Joey Perrone is a woman with a mission. She's just been pushed overboard from a cruise liner by Chaz, her scumbag husband, and survived to tell the tale. But rather than reporting him to the police, she decides to stay dead and - with a little help from her friends and a few of Chaz's enemies - instead of getting mad, she's going to get even.
Filled with a host of endearingly offbeat characters, and a narrative that is hilarious, romantic and thought-provoking by turns, Skinny Dip takes us on a journey through the warped politics of Southern Florida and through the madness created by the human heart.
Carl Hiaasen was born and raised in Florida. He is the author of nine previous novels, including Sick Puppy, Lucky You, Stormy Weather and Basket Case. He also writes a twice weekly metropolitan column for the Miami Herald.
Title: Skinny Dip
Author: Carl Hiaasen
ISBN: 9780552772532
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Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Publication Date: 2005-06-01
Number of Pages: 480
Weight: 0.2995 kg
Slick, swift and gloriously funny * Sunday Telegraph *
The undisputed master of organized chaos... His satire is a fierce unmuzzled snarl, swiftly followed by a painfully ironic bite. Quite simply, brilliant * The Sunday Times *
America's finest satirical novelist... the blazing conscience of the sunshine state * Observer *
Florida's poet laureate - the chronicler of its corruption, craziness and exploited ecology... a unique satirical talent * Financial Times *
The funniest crime novelist to put pen to paper * Evening Standard *