And what they’re shipping from one country to another appear to be terrorist-sized nuclear devices.
The Really Bad Guys were interested not in Altmeyer’s guns but in his international shipping methods, which they adopt for their own use. Then a shipment of 9-millimeter automatics to Japan goes wrong and it doesn’t look like Altmeyer is going to get paid, but that’s not the half of it. The early parts of the narrative are rather disjointed and episodic they don’t seem to have much to do with each other, other than to introduce the characters. Their friend, Bucky, is a big-deal Hollywood agent whom they help to escape from a dangerous drug deal by killing off the other side. Altmeyer is a Los Angeles “businessman” - if supplying mostly illegal weapons to almost any government, corporation, or individual with the money is a business - and his lovely wife, Rachel, helps out wherever she can. This is Perry’s third novel and it’s a bit of a disappointment after his first two. All men will want to be Altmeyer and all women his Rachel.” – New York Times Book Review Perry’s previous successes… and that should keep his fans happy. Big Fish features a dashing, upscale couple… the Nick and Nora Charles of gunrunning… Altmeyer and Rachel have a chemistry that reaches critical mass on the opening page.” – Playboy “A new contender for top tough guy… We wanted to sell our house and buy the film rights, we were that impressed. “A fast-reading, big-time, silky thriller.” - People What they find is shocking and horrifying and all too credible. 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. But whoever cheated Altmeyer may also be planning to destroy the world. Under most circumstances, Altmeyer might be mildly amused by the audacity of the double-cross. 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. 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.
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