An Avoidable Fish Tale

Shaun Morey's Wahoo Rhapsody is the type of book that starts out a little ridiculous and gets more so as it progresses.  Atticus Fish (not his real name, he had it changed to be more anonymous) sued religion and won, making him the richest man on the planet, and the most recognizable lawyer in the states.  He has moved his riches south into Mexico where people don't automatically know him.  And he's pretty much good at whatever he puts his mind to, including flying a sea plane and beating up guys who try to poach sting rays.

Edwin Sparks is the typical overweight middle manager over his head without really knowing it.  He knows he wants to get away from Topwater Tuna and the crazy lady who owns the company, but isn't really driven enough to fully form his own plans.  He'd rather just sit in his office smoking Swisher Sweets.  Except he's got a cousin who just happens to be a drug runner and he's agreed to help smuggle drugs into the country using tuna.

Weevil Ott, the typical bumbling middle man.  All he has to do is pick up the drugs, put it in the tuna, and not get caught.  Except he's just the kind of guy who would sabotage himself by trying to keep some of the drugs to sell on his own through pure greed.

For most of the book it is unclear how all three of these people will ever meet or what the purpose of all the absurdity is.  Weevil and Edwin work for the same person, really: the mysterious La Cucaracha.  Neither knows exactly who La Cucaracha is, just that they can see a way out of their unfortunate situations.  The one person who just wants to stay hidden, Finch, is drawn into the mess because he owns the tuna boat, Wahoo Rhapsody, and is best buds with the captain of the boat.

All the over the top characters eventually meet or run into each other at some point later in the book.  La Cucaracha is never really unveiled, and no real satisfactory conclusion is reached for any character.  There are a few unexpected twists and turns, along with an over the top hallucination on one character's part.  I would put this in the beach read category if I thought it was worth reading.  I don't recommend it.  There's an extreme lack of coalescence in the plot and a all the characters are over the top or just plain silly with no real purpose.

Avoid Me, seriously.

Work cited.

Morey, Shaun.  Wahoo Rhapsody.  Las Vegas: AmazonEncore, 2011.