Red Herring's: Mirth, Murder and Martinis (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798544186977)

Mullet McGuffin is the longstanding, longsuffering barman at Boston's Red Herring tavern. He has shuffled behind the bar for over thirty years listening to the clientele while toiling to slake their thirst. Over time, whether or not it was by choice, he's been privy to the foibles and fables of such characters as movie stars, rock stars, doctors, lawyers, racketeers, clergymen, a Noble Laureate, a ballerina, three different princes, four different presidents, and a mayor who doesn't know what city he works for. Though each tale told is different from the next, all share a curious improbability. Mullet just smiles at those who share their stories with him and acts agreeably. And keeps pouring. As Mullet says, "A good bartender is nothing more than a psychiatrist with his own pharmacy."