Carl Hiaasen Libri

Palmer Stoat è un ricco uomo d'affari, dedito all'alcol, ai sigari e all'inveterata abitudine di gettare spazzatura dal finestrino della macchina. Quando si accorge che in autostrada qualcuno lo sta pedinando, Stoat teme subito per l'incolumità della sua preziosa vettura. Ma il ragazzo che lo sta seguendo non è interessato all'automobile, quando a dare una lezione a Stoat, reo di aver inquinato la natura. Il vendicatore si chiama Twilly Spree: non lavora, ha abbandonato il college e vanta una breve ma spettacolare serie di problemi psicologici. Per fargli apprendere il rispetto per l'ambiente, Twilly decide di depositare nella sua Range Rover una colonia di scarabei stercorari e di estrarre gli occhi di vetro dai suoi trofei di caccia.

Dopo l'ennesimo trasloco con la sua famiglia, Roy è vagamente preoccupato: la Florida non sembra abbastanza divertente... Finché un mattino appare quello strano ragazzetto. Dal finestrino dello scuolabus, Roy lo vede sfrecciare lungo il marciapiede. Senza libri, senza zaino e soprattutto senza scarpe. Chi è? Dove è diretto? Intanto, nel cantiere dove dovrebbe nascere un nuovo megastore di frittelle, si moltiplicano gli "incidenti": scompaiono i paletti di rilevamento, sbucano alligatori nei gabinetti degli operai, spariscono i sedili degli escavatori... Ce n'è abbastanza per risvegliare la curiosità di Roy, che presto si troverà coinvolto in una battaglia contro il tempo: smascherare gli speculatori prima che qualcuno ci rimetta le penne...

Erin, ex segretaria dell'FBI, ex moglie del più folle ladro di sedie a rotelle della Florida, è impegnata in una battaglia legale per strappare al marito la custodia della figlia. Per affrontare le spese intraprende la carriera di spogliarellista. Una sera, David Dilbeck, membro del Congresso, aggredisce un altro avventore ubriaco che tentava "avances" troppo azzardate con Erin. Ma qualcuno ha riconosciuto nel politico il portaborse di ben più potenti finanzieri e politicanti e decide subito di ricattarlo per aiutare Erin nella sua battaglia. David Dilbeck conosce solo un mezzo per evitare lo scandalo, uccidere.

Explore the vibrant and eccentric world of Carl Hiaasen's Florida through this collectible box set featuring five bestselling novels: Hoot, Flush, Scat, Chomp, and Squirm. Each story blends humor, adventure, and environmental themes, showcasing the wild antics of both animals and the quirky characters that inhabit this unique landscape. Perfect for young readers, this set offers an engaging mix of fun and important messages about nature and conservation.

Native Tongue: A hilarious black crime comedy starring PR man Joe Winder, who winds up on the trail of some butter-fingered thugs who've stolen his precious blue-tongued mango voles... Strip Tease: When corrupt and lecherous congressman Dave Dilbeck throws himself at stripper Erin Grant on stage at the tastefully named Eager Beaver, little does he realise that he's opening himself up to blackmail. Can Malcolm 'Moldy' Moldowsky save Dilbeck's face? Erin has other plans... Stormy Weather: Nine-tenths of the population emerge unscathed from the hurricane that devastates Dade County in southern Florida. But who cares about them? For everyone else, the aftermath of the direct hit - homelessness, looting, destruction - is the second goldrush and the year's hottest scam.

Hiaasen's chronicle of his shaky return to the bedeviling pastime of golf--culminating with the savage 45-hole tournament--will have readers rolling with laughter in this extraordinary book for the ordinary hacker

Disillusioned by his job in the publicity department at the Amazing Kingdom of Thrills theme park, burnt-out reporter Joe Winder finds the story of a lifetime when the last two blue-tongued mango voles left on earth are stolen

McGee tracks killers who brutally murder an ailing millionaire. He renews unfinished adventure with Hollywood actress who leads him into a nasty nest of murderers involving a motorcycle gang, porn movies, and mad balloonists. And Mcgee relearns old lesson. Only close to the edge of death does he feel completely alive.

"An explosive read...authentic, compelling and frightening". -- Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionArchitect Chris Meadows has the bad luck to see an old girlfriend get hit by a car full of drugland hitmen. He has the worse luck to see the face of her murderers. Because in a town as violent as Miami, a witness doesn't stand a chance -- especially when the cops who ought to be protecting him are more interested in dangling him as live bait.

