Bad monkey carl hiaasen, 20 knopf doubleday 336 pp. The author of bad monkey is carl hiaasen and this is the first of his books that ive read. Below is a list of carl hiaasen s books in order of when. For carl hiaasen fans like me this book will cause more than a few laughoutloud moments and for new fans, welcome to his world. With 140,000 copies in print and a fifteen city book tour in place hiaasens latest novel bad monkey was released in june 11 20. Jun 18, 20 a washedup monkey, sex in a morgue, a severed arm at the end of a fishhook and other carl hiaasen capers make bad monkey his funniest novel in almost a decade. When hes ready, he lines up his shot and then expertly smacks that little white cue ball into the other nine. An america that carl hiaasen has spent a career sending up. From novel to novel another piece of the sunshine states landscape comes under threat from ex.
Crazy critters, human and animal, unexpected turns of events, each one. In future, i am going to order books that carl hiaasen has already published. He also writes a weekly column forthe miami herald. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read bad monkey. Carl hiaasen s latest comedic marvelhe hasnt written a novel this funny since skinny dipwith which his new one, bad monkey, shares some common ground. Carl hiaasens bad monkey features a cast of oddballs the. This is the america of bad monkey and you may want to rethink your next holiday to the florida keys as the only thing you are likely to catch when out fishing is a human arm. He is the author of twelve previous novels, including the bestsellinglucky you, nature girl, sick puppy, skinny dip, and star island,and four bestselling childrens books, chomp, flush, hoot, andscat.
Set in south florida, where much of hiaasen s writing takes place, one of bad monkey s main characters is andrew yancy, a former miami police officer busted down to monroe county health inspector for attacking his exgirlfriends husband with a portable vacuum cleaner. With the usual cast of bizarre charachters such as the kinky coroner and the voodoo queen and assortment of corrupt politicians it was destined to be a success. Set in south florida, where much of hiaasens writing takes place, one of bad monkeys main characters is andrew yancy, a former miami police officer busted down to monroe county health inspector for attacking his exgirlfriends husband with a portable vacuum cleaner. Bad monkey by carl hiaasen overview from the funniest important writer in america comes a tale that is gleefully zany and incisively sharp and now available in mass market for the first time miami herald.
Lyle is the awardwinning author of the dub walker series stress fracture. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. His latest book, bad monkey, is an offbeat murder mystery set in key west. He is the author of thirteen previous novels, including the best sellers razor girl, bad monkey, star island, nature girl, skinny dip, sick puppy, and lucky you, and five bestselling childrens books, hoot, flush, scat, chomp, and skink. They are veritable playgrounds for wild characters that flout cliches.
Theres a logical hiaasenian explanation for that, but not for how and why it parted from its shadowy owner. Carl hiaasen started writing with coauthor bill montalbano, but when montalbano took a job as a foreign correspondent, he went solo with novels such as tourist season, native tongue and strip tease. But this is no everyday, humdrum, garden variety killing. With bad monkey, carl hiaasen is back doing what he does best. You get carl hiaasen s quirky mystery novel, bad monkey. The andrew yancy book series by carl hiaasen includes books bad monkey and razor girl. Bad monkey by carl hiaasen kansas city public library.
Ive listened to a lot of audio books and arte johnsons reading of this book is probably the worst ive ever heard. Both books begin with signs of lethal violenceboth involve scabby, furry creatures. Jun 11, 20 bad monkey ebook written by carl hiaasen. Hiaasen s last novel for adults, star island, was set in miami and was appropriately frenetic. Carl hiaasen finally returning to form in this book, after some sloppy writing in, a. A graduate of the university of florida, at age 23 he joined the miami herald as a general assignment reporter and went on to work for the newspapers weekly magazine and prizewinning investigations team. His most recent work of nonfiction is the downhill lie. Books for grownups carl hiaasens official web site.
