The Shark-Infested Custard
by Charles Willeford
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Author: Charles WillefordEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-12-06
ISBN: 1400032512
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Vintage
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Book Review: when good ol' boys turn bad...
Summary: 4 Stars
'The Shark-Infested Custard' has the feel of other Willeford crime novels set in Miami (eg, 'Miami Blues'). It evokes the 1970s Miami atmosphere beautifully, and his characterizations of beer-swizzling, womanizing middle-aged men are very well drawn. Yet this novel is a departure from other Willeford novels, and I've read nearly all of them, in that it is actually interlacing stories rather than a straight novel. Four buddies who play together give tell their own story from their own perpectives. These guys get into mischief, and murder. It's all very believable.
Like most Charles Willeford novels, 'The Shark-Infested Custard' is probably best enjoyed by middle-aged/older men who can empathize with the plight of angst-ridden, hormonally drenched men who can't seem to grow up. Women are not likely to find it endearing whatsoever.
Bottom line: one of Willeford's better novels. Recommended.
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