Buy a cheap copy of bad monkey book by carl hiaasen. The author of bad monkey is carl hiaasen and this is the first of his books that ive read. Carl hiaasens bad monkey, and more the new york times. Bad monkey by carl hiaasen 20, hardcover for sale online. Read the latest carl hiaasen column and blog articles on breaking miami florida and national news. 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. 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. 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. Carl hiaasen was born and raised in florida, where he still lives with his family.
Theres a logical hiaasenian explanation for that, but not for how and why it parted from its shadowy owner. Follow the authors editorial views and opinions on politics, corruption, the environment and crime. A longtime columnist for the miami herald and tribune content agency, hiaasen has also written more than 20 novels which can generally be classified as humorous crime fiction and often feature themes of environmentalism and political corruption in his native florida. But this is no everyday, humdrum, garden variety killing.
Hiaasen s heroes have a tendency for this, and rudy graveline the villain of the third book does this as well although it turns out to be an unwanted rescue. Behind the wheel of the other car is merry mansfieldthe eponymous razor girland the crash scam is only the beginning of events. 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. The satire flows in every paragraph, the word choices and es 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. Hiaasen star island combines familiar themes with an inspired cast in this exercise in florida zaniness. 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. Works by carl hiaasen with their own pages include.
Miami fl opinion columnist carl hiaasen miami herald. This commencement address will never be given, because graduation speakers are supposed to offer encouragement and inspiration. Bad monkey carl hiaasen, 20 knopf doubleday 336 pp. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. 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.
Any fears that carl hiaasen might be mellowing are put to rest by bad monkey, another rollicking misadventure in the colorful annals of greed and corruption in south florida hiaasen has a peculiar genius for inventing grotesque creatureslike the monstrous voodoo woman known as the dragon queen and driggs, a scrofulous monkey with a septic. 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. 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. This is oh, the places youll never gothe ultimate hilarious, cynical, but absolutely realistic view of a college graduates future. O, the oprah magazine a rollicking misadventure in the colorful annals of greed and corruption in south florida. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Bad monkey suffers so severely due to bad narration that i honestly cant tell if hiaasen is off his game or not. In florida, apparently, the improbable, if not downright outlandish, is an everyday occurrence. On the hottest day of july, trolling in deadcalm waters near key west, a tourist named james mayberry reeled up a human arm. Ive listened to a lot of audio books and arte johnsons reading of this book is probably the worst ive ever heard. Bad monkey by carl hiaasen andrew yancy late of the miami police and soontobelate of the monroe county sheriffs office has a human arm in his freezer. 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. Both books begin with signs of lethal violenceboth involve scabby, furry creatures.
Bad monkey boils over with corruption and comeuppance. Bad monkey tells the story of andrew yancy, a recently suspended detective, who has been demoted to restaurant inspector. His wife flew to the bow of the boat and tossed her breakfast burritos. Jun, 20 novelist and miami herald columnist carl hiaasen writes with passion and purpose about the state he loves. In that line, this book offers not only the eponymous monkey, but a. Written by carl hiaasen, audiobook narrated by lance fuller. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Carl hiaasen, a columnist for the miami herald, has been the king of florida noir for three decades now, though his novels of late star island. Carl hiaasens bad monkey features a cast of oddballs. 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.
This study guide was created using the following version of this book. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read bad monkey. And were off, on another typically enjoyable carl hiaasen mystery, taking in voodoo queens, medicare scams, property pranks and that monkey. Carl hiaasens latest comedic marvelhe hasnt written a novel this funny since skinny dipwith which his new one, bad monkey, shares some common ground. Jun 11, 20 june, 20 novelist and miami herald columnist carl hiaasen writes with passion and purpose about the state he loves. Expect at least one villain per book to suffer them. Hiaasen, an awardwinning reporter, invented a genre of crime fiction with a series of books beginning in the mid80s with tourist season and.
Bad monkey debuted on the new york times hardcover bestseller list at number three. In midjuly, a sportfisherman tourist off the florida keys reels in a severed human arm. 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. Hiaasen has a peculiar genius for inventing grotesque creatures. This novel by carl hiaasen, author of tourist season and native tongue, begins as most thrillers do, with a killing. With bad monkey, carl hiaasen is back doing what he does best. Carl hiaasens bad monkey features a cast of oddballs the. Jun 11, 20 listen to bad monkey audiobook by carl hiaasen. Carl hiaasens bad monkey is another misadventure in the annals of greed and corruption in south florida, the medicarefraud capital of. The monroe county sheriff sonny summers, who is hypersensitive to. Enter andrew yancy, a horny, wisecracking cop who fantasizes about leveling the monster vacation home going up next door. 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.