Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings
Nov 2009 · Hachette UK
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Just why do humpback whales sing? That's the question that has marine biologist Nate Quinn and his crew poking, charting, recording and photographing very big, wet, gray marine mammals. That is, until the extraordinary day when a whale lifts its tail into the air to display a cryptic message spelled out in foot-high letters: BITE ME.
Trouble is, Nate's beginning to wonder if he hasn't spent just a little too much time in the sun. 'Cause no one else saw a thing- not his longtime partner, Clay Demodocus; not their saucy young research assistant; not even the spliff-puffing white-boy Rastaman Kona (ne Preston Applebaum). But later, when a roll of film returns from the lab missing the crucial tail shot- and his research facility is trashed- Nate realizes something very fishy indeed is going on.
Just why do humpback whales sing? That's the question that has marine biologist Nate Quinn and his crew poking, charting, recording and photographing very big, wet, gray marine mammals. That is, until the extraordinary day when a whale lifts its tail into the air to display a cryptic message spel...
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Jim Miller
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August 15, 2014
I rilly like this guy's books. Always a good read. This one had two hiccups for me. One! It took Chris a bit longer than nomal (for Chris) to get to the story part of the story. Two! I rilly thought he glossed over the cornel's character. "Guy in charge! *points at GIC* He's a (deleted for spoilage issues)." Once the story started rolling I was SO into it. FORK ME! I'm caning for a sequel!
A Google user
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November 17, 2011
I loved this book.. It was funny and appealed to my silly sense of humour. I enjoyed some of the mad things described and laughed out loud at the antics of the character Kona.
A good read..
About the author
Christopher Moore began writing at the age six and became the oldest known child prodigy when, in his early thirties, he published his first novel. Chris enjoys cheese crackers, acid jazz, and otter scrubbing and lives in an inaccessible island fortress in the Pacific.
Christopher Moore began writing at the age six and became the oldest known child prodigy when, in his early thirties, he published his first novel. Chris enjoys cheese crackers, acid jazz, and otter scrubbing and lives in an inaccessible island fortress in the Pacific.
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