This is not great literature. This is a B movie in book form with a character who is a former B movie actor. That is not a criticism because it is funny, sometimes laugh-out-loud funny. Pine Cove, California has become inhabited by prehistoric sea beast that is attracted to the Blues music of a visitor named Catfish. After mistaking a fuel truck for a mate, with explosive results, the beast is befriended by Molly, the B movie actor. She names him Steve. Meanwhile town constable Theo Crowe, who is more often high than not, is investigating a local suicide and the disappearance of various townsfolk. Then there is the local psychiatrist who decides to change her patients anti-depressants to placebos. When the entire town becomes obsessed with sex, is the cause the beast or the placebos? And there is the Sheriff, Theo's boss, who is involved in some very shady dealings. Silly and fun.
I need to read this one again. It's been far too long since I've visited Pine Cove!
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