The Way of All Fish: A Novel

The Way of All Fish: A Novel

An â€œabsurdly amusingâ€ (The New York Times Book Review) sequel to Martha Grimesâ€™s bestselling novel, Foul Matter, this wicked satire of the publishing industry is â€œcomic, caustic, and relentlessly readableâ€ (Booklist).

Writer Cindy Sella is having trouble with her new novel. Aside from her paralyzing writerâ€™s block, sheâ€™s faced with a lawsuit from her ex-agent, L. Bass Hess. Hess will stop at nothing to collect a commission from Cindy on her previous novel, which he did not represent since she had fired him long before it was published.

Hitmen Candy and Karlâ€”first introduced in Foul Matterâ€”are asked to â€œget ridâ€ of L. Bass Hess. They join forces with a publishing mogul, a bestselling author, an out-of-work Vegas magician, an alligator wrangler, a glamorous Malaysian con lady, and Hessâ€™s aunt in the Everglades who has undergone a wildly successful sex change, and concoct a plan to save Cindy Sella from the odious machinations of Hess by driving him (slowly, hilariously) crazy.

Grimesâ€™s fans will delight in the return of several colorful characters from Foul Matter, including Senior Editor Clive Esterhaus, unprincipled publisher Bobby Mackenzie, and ex-mobster and author Danny Zito, currently under the witness protection program. New readers will find that these characters and their escapades shed an amusing light on the New York publishing scene. Informed and influenced by the authorâ€™s own publishing adventures, â€œThe Way of All Fish is a goofily offbeat delightâ€ (The Washington Post).
Country USA
Brand SCRIBNER
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2014-10-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781476723976

Country	USA
Brand	SCRIBNER
Manufacturer	Scribner
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2014-10-07
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781476723976

The Way of All Fish: A Novel

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