Carl Hiaasen (born March 12, 1953) is an American journalist and novelist. He began his career as a newspaper reporter and by the late 1970s had begun writing novels in his spare time, both for adults and for middle grade readers. Two of his novels have been made into feature films, and two have been made into TV series. Hiaasen’s adult novels are humorous crime thrillers set in Florida. They feature casts of eccentric, sometimes grotesque characters and satirize aspects of American popular culture. Many of the novels include themes related to environmentalism and political corruption in his native state.
Bad Monkey is a wacky romp of a satirical detective story. Andrew Yancy is a disgraced former detective currently working as the city food inspector. This alone brings him into many vile situations. Not quite as vile though as discovering a severed arm on the beach. He does and promptly tosses it into his freezer to preserve evidence. He immediately sees an opportunity to solve a big crime and regain his badge and detective status. But first, he has to...
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