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Books by
Carl Hiaasen
Basket Case
Sick Puppy
Lucky You
Team Rodent
A Death in China
Powder Burn
Trap Line
Stormy Weather
Strip Tease
Native Tongue
Skin Tight
Double Whammy
Tourist Season
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Known for his razor wit and thought-provoking sociopolitical commentary, Carl Hiaasen, the award-winning columnist for The Miami Herald, is the bestselling author of nine novels that blend gritty mystery with his unflagging devotion to crucifying developers, politicians, and any other entity that threatens the quality of life in his beloved home state of Florida. Hiaasen has also written an essay blasting the Disney enterprise, two anthologies culled from his Miami Herald columns, and coauthored three earlier crime novels with Bill Montalbano which are currently back in print. AuthorsOnTheWeb.com showcases this enormously funny writer with reviews of his novels, biographical information, and a quiz to test your Hiaasen expertise.
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Fast Facts
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Hiaasen began his journalism career writing offbeat public interest stories for Cocoa Today.
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His scathing commentaries have taken aim at such topics as the medical profession, land developers, politics, the NRA, tobacco companies, and the destruction of the environment in Florida.
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His first novel, Tourist Season, was written in 1986.
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Double Whammy introduced readers to the character "Skink," a deranged former governor of Florida whose antics have delighted fans in subsequent novels as well.
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His fifth novel, Strip Tease, was made into a movie starring Demi Moore and Burt Reynolds.
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In addition to being a journalist and bestselling author, Hiaasen has cowritten songs with Warren Zevon, including a recent CD of "Basket Case," that evolved from lyrics he incorporated into his recent book.
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Bio
Carl Hiaasen was born and raised in Florida and currently resides in the Florida Keys. He is the author of nine novels set in his home state, including TOURIST SEASON, DOUBLE WHAMMY, SKIN TIGHT, NATIVE TONGUE, STRIP TEASE, STORMY WEATHER, LUCKY YOU, SICK PUPPY, and BASKET CASE. He also coauthored three earlier novels (A DEATH IN CHINA, POWDER BURN, and TRAP LINE), published two anthologies of his newspaper columns (KICK ASS and PARADISE SCREWED), and a book-length essay on the Disney enterprise entitled TEAM RODENT. Hiaasen is an award-winning investigative journalist writing a twice-weekly metropolitan column for the Miami Herald.
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