Set in an undersea world of octopuses, cuttlefish, sharks, eels and squid, Tedrick Gritsell, private detective for hire, investigates murders and spuds gone missing at the hands of Borobo Reef's seedy underworld.
Living on Borobo Reef is tough, especially if you're a spud who's down on his luck. Ex-detective Tedrick Gritswell just wants to be left alone, but a visit from a drop-dead gorgeous dame coupled sees him take up the case of a missing VIP. With all the heavies, whores, wise-guys and simpletons swimming about, it gets more than dangerous, it gets downright deadly.
The detective business is going swell for Tedrick 'Stumpy' Gritswell. That changes when he is hired by Barnes to investigate the bizarre death of a powerful and influential figure.
His probing sweeps him into the heart of a clandestine society. Hidden dangers and sinister characters shatter Tedrick's world, thrusting him closer and closer to the black bowels of the Abyss.
Crime doesn't take a holiday, even during the worst of storms. As a favour to Captain Barnes, Stumpy takes on a case regarding a barren stretch of land. Simple enough and the clams are decent. What could possibly go wrong? Well, apart from a murder, there's that. And vicious barracudas, crazy dames, psychopathic upstarts, corrupt police and vengeful Old Salts, it's just another tide on Borobo.
True friends stick with you, even if you've kidnapped the son of a psychopathic monster. Syd Carbone has Ava. Tedrick races to find the Emerald Algae before other spuds get their filthy mitts on it. The only thing in his way are the bureaucrats at Town Hall, hordes of savage squid, and the police aren't exactly friendly. Tedrick will get to the bottom of it, come hell or high water.