex – and maybe a little happiness? But fortune teller Sister Soulace has her doubts.
Fat Man Blues (Tubby Dubonnet #9) Reviews
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Not crazy about the book.
I found the book hard to follow. It was like a lot of little plots, which were not fully developed, tied together in a big confusing knot. And I hated the ending. I have no idea the purpose of the story. I feel lost. -
This is the fifth Tubby Dubonnet book I've read. I can't figure out how Tubby's law practice makes any money since he always seems to be involved in solving criminal cases that often don't involve a solvent client. In the space of two weeks, there are two axe murders and a garrotting in Tubby's sphere, plus someone nearly kills his girlfriend trying to run her off the road and his secretary is slapped around. As if that wasn't enough, there is a target on Tubby's forehead. Yet, the crooks are bumbling, the characters amusing, and the ending happy, so very entertaining overall.
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Tubby is a great character and I've read all nine of the Tubby Dubonnet novels. The ending of this ninth one shocked me.
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Well, now I'm caught up with Toby's story, and I have to admit I've been entertained. This has been a consistently enjoyable series and I look forward to more.
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A lady was robbed near the Church of St. Howard by two inmates who just got out of jail. They made away with her iPhone and her wallet. But one of the robbers met his untimely death when one of the church bells 🔔 lost hold and fell right on top of him. Soon after the robber’s family file a lawsuit against the diocese.
Meanwhile, Janie Caragliano, owner of the Monkey Business Bar and sometimes Tubby’s client has asked Tubby to represent a Carrie Mae Sunshine, a mom of three —and a distant relative of Janie’s—who was arrested for offering oral sex to an undercover cop.
Watching his inmate die in the freak accident immediately transforms “Fat Man” Spooner’s life. He changes his name to Angelo and then gets a job working for a psychic named Sister Soulace. He is given the task of delivering products (candles, oils, Holy Water, etc) she sells to her bedridden customers’ homes. The holy water is known for its healing properties. On his way back from fetching the holy water from its source Angelo suddenly realizes that his boss’s holy water business might be a hoax.
Then a thought crosses his mind; he could start producing holy water drawing water from a well on the land he inherited from his parents.
An old friend of Tubby, E.J. Chaisson, also a lawyer calls Tubby up, and suggest they meet for lunch to discuss his plans to invest in a business. He plans to produce artisan premium water from an ancient well in New Orleans dug by hand. According to E.J. Chaisson, he’s invested in a man—who happens to be Angelo—and has started producing his holy water brand, Angelo’s Elixir,’ which he has been distributing to stores in the neighborhood.
E.J. Chaisson would like Tubby to talk to Angelo Spooner about protecting his copyrights, and so on. But Angelo never contacts Tubby.
Then Angelo starts getting heat from a man named Frenchy Dufour who’s been threatening to buy Angelo’s business out. When Angelo refuses, Dufour starts sabotaging Angelo’s business which is when Angelo decides to hire Tubby.
But before Tubby and his new client meet in person, Angelo suddenly becomes a person of interest in the deaths of two men and is now on the run.
I enjoyed this book and the mouthwatering food descriptions. Would recommend. -
First met Tubby in Crooked Man, #1. Jumped from there to Fat Man Blues #9. In many ways I like this Tubby better. Doesn't get shoved around. Characters are still skimpy, kind of like Steinbeck characters drawn as stick figures. Plot strains my suspension of disbelief, but it's fun reading. Consensual sex is great when it adds to the story, or develops a deeper level of character. The single scene in this tale does not. I imagine a conversation where an agent or publisher insists on a sex scene. Didn't work. Left hanging from the literary cliff at the end. That is a good thing. Makes me want to read #10.
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Tony Dunbar has a winner again!
Once again, Tony Dunbar has brought us a rollicking a good tale of Tubby Dubonnet and his merry band of eclectic friends!
If you use just a little imagination, you can "see" all the action. You won't find any haunted houses or vampires, but you see real people, in real situations that happens in "real" life.
Seriously, if you want a good read be sure to get "Fat Man Blues". I can't wait for the next installment!! -
Book #9 of a box-set.
Tubby once again has the Cubans after him. He's without has PI buddy and needs to handle things himself - along with a couple of old characters and some new ones, even though he doesn't realise some are helping, nor do they.
The author does have a really good way of introducing new characters into his stories, and then entwining them into the individual storyline.
Recommended. On to Book #10 -
Found on FreeBooksy, I really wanted to love it but the end befuddled me. As well as its not a good idea to begin on book # 9, from a series.... it didnt really feel stand alone.. Which is not the author's fault. I'll need to go back to the beginning, which is on my TBR list. So many books, so little time.
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This one was the first Tony Dunbar book I've read. The story wasn't horrible, but wasn't great, either. Kind of midland. But not turning away from reading another one of his books I've got on my kindle. I'll see how that one goes.
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Well written mystery
The author has written a very suspenseful story of the effects of greed and lawlessness have on the community. A very interesting and different ending. -
As always, which is nice, his work speaks for itself. Get the feel and taste of the big NO. But still visit the historic town.
Great characters, plot line. Enjoyable read. -
What the hey? This book ends in the middle of the story!!!!
