Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Finished reading this book on January 7, 2007
God is dead. Meet the kids.
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.