Richard's cousin is missing, and his best hope of finding her rests with the wily, one-eyed, ex-governor of Florida. Carl Hiaasen introduces his iconic character Skink to a younger audience in this nail-biting adventure! A National Book Award Longlist Selection Classic Malley: her parents are about to ship her off to boarding school, so she takes off with some guy she met online... Poor Richard: he's less of a rebel than Malley, and a lot less trusting. He knows his cousin is in trouble before she does. Wild Skink: he's a ragged, one-eyed, ex-governor of Florida, and enough of a renegade to think he can track Malley down. With Richard riding shotgun, this unlikely pair scour the state, undaunted by blinding storms, crazed pigs, flying bullets, and giant gators. In Carl Hiaasen's outrageous, hilarious, and wildly dangerous state of Florida, there are a million places an outlaw might stash a teenage girl. A million unpleasant ways to die. And two who will risk everything to rescue a friend . . . and to, hopefully, exact a bit of swamp justice.

In this hysterical #1 New York Times bestseller, one kid has to wrangle gators, snakes, bats that bite, and a reality show host gone rogue! This is Carl Hiaasen's Florida—where the creatures are wild and the people are wilder! When Wahoo Cray’s dad—a professional animal wrangler—takes a job with a reality TV show called Expedition Survival!, Wahoo figures he'll have to do a bit of wrangling himself to keep his father from killing Derek Badger, the show's inept and egotistical star. But the job keeps getting more complicated: Derek Badger insists on using wild animals for his stunts; and Wahoo's acquired a shadow named Tuna—a girl who's sporting a shiner courtesy of her father and needs a place to hide out. They've only been on location in the Everglades for a day before Derek gets bitten by a bat and goes missing in a storm. Search parties head out and promptly get lost themselves. And then Tuna's dad shows up with a gun . . . It's anyone's guess who will actually survive Expedition Survival. . . “Only in Florida—and in the fiction of its native son Carl Hiaasen—does a dead iguana fall from a palm tree and kill somebody.” —New York Post “Chomp is a delightful laugh-out-loud sendup of the surreality of TV that will be enjoyed by readers of all ages.” —Los Angeles Times

Carl Hiaasen takes us deep in the Everglades with an eccentric eco-avenger, a ticked-off panther, and two kids on a mission to find their missing teacher. Florida—where the animals are wild and the people are wilder! Bunny Starch, the most feared biology teacher ever, is missing. She disappeared after a school field trip to Black Vine Swamp. And, to be honest, the kids in her class are relieved. But when the principal tries to tell the students that Mrs. Starch has been called away on a "family emergency," Nick and Marta just don't buy it. No, they figure the class delinquent, Smoke, has something to do with her disappearance. And he does! But not in the way they think. There's a lot more going on in Black Vine Swamp than any one player in this twisted tale can see. It’s all about to hit the fan, and when it does, the bad guys better scat. “Ingenious . . . Scat won’t disappoint Hiaasenphiles of any age.” —The New York Times “Woohoo! It’s time for another trip to Florida—screwy, gorgeous Florida, with its swamps and scammers and strange creatures (two- and four-legged). Our guide, of course, is Carl Hiaasen.” —DenverPost.com

Tom Stratton, a visiting professor of art from the United States, learns that David Wang, the fellow professor he was to have met, has died under mysterious circumstances.

Carl Hiaasen can brighten even the darkest of days and Squeeze Me is pure, unadulterated Hiaasen. Irreverent, ingenious, and highly entertaining, it perfectly captures the absurdity of our times - and the White House.

Narrowly escaping an attempt on his life, former Florida state investigator Mick Stranahan wonders who wants him dead and finds suspects in a shaky plastic surgeon, a shady lawyer, and a sensational television host. Reissue.

The first classic thriller in the Skint series from the king of satirical crime fiction, international bestseller Carl Hiaasen.

