Sleep With the Fishes
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.49 (781 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1591091578 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 178 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
WiprudAge: Wears red tennis shoesPhysical Description: Diabolical & Occasionally FiendishProfession: Mystery Author, Outdoor Writer & PhotographerAccomplishments:*Independent Mystery Bookseller's Association Bestseller*Lefty Award for Most Humorous Novel*Barry Award Nominee for Best Paperback OriginalFavorite Books:The Squid and I, Chuck FlinkTubing Badgers for Fun and Pro
Wiseguy Sid “Sleep” Bifulco doesn’t need no stinkin’ witness protection program. The mobster-turned-snitch, who always put his victims gently to sleep before whacking them, did his prison time and now has a new rural hideaway and a new avocation: trout fishing in a scenic river valley. And Sid needs to figure out these yahoos fast—because with a vicious Mafia killer on his trail, a warden on his doorstep, and a highly incriminating videotape making the rounds, it turns out that the simple life isn’t so simple after all.. Except that a bunch of local yokels won’t leave him alone.From a sexy trout dealer in crimson hik
Finally, a bucketful of hilarious miscommunications gives the plot—which includes the accidental slaughter of a scumbag and a missing video recording of it, a guardian angel with a soft spot for assassination, and a secret from Sid's past that could turn his fishing buddy homicidal—a serpentine trajectory that makes this suspenseful black comedy a page-turning, one-sitting read. . First, its protagonist: ex-professional hit man Sid "Sleep" Bifulco, a wise guy relocated to a "dot on the map" fishing community called Hellbender Eddy, Pa., after turning state's evidence against his mob buddies. Second, its supporting cast: Sid assumes that country folk are either ignorant or naïve, and despite their quirks—Little Bob videotapes his every waking moment; the state trooper's pregnant wife refuses to let her delicate condition get in the way of her X-rated movie career—they get to prove him wrong, to delicious effect. From Pub
KEVIN OBRIEN said Angling for gansters. Sleeping with the Fishes is a quick lively read. Mr. Wiprud has a sense of humor worthy of Donald E. Westlake. Well-drawn characters -- gangsters, fishermen, regular townpeople -- weave their threads of the story around fish, a thieving crow, red shoes, and more fish. The result is a bubbling rollicking ride through the rapids. In a nutshell, the story is about an ex-convict, retired from his gangland days, who wants nothing more than a quiet life in a small town on the river on which he inten. "Like eating chili with your hands" according to Amazon Customer. it still tastes good, but man, is it sloppy.I'd never heard of Brian Wiprud before finding this book, which I happened to discover while on a shopping kick for obscure writers and titles. So I thought, "What the hay? It's short (under 2Like eating chili with your hands Amazon Customer it still tastes good, but man, is it sloppy.I'd never heard of Brian Wiprud before finding this book, which I happened to discover while on a shopping kick for obscure writers and titles. So I thought, "What the hay? It's short (under 240 pages), so if it blows I wouldn't have wasted that much of my time."The result? A fun story but a messy novel.If ever the cliché, "a bad writer but a great storyteller" applied to a writer or his work, it's Brian Wiprud and SLEEP WITH THE FISHES. The w. 0 pages), so if it blows I wouldn't have wasted that much of my time."The result? A fun story but a messy novel.If ever the cliché, "a bad writer but a great storyteller" applied to a writer or his work, it's Brian Wiprud and SLEEP WITH THE FISHES. The w. James N Simpson said Not Quite High Enough Quality You'd Stay Up and Miss Sleep For, But Better Than Watching Fish Swim Round and Round!. Sleep With Fishes is compared on the cover to Carl Hiaasen, it is the same genre but Wiprud's writing is not in the league of the masters like Hiaasen, Dave Barry, Bill Fitzhugh, Linwood Barclay, Donald E. Westlake and so on. Saying that though, Wiprud can write to that standard. Check out Feelers which is a brilliantly written book. In just relation to Sleep With Fishes, if you're a fan of the genre and you don't go in with high expectations you'll enjoy this short novel.Sleep with the Fishes