Bad monkey andrew yancylate of the miami police and soontobelate of the monroe county sheriffs officehas a human arm in his freezer. Read bad monkey by hiaasen carl 20611 hardcover by hiaasen carl for online ebook. Would you be willing to try another one of arte johnsons performances. 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 novel in almost a decade. This book is written tongueincheek, great humour as well as being a good detective story. Carl hiaasens bad monkey features a cast of oddballs. Not forgetting the monkey, who is not so much bad as misunderstood. Browse audiobooks written by carl hiaasen sorted by best. On the hottest day of july, trolling in deadcalm waters near key.
Theres a logical hiaasenian explanation for that, but not for how and why it parted from its shadowy owner. Ive listened to a lot of audio books and arte johnsons reading of. He is the author of thirteen previous novels, including the best sellers razor girl, bad monkey. Carl hiaasen finally returning to form in this book, after some sloppy writing in, a. 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. 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.
His most recent work of nonfiction is dance of the reptiles, a collection of his columns from the miami herald. We know were in carl hiaasen country from the first sentence of bad monkey. Carl hiaasen is a successful journalist and novelist. This was a thoroughly enjoyable and amusing romp, with a hero who is far from perfect, a splendid cast of villains, and plenty of action. Set in south florida, where much of hiaasens writing takes place, one of bad monkeys main characters is andrew yancy, a former miami police officer busted down to monroe county health inspector for attacking his exgirlfriends husband with a portable vacuum cleaner. Hiaasen is laughoutloud funny and thoroughly entertaining. Behind the wheel of the other car is merry mansfieldthe eponymous razor girland the crash scam is only the beginning of events. Bad monkey cdaudio by carl hiaasen, arte johnson read by. In future, i am going to order books that carl hiaasen has. Carl hiaasen was born and raised in florida, where he still lives. Carl hiaasens latest comedic marvelhe hasnt written a novel this funny since skinny dipwith which his new one, bad monkey, shares some common ground. Sick puppy and another book the name of which i dont even remember, both of which made me stop reading him for a while. I love hiaasen, his books are great, but listening to this rather than reading it is unspeakably bad.
Given hiaasen s novels are all about conversation, this makes the book almost impossible to follow. Ive listened to a lot of audio books and arte johnsons reading of this book is probably the worst ive ever heard. Novelist and miami herald columnist carl hiaasen writes with passion and. This is often only fair, because the writer has for some time been ensuring uniformity of narrative and character. Born in fort lauderdale, florida in 1953, he attended emory university before transferring to the university of florida from which he graduated with a. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. You get carl hiaasens quirky mystery novel, bad monkey.
Bad monkey by carl hiaasen overdrive rakuten overdrive. Carl hiaasen books list of books by author carl hiaasen. Yet theres not a whiff of skink oh, yes, you can smell him from far away in hiaasens 17th novel for grownups, bad monkey. Order of carl hiaasen books carl hiaasen is an american novelist who writes adult and young adult thriller and crime fiction novels, but the common theme in his novels no matter what age he is writing for is the setting of florida. Bad monkey by carl hiaasen penguin random house audio. Get the best deals on carl hiaasen books when you shop the largest online selection at. In midjuly, a sportfisherman tourist off the florida keys reels in a severed human arm. Men, women, old, young, every line is read in exactly the same deadpan voice. I had never read anything by carl hiaasen before but will definitely be looking out for more of his books.
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. Carl hiaasen books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. Carl hiaasen was born and raised in florida, where he started writing after being given a typewriter at the age of six. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read bad monkey. June, 20 novelist and miami herald columnist carl hiaasen writes with passion and purpose about the state he loves. Bad monkey by carl hiaasen kansas city public library. The author of bad monkey is carl hiaasen and this is the first of his books that ive read. 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. Bad monkey suffers so severely due to bad narration that i honestly cant tell if hiaasen is off his game or not. Would you consider the audio edition of bad monkey to be better than the print version. More properly, its a murder mystery and detective story. The authoritative record of nprs programming is the audio record.
Written by carl hiaasen, audiobook narrated by arte johnson. The satire flows in every paragraph, the word choices and 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. Carl hiaasen, author of bad monkey floridagrown fiction novelist and miami herald columnist carl hiaasen writes with passion and purpose about the. He is the author of twelve previous novels, including the bestselling star island, nature girl, skinny dip, sick puppy, and lucky you, and four bestselling childrens books, chomp, hoot, flush, and scat. 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. Its probably true that hiaasen has written better novels that bad monkey, but he is so far ahead of anyone else in the genre of comic crime fiction that i can forgive him a slight lapse and still recognise the work with five stars.
But this is no everyday, humdrum, garden variety killing. Buy a cheap copy of bad monkey book by carl hiaasen. Shame as i usually like carl hiaasen for his mad humour. Andrew yancylate of the miami police and soontobelate of the monroe county sheriffs officehas a human arm in his freezer. Bad monkey debuted on the new york times hardcover bestseller list at number three.
This novel by carl hiaasen, author of tourist season and native tongue, begins as most thrillers do, with a killing. He is the author of such novels as the bestsellers bad monkey, star island, nature girl, skinny dip, sick puppy and lucky you, and five bestselling childrens books. With bad monkey, carl hiaasen is back doing what he does best. Book club genres all book club genres sorting by best selling this month book lists. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today.
Bad monkey boils over with corruption and comeuppance. 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. His earliest novelspowder burn, trap line, and a death in chinawere cowritten with fellow journalist bill montalbano. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Bad monkey is a story of environmental crime in florida only in passing. Carl hiaasen audio books at simply audiobooks simply. Carl hiaasens bad monkey, and more the new york times. 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. His latest book, bad monkey, is an offbeat murder mystery set in key west. I was constantly entertained by this author and couldnt put the book down. Here is hiaasen doing what he does better than anyone else. Thomas gaughan, booklist starred praise for the work of carl hiaasen carl hiaasen isnt just floridas sharpest satiristhes one of the few funny writers left in the whole country. Since then, he has written books in a variety of genres.
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. Both books begin with signs of lethal violenceboth involve scabby, furry creatures. Bad monkey by carl hiaasen 20, cd, unabridged for sale. Carl hiaasens bad monkey is another misadventure in the annals of greed and corruption in south florida, the medicarefraud capital of america. Carl hiaasen is a columnist, reporter, and novelist. Start reading bad monkey on your kindle in under a minute. He writes a column for the miami herald and is the author of many bestselling novels, including razor girl and bad monkey.
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