Mention Appertaining To Books Tourist Season
| Title | : | Tourist Season |
| Author | : | Carl Hiaasen |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 404 pages |
| Published | : | May 9th 2005 by Warner Books (NY) (first published 1986) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Mystery. Humor. Crime |
Carl Hiaasen
Paperback | Pages: 404 pages Rating: 3.94 | 17312 Users | 810 Reviews
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The only trace of the first victim was his Shriner's fez washed up on the Miami beach. The second victim, the head of the city's chamber of commerce, was found dead with a toy rubber alligator lodged in his throat. And that was just the beginning... Now Brian Keyes, reporter turned private eye, must move from muckraking to rooting out murder, in a caper that will mix football players, politicians, and police with a group of fanatics and a very hungry crocodile.
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| Original Title: | Tourist Season |
| ISBN: | 0446695718 (ISBN13: 9780446695718) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Brian Keyes, Skip Wiley |
| Setting: | Florida(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Shamus Award Nominee for Best First PI Novel (1987) |
Rating Appertaining To Books Tourist Season
Ratings: 3.94 From 17312 Users | 810 ReviewsJudgment Appertaining To Books Tourist Season
Very exciting, and had a great Miami feel.I would give any book I've read by Hiaasen 4 stars if not more though this one was more like 3 and 3/4. This is an earlier book of his comedic/criminal/environmental genre and he did get better as he went along. Still, this book had good laughs, lots of irony, pathos, tragedy, crime and mayhem which if you're a Hiaasen fan you know is his forte. Hiaasen shares his knowledge of the workings of newspaper and fills the story with characters that are bigger than life but quite believable. Whether
Written in the 80s. Takes place in Miami. Main character is a Private Investigator. It's tempting to say, "Nuff said," but that's not totally it. Carl Hiassen has a unique writing style that is heavy on witty dialogue (and now that I think of it... much like Raymond Chandler). On the dialogue alone, I feel like this work would lend itself well to a theater production. But in addition, Carl Hiaasen's descriptions of both characters and setting are colorful and stimulating. I love the vocabulary
Absolutely amazing. Once again, perfect illustration within the text. It feels as if you are sitting along Brian Keyes as the story pans out. I can now safely say I have cruised Key Biscayne, ran red lights down Collins Blvd, and felt the crushed coral under my feet on Osprey Island. Carls background in journalism had been the perfect prerequisite for this masterpiece. Brian Keyes must have been some sort of a reflection of a romantic side of Carls self, and Skip Wiley the hotshot villain of the
4.5 stars, loss of 1/2 star for outrageously callous attitude about the death of the tourists, which I know was at the heart of the novel, but author enjoyed it just a little too much. One of the first Hiaasen books I encountered, and still stands up. A wild ride with looney tunes terrorists, a plethora of bodies, sympathetic heroes being met with obstacles from every direction, and gonzo writing. If Carl Hiaasen shares some measure of the angst of Skip Wiley, writing these books is excellent
Three and a half stars.Just like Donovan used to sit at the feet of Bob Dylan, Carl Hiaasen will forever be an Elmore Leonard wannabe. Now, this isnt a bad thing. If your child wants to grow up to be president, youd want them to model themselves after Abe Lincoln and not Warren Harding or Franklin Pierce.The novel, Hiaasens first, is pretty good, but you can see Hiaasen measuring himself up against the master. Fortunately, here he sticks with what he knows best: the newspaper business,
Absolutely amazing. Once again, perfect illustration within the text. It feels as if you are sitting along Brian Keyes as the story pans out. I can now safely say I have cruised Key Biscayne, ran red lights down Collins Blvd, and felt the crushed coral under my feet on Osprey Island. Carls background in journalism had been the perfect prerequisite for this masterpiece. Brian Keyes must have been some sort of a reflection of a romantic side of Carls self, and Skip Wiley the hotshot villain of the
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