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Shark Fighter
Sam Taggart is a cynical, hard-drinking vet living in the tropical island of Makura, surrounded by beautiful beaches…and even more beautiful women. He’s a shark armed with a spear gun and nerves of steel, he puts his life on the line every day, tracking down the deadly creatures for resort chefs, whose hungry guests are willing to pay top dollar for shark meat.
Everything changes for Taggart when he meets Bob Jones, who offers him a cool two million bucks for fighting two sharks. The only catch? Taggart has to fight them in a swimming pool, on live TV. For a pro like Taggart, that’s no problem…until the island’s corrupt dictator and police chief get involved. After some last-minute changes to the schedule stack the deck against him, Taggart the predator is now the prey — and if he doesn’t watch out, he’s going to be fish food!
This new edition of the weird, wild, and thrilling cult classic from underground favorite Len Levinson — called a “trash genius” in Paperback Fanatic magazine — features an all-new afterword from the author. Back in print after 40 years, Shark Fighter lives again!
Everything changes for Taggart when he meets Bob Jones, who offers him a cool two million bucks for fighting two sharks. The only catch? Taggart has to fight them in a swimming pool, on live TV. For a pro like Taggart, that’s no problem…until the island’s corrupt dictator and police chief get involved. After some last-minute changes to the schedule stack the deck against him, Taggart the predator is now the prey — and if he doesn’t watch out, he’s going to be fish food!
This new edition of the weird, wild, and thrilling cult classic from underground favorite Len Levinson — called a “trash genius” in Paperback Fanatic magazine — features an all-new afterword from the author. Back in print after 40 years, Shark Fighter lives again!
230 pages, Paperback
Published May 19, 2016
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March 25, 2020
Shark fighter hasn't much of a plot but the narrative really barrels along and keeps you hooked. The reader really doesn't know what is going to happen next because the hero is a lunatic and totally out of control. Although, despite his erratic and asshole behaviour your still rooting for him at the end. You can tell that the book was written in the 70's because no punches are pulled and this makes the read both captivating and exciting. Also, it is refreshing to read something that the present day thought police haven't castrated.
February 28, 2020
$2M to fight 2 sharks in what essentially amounts to an international pay-per-view... it’s a bit of a scattered narrative, with a lot of ancillary stuff going on, but it moves at a good clip, had some good action set pieces, and a satisfying, if slightly rushed, conclusion.
February 10, 2022
Silly, but sort of fun
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