The Fishermen of the River Styx is a collection of connected short stories concerning the troubled existence of Victor Spleen, the self styled ‘Resolver’ as he battles with the bleak and dangerous underworld of the Hudson River littoral, and with his own increasing sense of hopelessness and moral ambiguity. Vic Spleen is a hard drinking hard man, with a quick wit, an ironic sense of humour and an inherent nobility of character with is at odds with the way he makes his living. The stories are oblique and unexpected, and seeded with plenty of references and clues planted in the text for the astute aficionados of this kind of fiction to uncover.