Big Fish

by Thomas Perry

(1985)

Publisher: Scribner

First published in 1985 and long out-of-print, Big Fish, one of Thomas Perry’s most sought-after titles, is now available to readers in an e-book format. Powerfully-plotted and funny, Big Fish follows dangerous and mysterious Los Angeles entrepreneur Altmeyer, and his wife Rachel whose quiet lives in the Hollywood hills are disrupted when a multi-million-dollar gunrunning deal goes bad.

Under most circumstances, Altmeyer might be mildly amused by the audacity of the double-cross. But whoever cheated Altmeyer may also be planning to destroy the world. With so much at stake, Altmeyer and Rachel and their friend, super-agent to the stars Bucky Carmichael, set off on a perilous adventure in search of the identity of the Big Fish. What they find is shocking and horrifying and all too credible.

Altmeyer & Rachel are wheeler/dealers who get burned in a gun deal. Then it turns out the people are really building bombs, so Altmeyer & company must die to protect the plot. And the global chase goes on.

What do a bunch of criminals do when they find out about a corporation dealing in tons of uranium. Vintage Thomas Perry, featuring wise-cracking criminals with a thirst for revenge.