Honey Santana—impassioned, willful, possibly bipolar, self-proclaimed “queen of lost causes”—has a scheme to help rid the world of irresponsibility, indifference, and dinnertime sales calls. She’s taking rude, gullible Relentless, Inc., telemarketer Boyd Shreave and his less-than-enthusiastic mistress, Eugenie—the fifteen-minute-famous girlfriend of a tabloid murderer—into the wilderness of … of Florida’s Ten Thousand Islands for a gentle lesson in civility. What she doesn’t know is that she’s being followed by her Honey-obsessed former employer, Piejack (whose mismatched fingers are proof that sexual harassment in the workplace is a bad idea). And he doesn’t know he’s being followed by Honey’s still-smitten former drug-running ex-husband, Perry, and their wise-and-protective-way-beyond-his-years twelve-year-old-son, Fry. And when they all pull up on Dismal Key, they don’t know they’re intruding on Sammy Tigertail, a half white–half Seminole failed alligator wrestler, trying like hell to be a hermit despite the Florida State coed who’s dying to be his hostage . . .
Will Honey be able to make a mensch of a “greedhead”? Will Fry be able to protect her from Piejack—and herself? Will Sammy achieve his true Seminole self? Will Eugenie ever get to the beach? Will the Everglades survive the wild humans? All the answers are revealed in the delectably outrageous mayhem that propels this novel to its Hiaasen-of-the-highest-order climax.
BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Carl Hiaasen’s Bad Monkey.
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Carl Hiaasen never disappoints, with his over-the-top tales of endangered Florida and passionate, eccentric characters. This book contains one his most appealing female characters. Don’t miss it.
I was SO disappointed in this book after reading all his great books.
Hilarious as usual from Hiason.
Carl Hiaasen’s worlds are always strange and wonderful and funny and the bad guys always get what they deserve.
A gentle cruise of a book. Nothing to get too wound up about in any direction.
Not his best but enjoyable virus shut in read
Funny and right on point.
I haven’t met a Carl Hiaasen book that I didn’t thoroughly enjoy. He builds wonderful characters and you never know how the book will turn with the turn of the next page.
I really enjoyed this book!!!!Read it. You will see
Classic Carl Hiassen – always a laugh and never a dull moment.
Fun read
Classic Hiaasen. Quirky characters, a wild story, all swimming around in Florida swampland and environs. Laugh out loud funny.
The characters are zany to the point of absurdity, but Carl Hiaasen expertly develops them with humor and honesty. No matter their flaws, almost everyone has the chance for redemption and heroism. Hiaasen is a terrific writer and “Nature Girl” is great fun!
Carl Hiaasen never fails to entertain with his funny, satirical stories. One of a group of great Florida based authors including Tim Dorsey and Dave Barry. Don’t miss any of their books!
A great read!
Another Carl Hiaasen breath of fresh air…nonsensical escapism that allows the reader to be entertained and to have to interrupt reading to roll on the floor laughing. If you enjoy slapstick comedy, you’ll love this book.
On the first day of working the airboat concession on the Big Cypress reservation, half-blood Seminole Sammy Tigertail acquires a very drunk customer named Wilson who dies of a heart attack while on the boat ride. Advised by his uncle to dispose of the body somewhere not on the reservation, Sammy does so, then decides that it would be prudent to …
Carl Hiaasen is a very funny writer.