ANANSI BOYS

The name Fat Charlie is just one of the many embarrassing gifts his father bestowed on Charlie Nancy - before the old man dropped dead on a karaoke stage and ruined Fat Charlies life. Because, you see, Charlies dad wasnt just any dad. He was Anansi, a trickster god, the spidergod, the spirit of rebellion, able to overturn the social order, create wealth out of thin air, and baffle the devil. And he never told Fat Charlie about Spider, who shows up on his doorstep claiming to be the brother Charlie never knew, and who proceeds to make his life more interesting... and a lot more dangerous.