King Conger

The fourth story featuring the adventures of the pelagic detective Rock Salmon revolves around an expedition mounted by the small but technologically advanced fish of Atlantis to film a seamonster from the legendary Precific Ocean. As the organisers of this venture are implicated in the murder of a Hollyweed producer, Rock infiltrates the expedition and shares in its dangers. I found the style more catching than fetching. The plot is shallow, and the storyline chocked by a veritable Sargasso of puns, parodies and allusions to show-business and literature. However, I can think of many children and one or two adults who, combining an interest in marine biology with a taste for wordplay on the level of 'Ike and Tina Tuna', may well be hooked by this book.