Decker is a downonhisluck private investigator that is hired to catch a cheating bass fisherman. Double whammy by carl hiaasen overdrive rakuten overdrive. He is a writer and investigative reporter for the miami herald, and his work has appeared in time, life, esquire, playboy, gourmet, and sports illustrated. See carls appearance on cbs sunday morning to discuss assume the worst. Carl hiaasen books biography and list of works author. Carl hiaasen 4book collection ebook by carl hiaasen. Follow the adventures of a newsphotographerturnedprivateeye as he seeks truth, justice, and an affair with his exwife the new york times in this hilarious caper from bestselling author carl hiaasen. Since then, he has written books in a variety of genres. As he proved in his novel striptease, hiassen has a deft touch with florida politics, business and crime. You would never notice to look at him, but carl hiaasen is angry again. Double whammy is a dark comedy by writer carl hiaasen.
Carl hiaasen 1953 carl hiaasen pronounced hiyasun born march 12, 1953 is an american journalist and novelist. In the end, hiassen slips an environmental message into this enormously pleasurable read, but the moral is a softsell, working perfectly with his tale of homicidal. Quite a boring subject matter, unless you are into fishing. A death in china, 1984, hiaasen unveiled an original madcap voice steeped in black humor when he finally soloed in last years satirical crimemeller, tourist trap.
Not knowing anything about fishing, decker turns to an eccentric recluse to help him with the case. I ended up learning more about bayou fishing than i thought possible given my near total lack of interest in the sport. The double whammy is a special lure used in the competitive bass fishing underlying the plot of this thriller by miami journalist hiaasen the tourist season. Bestselling author for adults carl hiaasen has taken his distinctive overthetop portrayal of south floridas petty criminal lowlife to a new and younger audience. Carl hiaasen if you were pursuing your cousins kidnapper across florida, you would want a man like skink at your side. Decker, star tenant of the local trailer park and neophyte private eye is fishing for a killer. Bestselling novelist carl hiaasen is back with another hysterical mystery adventure for young readers, set in the florida keys. Hoot, hiaasens first novel for young readers, was the recipient of numerous awards, including the prestigious newbery honor. He married connie lyford just after highschool graduation and entered emory university in 1970. Roys family moves a lot so hes used to the newkid drill and to bullies like dana matherson.
Download and read online for free chomp by carl hiaasen. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading double whammy skink book 1. Thanks to a sportsmans scam thats anything but sportsmanlike, theres a body floating in coon bog, floridaand a lot thats rotten in the murky waters of. Carl hiaasen books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. Tony hillerman even calls him the mark twain of the crime novel. Double whammy king county library system overdrive. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It is a gift of hiaasens to take you from laughter. By purchasing this title, you may be eligible to receive an ebook credit toward select titles. Double whammy palm beach county library system overdrive.
His earliest novelspowder burn, trap line, and a death in chinawere cowritten with fellow journalist bill montalbano. Double whammy central texas digital consortium overdrive. Determined to protect his new environment, the boy and his friends fight to prevent the adults from making a big mistake. Author interview carl hiaasen, author of sick puppy. Banned in texas carls novel double whammy is now forbidden in texas prisons. And, to be honest, the kids in her class are relieved. Double whammy is packed with action, humor, plotting and double crosses. 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.
Carl hiaasen with a distinct sense of humor and a flare for the unusual, carl hiassen has dissected the psyche of south florida to write several wickedly funny books for both kids and adults. Carl hiaasen first introduced readers to skink more than 25 years ago in double whammy, and he quickly became hiaasens most iconic and beloved character, appearing in six novels to date. Skinkno surrender was hiaasens first book for teens and features one of his most. My favorite carl hiaasen is skinny dip, it is about this guy who tries to kill his wife, she survives, and torments him. Carl hiaasen ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. Carl hiaasen is a well known conservationist and this shows in his all of his novels in his colorful descriptions of floridas physical attributes, the wetlands, waterways and the tropical climate. Bestselling author for adults carl hiaasen has taken his distinctive overthetop. After stormy weather i decided i want to delve more into the background of captain skink, the most interesting character in the book, so i went back to his debut in double whammy. He writes a column for the miami herald and is the author of many bestselling novels including bad monkey, star island, and nature girl. Genre thriller author info carl hiaasen hoot roy eberhardt is recently, and unhappily, arrived in florida. Both teens and adults will be thrilled to catch sight of the elusive governor as he pursues his own unique brand of swamp justice.
They drew on the tendency towards extremities of property. 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. Double whammy wake county public libraries overdrive. Carl djd an episode of paperback writers on bbcs radio 6. Its classic hiaasenlaughoutloud satire in a florida setting. Now hiaasen writes a column for the miami herald and is the author of many bestselling novels, including star island and bad monkey. Disney world is an armpit compared to montana, he announces. This was the first carl hiaasen book that i read, and i loved it. Reviewed in the united kingdom on february 17, 2014. He is the author of fourteen previous novels, including the best sellers bad monkey, lucky you, nature girl, razor girl, sick puppy, skinny dip, star island, and five bestselling childrens books, chom. Double whammy carnegie library of pittsburgh overdrive. They are all pretty good thoughskin tight was funny as well.
Veteran of three taut but traditional thrillers with william b. For while the double whammy is the lure, first prize is for the most ingenious murder. The softspoken 46yearold native floridian still has his easy smile and gentle collegiate manner intact, despite a couple grueling days at the miami book fair. His books for younger readers include the newbery honor winner hoot, as well as flush, scat, and chomp. Based on carl hiaasens newbery honor book, hoot revolves around a montana boy who moves to florida and unearths a disturbing threat to a local population of endangered owls. Double whammy skink book 1 kindle edition by hiaasen, carl.
The protagonist, a private investigator, is hired to expose a celebrity bass fisherman as a cheat and is drawn into a frameup for murder. Bunny starch, the most feared biology teacher ever, is missing. Decker has a checkered past, and seems to have a present that is just as bizarre. Marshal michael venturi of the witness protection program relocates a mobster, now a government witness, to a small rural town after creating a new identity for him. Double whammy by carl hiaasen, 9780446352765, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. His first book for kids, hoot, won a newbery honor and was later adapted into a movie of the same name. Born and raised in plantation, florida near fort lauderdale, carl was the first of four chldren and the son of a lawyer, odel. Double whammy skink book 1 kindle edition by hiaasen. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Here, he sings on in that same fine, mordant key as a florida p. Both teens and adults will be thrilled to catch sight of the elusive captain as he finds hilariously satisfying ways to stop internet. And anyway, its because of dana that roy gets to see the mysterious running.
She disappeared after a school field trip to black vine swamp. The book introduced the character of skink clinton tyree, who becomes a recurring character in hiaasens subsequent novels. His bestknown works include double whammy, native tongue, and sick puppy. Watch a look back at 2017 with dave barry and carl hiaasen. Carl hiaasen first introduced readers to skink more than twentyfive years ago in double whammy, and he quickly became hiaasens most iconic and beloved character, appearing in six novels to date.
You know its going to be a rough summer when you spend fathers day visiting your dad in the local lockup. Double whammy the comic mystery double whammy combines florida landscape overdevelopment with a story of rigged bigmoney bassfishing tournaments. Carl hiaasen was born and raised in florida, where he still lives with his family. Someone is cheating at bass fishing competitions, and people are getting killed. Some of the novels finest writing deals with deckers passion for photography, and how this passion shapes the way in which he views the world.
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