Tropical Depression

Lingerie mogul Murray Zemelman, "a.k.a. the Bra King," opts out of his dismal life in suburban New Jersey and heads for Key West in this delightfully funny and suspenseful novel.Popping Prozac, the workaholic Murray is soon itching for a project in his island paradise. He finds it in Tommy Tarpon, a lugubrious Indian, the last of his tribe. Murray's fishing ineptitude breaches Tommy's sullen defenses and Murray's natural salesmanship soon has Tommy agreeing to claim his tribal island heritage and turn it into a casino resort.Unfortunately their plan requires the aid of a sleazy state senator with mob connections and schemes of his own. But the preliminaries go smoothly enough and Murray embarks on the project closest to his heart - winning back his original wife, the one he dumped for the trophy, wife number two.Franny now has her own perfectly good life, but Murray's hapless schmoozing convinces her to visit and meet Tommy. She arrives as the double- and triple-crossings begin and gets spectacularly caught in the crossfire, forcing Murray to stage his most daring and fantastic scheme ever - the rescue of the woman he loves.'Tropical Depression' is a breeze of a read with wholly likable and entertaining characters, ear-perfect dialogue and a zany plot which loses nothing to the Supreme Court decision rejecting Indian casinos in Florida.

Lingerie kingpin Murray Zemmelman, AKA the Bra King, decides he's had enough of the cold Northeast, his company, his second wife and life as he's been leading it in general, so he chucks it all and drives to Key West, popping prozac all the way. He's on his way to a new life and his first wife. In Florida he decides to help Tommy Tarpon, a seller of sea shells and the last living Native American in his tribe, become a sovereign nation. If they can accomplish this, then they can open an Indian Casino. Little do they know, however, that the Mafia runs the gambling business and they're not to happy about our bumbling amateurs. This delightful read is a five star funny book and one that I recommend highly. Review submitted by Captain Katie Osborne

I have currently read Tropical Depression by Laurence Shames.This book was about a man going through a semi-stage of depression.Murray Zimmelman is going through his second divorce while contemplating suicide.Suddenly he snaps and drives 14 hours non-stop to Key West Florida where he begins a new life.He meets an indian who is fighting for his rights.Murray helps the indian get an island named after his tribe.I would suggest reading this book.

This is a hilarious book with zany characters and situations. I dare anyone to read to the Indian fishing scene without laughing out loud!

Peopled with characters (and I do mean ) who are neighbors of his characters in Florida Straits, you can delight in some of the same folks you cared about before. Shames makes the people, even the rougher mafioso types, who inhabit the seamy underbelly of Florida come alive in their own idiosyncratic, likable ways. Read it, best to read Florida Straits first; you'll be glad, and you'll be back for more.