While the pulp of yesteryear seems forever chiseled in an almost quaint black and white world, hiaasens books vibrate with vivid color. Bad monkey book frisco public library bibliocommons. Bad monkey 20 and other, read online free in epub,txt at. Bad monkey by carl hiaasen, razor girl by carl hiaasen, tourist season by carl hiaasen, double whammy by carl hiaasen, hoot by. Andrew yancy, who became an excop after publicly assaulting his girlfriends husband with a vacuum cleaner attachment, is now on roach patrol as a restaurant inspector, but he soon gets a chance at redemption. Bad monkey by carl hiaasen bad monkey from the funniest important writer in america comes a tale that is gleefully zany and incisively sharp and now available in mass market for the first time miami herald. People bad monkey boils over with corruption and comeuppance. He is the author of twelve previous novels, including the bestselling star island, nature girl, skinny dip, sick puppy, and lucky you, and four bestselling childrens books, chomp, hoot, flush, and scat. The satire flows in every paragraph, the word choices and reading a carl hiaasen novel is a lot like watching a master pool player put nine balls into a rack, then casually chalk his cue.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Carl hiaasen was born and raised in florida, where he still lives. Jun, 20 novelist and miami herald columnist carl hiaasen writes with passion and purpose about the state he loves. This novel by carl hiaasen, author of tourist season and native tongue, begins as most thrillers do, with a killing. O, the oprah magazine a rollicking misadventure in the colorful annals of greed and corruption in south florida. Janet maslin, the new york times a deliciously zany romp. Strip tease was adapted as the 1996 movie striptease with demi moore and burt reynolds. Bad monkey has a slightly more leisurely island pace, although what with grave robbers, autoerotic. Novelist and miami herald columnist carl hiaasen writes with passion and purpose about the state he loves. With 140,000 copies in print and a fifteen city book tour in place hiaasen s latest novel bad monkey was released in june 11 20. The monroe county sheriff sonny summers, who is hypersensitive to any publicity threat to the keys tourist trade, asks a former detective named andrew yancy, to transport the arm to miami. Carl hiaasen has carved out a good career for himself as a writer of offbeat comedy crime thrillers set in florida, peopled by ecoconscious good guys, sleazy real estate moguls and cretinous bad guys. Bad monkey by carl hiaasen 2014, paperback free shipping 4 out of 5 stars 4 product ratings 4 product ratings bad monkey by carl hiaasen 2014, paperback free shipping. This book is written tongueincheek, great humour as well as being a good detective story.
Carl hiaasen s books for years so much so that ill read the kids books as well as the adult ones. Jun 11, 20 listen to bad monkey audiobook by carl hiaasen. A rollicking and hilarious novel from the bestselling author of bad monkey and razor girl. Behind the wheel of the other car is merry mansfieldthe eponymous razor girland the crash scam is only the beginning of events. See the complete andrew yancy series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Carl hiaasens bad monkey, and more the new york times. Hiaasen hasnt written a novel this funny since skinny dip.
With the usual cast of bizarre charachters such as the kinky coroner and the voodoo queen and assortment of corrupt politicians it was destined to. While the pulp of yesteryear seems forever chiseled in an almost quaint black and white world, hiaasen s books vibrate with vivid color. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. June, 20 novelist and miami herald columnist carl hiaasen writes with passion and purpose about the state he loves. Run to ground and the samantha cody thrillers devils playground. Bad monkey by carl hiaasen in djvu, epub, txt download e book. Bad monkey suffers so severely due to bad narration that i honestly cant tell if hiaasen is off his game or not. Carl hiaasens latest comedic marvelhe hasnt written a novel this funny since skinny dipwith which his new one, bad monkey, shares some common ground. Buy carl hiaasen ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. In razor girl, carl hiaasens new novel, when lane coolmans car is bashed from behind on the road to the florida keys, what appears to be an ordinary accident is anything but. This study guide was created using the following version of this book. Jun 11, 20 for carl hiaasen fans like me this book will cause more than a few laughoutloud moments and for new fans, welcome to his world. Carl hiaasen s new novel, when lane coolmans car is bashed from behind on the road to the florida keys, what appears to be an ordinary accident is anything but. In midjuly, a sportfisherman off the florida keys reels in a severed human arm.
Hiaasen star island combines familiar themes with an inspired cast in this exercise in florida zaniness. You get carl hiaasens quirky mystery novel, bad monkey. Here is hiaasen doing what he does better than anyone else. Our hero, nick stranahan, a 42yearold private investigator who has killed five men and been married five times, skewers his attackers aorta with the razorsharp bill of a stuffed marlin. Buy a cheap copy of bad monkey book by carl hiaasen. Andrew yancylate of the miami police and soontobelate of the monroe county sheriffs officehas a human arm in his freezer. Below is a list of carl hiaasens books in order of when. Hiaasen has a peculiar genius for inventing grotesque creatures. I was constantly entertained by this author and couldnt put the book down. Originally drawn to the game by his father, carl hiaasen wisely quit golfing in 1973. Behind the wheel of the other car is merry mansfieldthe eponymous razor girland the crash scam is only the beginning of events that spiral crazily out of control. Sick puppy and another book the name of which i dont even remember, both of which made me stop reading him for a while. Since 1985 hiaasen has been writing a regular column, which at one time. Bad monkey tells the story of andrew yancy, a recently suspended detective, who has been demoted to restaurant inspector.