这本小说讲述了这样一个故事：Charlie Nancy与父亲关系疏远，如果不是因为父亲在一天晚上唱卡拉OK时去世，他可能永远不会知道自己的父亲其实是蜘蛛神Anansi，他也就不会知道自己还有一个叫Spider的神仙哥哥。而他的神仙哥哥也就不会想尽办法置他于死地，霸占他的房子和未婚妻。更糟的是，他的神仙哥哥处处比他强。为了活下来，Charlie不得不求助于四个古怪的老妇人和她们独门的伏都教神物。这四个老妇人借助神物释放出一种痛苦而扭曲的力量，除掉了Spider……

Fat Charlie Nancy's normal life ended the moment his father dropped dead on a Florida karaoke stage. Charlie didn't know his dad was a god. And he never knew he had a brother.Now brother Spider's on his doorstep about to make Fat Charlie 's life more interesting...and a lot more dangerous.

CHAFFER ONE WHICH IS MOSTLY ABOUT NAMES AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

CHAFFER TWO WHICH IS MOSTLY ABOUT THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN AFI'ER FUNERALS

CHAPTER THREE IN WHICH THERE IS A FAMILY REUNION

CHAPTER FOUR WHICH CONCLUDES WITH AN EVENING OF WINE, WOMEN AND SONG

CHAPTER FIVE IN WHICH WE EXAMINE THE MANY CONSEQUENCES OF THE MORNING AVFER

CHAPTER SIX IN WHICH FAT CHARLIE FAILS TO GET HOME,EVEN BY TAXI

CHAFFER SEVEN IN WHICH FAT CHARLIE GOES A LONG WAY

CHAPTER EIGHT IN WHICH A POT OF COFFEE COMES IN PARTICULARLY USEFUL

CHAPTER NINE IN WHICH FAT CHARLIE ANSWERS THE DOOR AND SPIDER ENCOUNTERS FLAMINGOS

CHAPTER TEN IN WHICH FAT CHARLIE SEES THE WORLD AND MAEVE LIVINGSTONE IS DISSATISFIED

CHAPTER ELEVEN IN WHICH ROSIE LEARNS TO SAY NO TO STRANGERS AND FAT CHARLIE ACQUIRES A LIME

CHAPTER TWELVE IN WHICH FAT CHARLIE DOES SEVERAL THINGS FOR THE FIRST TIME

CHAPTER THIRTEEN WHICH PROVES TO BE UNLUCKY FOR SOME

CHAPTER FOURTEEN WHICH COMES TO SEVERAL CONCLUSIONS