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Fat Tuesday

  • 1984 first published
  • 483 pages
  • ★ 3.8 (4 ratings)
  • 26 editions

Published in 1984, Fat Tuesday is a romantic suspense and circus fiction novel by Sandra Brown. Much of the action takes place in New Orleans, La.. It deals with Carnival, Kidnapping, Police and corrupt practices.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 23 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 26 editions across 5 languages.

It runs to roughly 483 pages — 8–9 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Fat Tuesday

Cop Burke Basile has nothing left to lose. Marriage and career over, he focuses on nemesis Pinkie Duvall, flamboyant lawyer who saves killers from justice. Burke kidnaps Remy, Pinkie's trophy wife. Their attraction is electric. Remy will do anything to save her innocent sister, still in her alumni convent school. On Fat Tuesday, masks are stripped away.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Carnival
  • Kidnapping
  • Police
  • Corrupt practices
  • Revenge
  • Man-woman relationships
  • New orleans, La.
  • Basile, burke
  • Suspense romance
  • Action & adventure
  • Missing persons
  • Mafia
  • Romans, nouvelles

Quick answers

Who wrote Fat Tuesday?

Fat Tuesday was written by Sandra Brown and first published in 1984.

What genre is Fat Tuesday?

It is usually shelved as Romantic Suspense, Circus & Carnival and Adventure.

How long is Fat Tuesday?

The median edition has 483 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Fat Tuesday?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Chef, Hot Blooded and Airs Above the Ground.

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