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From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Three constituents make the latest from Wiprud (Crooked) a laugh-out-loud triumph. First, it is protagonist: ex-professional hit man Sid “Sleep” Bifulco, a wise guy relocated to a “dot on the map” fishing community called Hellbender Eddy, Pa., after turning state’s proof versus his mob buddies. Although he’s never dropped a line in the water—all he knows in regards to his second career he learned in the slammer from magazines like Sports Astream and Rod & Rifle—he doesn’t let that stop him from diving into the fishing pool nose first. Second, it is supporting cast: Sid assumes that country folk are either ignorant or naïve, and in spite of their quirks—Little Bob videotapes his each waking moment; the state trooper’s pregnant wife refuses to let her delicate condition get in the way of her X-rated movie career—they get to prove him wrong, to delicious effect. Finally, a bucketful of hilarious miscommunications gives the plot—which includes the accidental slaughter of a scumbag and a missing video recording of it, a guardian angel with a soft spot for assassination, and a mystery from Sid’s past that could turn his fishing buddy homicidal—a serpentine trajectory that makes this suspenseful black comedy a page-turning, one-sitting read. (Oct.)
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ReviewIf Carl Hiaasen wrote for The Sopranos, it might be half as good as this . . . a page-turner that’s portion wicked humor and share just plain wicked” — Lee Child, Author of Running Blind, Tripwire, and Killing Floor.
“SLEEP WITH THE FISHES is a fast-paced, straight-from-the-shoulder blockbuster…Makes The Godfather look like Barney.” — Charles Knief, Author of the John Caine novels
“SLEEP WITH THE FISHES is sly, stylish, fast, and downright fabulous…A first-rate keeper!” — Sarah Lovett, Author of Dantes’ Inferno, A Desperate Silence and Acquired Motives
About the AuthorBrian M. Wiprud
Age: Wears red tennis shoes
Physical Description: Diabolical & Occasionally Fiendish
Profession: Mystery Author, Outdoor Writer & Photographer
Accomplishments:
*Independent Mystery Bookseller’s Association Bestseller
*Lefty Award for Most Humorous Novel
*Barry Award Nominee for Best Paperback Original
Favorite Books:The Squid and I, Chuck Flink
Tubing Badgers for Fun and Profit, Bubbles McCoy
Favorite Movies: “Bowanga! Bowanga!,” “Eegah!“
Hobbies: Knife Throwing, Sword Swallowing, Hanging by Fish Hooks
Favorite Lines: “What a finelooking day. What effulgent sunshine. It was a day of this sort the McGillicuddy brothers murdered their mother with an axe.” WC Fields.
Favorite Scotch: Bourbon
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6 of 6 persons found the following review helpful.
 What a find! I stumbled upon this little gem…
By Lorna Hunt Ellison
On the strength of author, Lee Child’s blurb, I picked up this book this summer and boy, am I glad that I did! This is a hilarious, original debut from Brian M. Wiprud.
I begun reading in a ice hockey rink and was without delay pulled in to the fast-paced, quirky, and funny story. Soon after, I was laughing out piercing and receiving the odd side glimpse from other hockey moms and dads! I did not leave the rink until I had finished.
I anxiously await more from Sid Bilfulco and the gang. I do hope Mr. Wiprud is living healthily, exercising, eating well and preserving regular well-checks…I can not wait for the next installment. Or does he have more fresh, initial characters and stories waiting to be published?
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
 Like eating chili with your hands…
By ESP
…it still tastes good, but man, is it sloppy.
I’d never heard of Brian Wiprud before finding this book, which I happened to discover while on a buying goods kick for obscure writers and titles. So I thought, “What the hay? It’s short (under 240 pages), so if it blows I wouldn’t have wasted that much of my time.”
The result? A fun story but a messy novel.
If ever the cliché, “a bad writer but a outstanding storyteller” used to a writer or his work, it’s Brian Wiprud and SLEEP WITH THE FISHES. The writing is atrocious. Wiprud writes his dialog phonetically, with a lot of “ya,” “siddown,” “shaddup,” and “c’meres,” just to name a few. It’s annoying and distracting, making almost each reputation sound alike. His narrative may be gorgeous weak, leaving me to wonder who was saying or doing what to whom at any given point. Confusing. And to add insult to injury, at the top of page 150 a character’s eyes are described as blue. At the bottom of the same page, they’re brown. You in a literal sense need a bib to read this book, it’s that messy.
If you have the forbearance to read past all that, however, you’ll discover a very clever and amusive plot. Much more a “caper” in the vein of Elmore Leonard than a mystery, it introduces the reader to a cast of eccentric characters who all get tangled up in the same giant mess. The resulting hijinx are hilarious, and they had me laughing out deafening some times. The ending isn’t rather as fulfilling as I’d like, but I read on Wiprud’s web site that he’s penned a sequel to FISHES entitled DIRT NAP. This picks up where FISHES left off, including the dangling, unsatisfying conclusion (DIRT NAP has yet to be published, however).
Overall, though, I’d commend SLEEP WITH THE FISHES for those of you who receive pleasure from breezy, clever stories with a liberal dose of humor thrown in. But be warned: If you hate bad writing, you’d be better off seeking out Victor Gischler or Elmore Leonard.
3 of 3 humans found the following review helpful.
Full of sarcasm and humor! I loved it!
By Huntress Reviews
Sid Bifulco had been a hit-man for the Palfuttis mob family. He turned all he knew in to the police for amnesty. Instead of Witness Protection, he served his short term and then retired to the Delaware Valley. His next eggs held him from poverty and let Sid indulge in the sparetime activity he took up for the duration of prison, fishing!
Russ was Sid’s next door neighbor. While he and a great deal of friends were driving out to Sid’s house (intoxicated) Russ hit and killed Johnny Fest, who had been en route to murder Sid for revenge. Sid made the body disappear, but a camcorder that Bob had been using had been left on and Johnny’s death had been video taped.
I refuse to tell how, but through some originative writing the author had the tape end up with a trooper that Johnny had not so long ago shot. The trooper was out for galore reward cash and started out hunting Sid and Russ. Then there are the locals at the diner who love making skin-flicks and kept getting involved, unknowingly, with the tape of Johnny. And let us not forget Warden Lachfurst who was coming by Sid’s to relax and fish!
***** All-in-all, I found this to be one of the most warped, fascinating, and gratifying reads this year! Full of sarcasm and humor, readers will not want to put this book down until the last page has been turned! *****
Reviewed by Detra Fitch
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