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Tubbypalooza: Nine Rollicking Tubby Dubonnet Mysteries
Tubbypalooza: Nine Rollicking Tubby Dubonnet Mysteries

Tubbypalooza: Nine Rollicking Tubby Dubonnet Mysteries

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4.60 (303 ratings)
MURDER IN THE BIG SLEAZY: Destination crime fiction with a heaping dose of Étouffée
A simple man with a refined palate, maverick New Orleans lawyer Tubby Dubonnet has a penchant for fishing, Old Fashioneds, off-track betting, and fighting evil while passing a good time. Passing a good time, of course, includes running from the mob, solving gritty crime lab murder mysteries, thwarting hurricane season bank heists, and a good deal of rubbing elbows with corrupt politicians—all this while answering to a family of beloved women that he just can’t seem to slip anything past… And with each action-packed adventure, you can trust—because this is a Tubby Dubonnet mystery—that these disparate events are intricately intertwined.A veritable best-of, this murder mystery anthology includes nine of Tubby Dubonnet’s Anthony and Edgar-nominated hard-boiled legal thrillers. (Editor’s Note: Why not all ten? Sorry to say the rights to TUBBY MEETS KATRINA are licensed to another publisher. But these stories need not be read in order.)CROOKED MANMeet lawyer Tubby Dubonnet. His clients are all renegades from the asylum (aka Orleans Parish), including Darryl Alvarez, the manager of a local nightclub who's been caught unloading marijuana from a shrimp boat. At their first meeting, Darryl entrusts Tubby with an ordinary-looking blue gym... of money. What could possibly go wrong?CITY OF BEADSTubby Dubonnet is bored. Sure, researching licensing law for the new casino will keep trout meunière on the table, but what could be more tedious? (Unless, of course, the client’s dealings are steeped in conspiracy).TRICK QUESTIONMedical lab janitor Cletus Busters is caught red-handed in a restricted area with the frozen head of Dr. Whitney Valentine. Busters won't say much, except that he's innocent. Calling Tubby Dubonnet!SHELTER FROM THE STORMTo out-of-town kingpin Willie LaRue, Mardi Gras seems the perfect time for a New Orleans heist. Parties, parades, chaos, alcohol – who could be concerned about a little thing like a bank job? Indeed, all might have gone well except for an out-of-season frog-flogger that threatens to flood the French Quarter.
CRIME CZARTubby can't forget the last words that escaped an old friend's lips, and he can't get out of the way of a political campaign that's turning rough. Obsessed with the idea that a shadowy crime boss may be pulling the strings that have cost good people their lives, Tubby is entering into a test of courage with the most violent men in New Orleans.LUCKY MANIt's a city of sin. And murder is only one of them. So what if Judge Hughes shared a few special moments with Sultana Patel—why is this a matter of public interest? Until the D.A. hatches a plot to ensnare them—and their lawyer Tubby. And what a web they’re ensnared in!NIGHT WATCHMANWhen in the 1970s a young war protester is killed in broad daylight on Canal Street, it appears that his murder will be forgotten. But a youthful Tubby chanced to see it happen, and the tragic event's haunted him throughout his life. Decades later, Tubby decides to conduct his own investigation. And stirs up a hornets’ nest.FAT MAN BLUESEx-con Angelo Spooner is trying to start a legit business, but he just can’t catch a break. Just as his healing Holy Water, “Angelo’s Elixir” is about to go upscale, the sticky strands of the Big Sleazy’s tangled web of crime and corruption come running. What’s a law-abiding parolee to do? Hire Tubby Dubonnet, of course!FLAG BOYThe set-up alone's enough to make you believe in the butterfly effect. Two acrobats burglarize a house; a sultan moves into a French Quarter mansion; a Mardi Gras Indian, in the wrong place at the wrong time, is wrongfully arrested; and our hero Tubby Dubonnet comes upon a double murder while paying a social call on the bayou.  

Reviews

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justmuse
Awesome

Great books!

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Jammies
An unfortunate choice of vocabulary

I was prepared to enjoy this series, but in, I think, the second chapter, I was dismayed to find a word that put me off. I'm old, and I remember hearing this word in the '60s, but not since. It's used to describe the Asian women who were working in a flower bed. I'm not far enough into the book to have a sense of the timeframe, and I understand that the character who used the word was rough, but it seems like a unnecessarily crude choice. I don't imagine that the author would have dropped in the n word so casually, but I could be wrong. I'll revise my review if I find some redeeming social value.

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J. Datesh
Perfect mix

These books are a great mix of humor, mystery and suspense. I've read seven and loved each one.

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Rita M
Tubby is a real human.

Tubby should do a case (or 2?) with Skip Langdon (NOPD). That is a series I would love to read!

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Whitney
Loved it

Tubbypalooza: Nine Hard-Boiled Tubby Dubonnet Mysteries (Tubby Dubonnet Series) by Tony Dunbar has the following titles Crooked Man, City of Beads, Trick Question, Shelter from the Storm, Crime Czar, Lucky Man, Night Watchman, Flag Boy, and Fat Man Blues. I’ll update my review as I finish each title.

Crooked Man

City of Beads

Trick Question

Shelter from the Storm

Crime Czar

Lucky Man

Night Watchman

Flag Boy

Fat Man Blues

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Kindle Customer
Tubby is a good ol' lawyer

Smart, sometimes wise, and always looking for a new client. Something unexpected always seems to happen in his general vicinity that embroiled him, and/or his friends, and/or his client. Enjoy!!

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Amazon Customer
A lawyer’s life in NOLA.

After reading nine of these stories, I would like nothing better than sitting with Mr. Dunbar for a breakfast, lunch, drinks, dinner and more drinks in locations all over New Orleans. The yarns and their endings did not always make total sense, but a thoroughly fine reading journey.

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Marilyn Findlay
More Tubby! What's not to love?

Tubby Dubonnet is one of the abiding loves of my reading life. And the author definitely doesn't disappoint in this Palooza! All the stories are great, in a great setting, with wonderful characters. If you haven't met Tubby and his cohort yet, do so. You won't be disappointed.

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