Laurence Shames， whom the Chicago Tribune calls "one of our best crime fiction writers，" is back. This time he brings us a hilarious novel of mistaken identity and tropical crime that proves that while we all love the idea of a vacation， the truth is we often end up wishing we d stayed home. ????????For Alan Tuschman--mild-mannered furniture salesman from New Jersey， a man without an enemy--a vacation in Key West turns out to be not paradise but a hell of bizarre assaults on him， his property， and his sanity. Why? It might have something to do with the nickname emblazoned on his license plate.????????For Big Al Marracotta--Mafia capo and boss of New York s Fulton Fish Market--vacation is the time when a long career of crime and rancid sea-food finally threatens to catch up with him.????????And for lissome Katy Sansone， who is seeking no more than some sunshine and a little self-respect， Key West serves up a bafflement of Als， and way more danger than she d packed for.????????Rich in the loopy insights and surprising tenderness that have become Shames s hallmarks， Welcome to Paradise is his best novel yet.