*SHORLISTED FOR THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE 2017* Key West is a small place, but there are criminal secrets buried everywhere . . . When jumped-up reality TV star Buck Nance aggravates the crowd in a Key West bar, he incites a riot and vanishes in the melee. His hapless agent Lane Coolman should have been by Buck's side, but has been accidentally taken hostage by two petty criminals who now think they can turn a quick profit by ransoming an LA talent agent. As the search for Buck continues, the mystery draws in a broad cast of characters from across the island including Andrew Yancy, the disgraced cop who now works restaurants on roach patrol; a delusional fan of Buck's show; the local sheriff who's desperate for re-election; a shady lawyer and his gold-digging fianc�e; the gay mayor and his restauranteur partner; a Mafioso hotelier; and a redheaded con artist named Merry who, using a razor blade and a high-speed car, has developed a signature way of luring in her victims. Outrageously funny, fast-paced and uniquely addictive, Razor Girl will keep you utterly gripped until the final page.

When fifteen-year-old Valdez Jones VIII, a.k.a. Wrecker, unwittingly becomes entangled with a group of smugglers and grave robbers, he must deep-dive into their shady dealings in order to escape their twisted net.

Grange, Florida, is, famous for its miracles-the weeping fiberglass Madonna, the Road-Stain Jesus, the stigmata man. And now it has JoLayne Lucks, unlikely winner of the state lottery. Unfortunately, JoLayne's winning ticket isn't the only one. The other belongs to Bodean Gazzer and his raunchy sidekick, Chub, who want the whole $28 million jackpot to start their own underground militia. But JoLayne Lucks has her own plans for the Lotto money, and when Bode and Chub brutally assault her and steal her ticket, she vows to track them down, take it back-and get revenge. The only one who can help is Tom Krome, a big-city investigative journalist now writing frothy features for a mid-sized newspaper. He is about to become part of a story that's bigger and more bizarre than anything he's ever covered. Chasing two heavily armed psychopaths is reckless enough, but Tom's got other problems-including his fugitive wife and his own growing fondness for the future millionairess with whom he's risking his neck. The pursuit takes them to a buzzard-infested island deep in Florida Bay, where they finally catch up with the fledgling militia-and their baffled hostage, a Hooters waitress. The climax explodes with the hilarious mayhem that is Carl Hiaasen's hallmark. Lucky You is his funniest, most deliriously gripping novel yet. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Doctoring water samples to help his corrupt agribusiness employer to continue illegal dumping in the Everglades, biologist Chaz Perrone attempts to murder his wife, who has figured out his scam and who survives to plot her husband's downfall.

Every weekend, countless rational men and women find themselves frustrated on the golf course, cursing and damaging their equipment, only to return the next Saturday to repeat the cycle. In the summer of 2005, Carl Hiaasen picked up a golf club for the first time in 32 years. Not the best player in 1973, and certainly not younger, he was undeterred. Armed with an array of golf gear from The Golf Channel, he began navigating Florida's courses, reigniting his obsession with the sport. Over 18 months, his game fluctuated wildly, even leading to a jinx on Tiger Woods. As he gathers the courage to enter a tournament, Carl humorously recounts the misadventures stemming from his misguided belief in his golfing abilities. Along the way, he discovers that Justin Timberlake has a better golf handicap than Bob Dylan and that some golf products may not be beneficial. Despite the frustrations and occasional triumphs, golf once again captured Carl's heart. This narrative not only chronicles the challenges of amateur golfing but also highlights how the game strengthened the bonds within the Hiaasen family across generations.

A hilarious new novel of greed and corruption from the bestselling author of Strip Tease. The story focuses on southern Florida at the height of the tourist season, when a ferocious hurricane hits--luring con artists, carpetbaggers, and would-be saviours like hyenas to the lion's kill. "Hiaasen (hilself is a one-man force of nature".--Variety. Major advertising, including key city radio and print ads in The New York Times Book Review and Miami Herald.

Once a hotshot investigative reporter, Jack Tagger now bangs out obituaries for a South Florida daily, "plotting to resurrect my career by yoking my byline to some famous stiff." Jimmy Stoma, the infamous front man of Jimmy and the Slut Puppies, dead in a fishy-smelling scuba "accident" may be just the stiff Jack needs-if only he can figure out what happened. Standing in the way are [among others] an editor who wants Jack to "break her cherry," Stoma's ambitious pop-singer widow, and the soulless, profit-hungry newspaper owner Jack once publicly humiliated. As clues from Stoma's music give Jack Tagger the chance to trade obits for a story that could hit the front page, murder gives his career a new lease on life.

