Sucker Fish Messiah, by Ryan Michael Teller, is set in New York of today and deals with two brothers: Paul, a successful song writer and Len, older, less creative and on the verge of a mental breakdown. While Len clings to memories of a happy childhood, Paul views those times as anything but ideal. Revelations from the past, by turns comic and tragic, change the sibling dynamic and impact the lives of Len's ex-wife, Claire, and Emily, Paul's current girlfriend.