Review: Mystery and Humour
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 11, 2014
Tubby Dubonnet, a tired, middle-aged, divorced attorney with daughters, knew that life in the Big Easy, wasn't always easy. Monique, a waitress, discovered that she had fallen in love  with Darryl, the manager of a lake front bar. She followed him into the middle of no-where, under the biggest blackest sky, where only frogs croaked and mosquitoes hummed at night. Unfortunately, she didn't quite make their rendevous. He was busted. He retrieved money from the blue bag.The crooked cop, or was he, had a crooked smile that promised trouble. Unshakable cynicism, or a gift of gab opens doors, gets your foot inside. Whenever money was in the parish, politicians, cops, crooked attorneys all got a piece of the souffle, or crayfish boil.Disappearing shrimp boats, cocaine busts, and a ton of marijuana float around the gulf. The pie is cut then served. Set-ups are sliced unevenly. Snatches of music waft from the French Quarter grin at the sea gulls. Many were partial to Long Island Tea, but Tubby preferred horse races, sure bets, and good friends.  "High-risk. High yield. All in cash." Everyone can make money. The rich get richer. The Times Picayune carried bold headlines. The love affair was over.The cranks, crooks, and weirdo characters hang out, live in, and on, Broad Street. Cess pools line up beside historical architecture, elaborate churches and privatized cemetaries. Secrets aren't always secrets, as Tony Dunbar knows. Sometimes they trade places with useful information. An excellent read.