A bizarre series of killings in Florida lead a one-time journalist onto the trail of a former colleague. The columnist is conducting a vendetta against tourists spoiling the beauty of the area. His headquarters are somewhere in the Everglades, his gang are a mixed-up bunch.

In the Florida Keys, drug smugglers have disrupted the fishermen's lives. Breeze Albury, an honest middle-aged boat captain, finds himself compelled to take a job for Key West's drug cartel after experiencing sabotage, fearing it may lead to his downfall.

A wildly entertaining adventure involving snakes, grizzlies, a menacing drone, a missing father, and the kid determined to find him. In classic Hiaasen fashion, the animals here are wild, and the people are wilder! Some facts about Billy Dickens: * He once saw a biker swerve across the road in order to run over a snake. * Later, that motorcycle somehow ended up at the bottom of a canal. * Billy isn't the type to let things go. Some facts about Billy's family: * They've lived in six different Florida towns because Billy's mom insists on getting a house near a bald eagle nest. * Billy's dad left when he was four and is a total mystery. * Billy has just found his dad's address--in Montana. This summer, Billy will fly across the country, hike a mountain, float a river, dodge a grizzly bear, shoot down a spy drone, save a neighbor's cat, save an endangered panther, and then try to save his own father. "A fun romp that will keep readers hooked." —The New York Times

Andrew Yancy, late of the Miami Police, soon-to-be-late of the Key West Police, has a human arm in his freezer. There is a logical explanation for that, but not for how and why it parted from its owner. Yancy thinks the boating-accident/shark-luncheon explanation is full of holes, and if he can prove murder, his commander might relieve him of Health Inspector duties, aka Roach Patrol. But first Yancy will negotiate an ever-surprising course of events, from the Keys to Miami to a Bahamian out island, with a crew of equally ever-surprising characters, including: the twitchy widow of the frozen arm; an avariciously idiotic real estate developer; a voodoo witch whose lovers are blinded-unto-death by her particularly peculiar charms; Yancy's new love, a kinky medical examiner; and the eponymous Bad Monkey.

Filled with harrowing divots, deadly doglegs, and excruciating sandtraps, The Downhill Lie is a hilarious chronicle of mis-adventure that will have you rolling with laughter. Bestselling author Carl Hiaasen wisely quit golfing in 1973. But some ambitions refuse to die, and as the years passed and the memories of slices and hooks faded, it dawned on Carl that there might be one thing in life he could do better in middle age than he could as a youth. So gradually he ventured back to the rolling, frustrating green hills of the golf course, where he ultimately—and foolishly—agreed to compete in a country-club tournament against players who can actually hit the ball.

From "the funniest important writer in America" (Miami Herald) comes a tale that is gleefully zany and incisively sharp and now available in trade paperback for the first time.

Twenty-two-year-old pop star Cherry Pye is attempting a comeback from her latest drug-fuelled disaster. Her 'stunt double' Ann travels everywhere with her, throwing paparazzi off the scent when they get too close. But one night, Ann's resemblance to Cherry Pye proves too convincing - she is kidnapped by an obsessed paparazzo who only realises his mistake once it is too late to go back... From there it's a fast, funny and furious race against time to rescue Ann from a terrible fate. An international bestseller, acclaimed as Hiaasen's most hilarious, gripping novel to date, Star Island is an addictive read.

Featuring six sharp-witted novels by a Newbery Honor winner and #1 New York Times bestseller, this box set showcases the unique blend of humor and intrigue that defines Hiaasen's writing. Each story offers a compelling narrative filled with eccentric characters and satirical takes on modern life, ensuring that readers enjoy a delightful escape into Hiaasen's vividly crafted world. Perfect for fans and newcomers alike, this collection promises hours of entertainment.

Gerade mit seinen Eltern von Montana nach Florida gekommen, findet sich der 15-jährige Roy Eberhardt in seiner neuen Umgebung noch nicht wirklich zurecht. Da erregt ein Junge, der wiederholt morgens in schmutziger Kleidung und barfuß die Straße entlangläuft, seine Aufmerksamkeit. Neugierig geworden, stellt Roy Nachforschungen an, die weitere Fragen aufwerfen: Was weiß der Junge über die Probleme auf der neuen Baustelle? Warum setzt er sich so für zwei Eulenjunge ein? Und wie kann ihn Roy dabei unterstützen?

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