Murray Zemelman is the Bra King of Manhattan and one day he gets into the car and drives to Key West, Florida. Maybe he'll learn to fish. Soon he's caught up in Indian rights to sacred grounds. Only Shames could pull this kind of plot off with any credibility and he does. When you look up the word "character" in the dictionary, you see a picture of the people in his books. If you've never met Bert the Shirt and his little dog, go find a Shames and treat yourself. Even if it is set in Florida. ( )

Not exactly Carl Hiaasen, but enjoyable in its own right. The characters were memorable and likable.The unlikely duo of Murray Zemelman and Tommy Tarpon is both comic and poignant at times. I would cheerfully read another novel by Shames. ( )