Razor Girl by Carl Hiaasen
I thought it was only fitting as Hurricane Matthew bears down on the State of Florida, that I review a book set in Florida, written by a Florida author. And Carl Hiaasen, a Florida native, has the ability to make all the quirky things we love about the state and weave them into a fantastically, funny novel.
When Lane Coolman's rental is rear ended by a sexy, long legged, redhead en route to the Florida Keys, let the party begin. Add an expensive diamond ring, the mob and a gambian pouch rat and the pages will seem to turn all by themselves. Detective, demoted to health inspector, Andrew Yancy tries to make sense of it all.
I had the privilege of meeting Carl Hiaasen at the Vero Beach Book Center. He was hysterically funny as he described a gambian pouch rat to us. He's also extremely gracious as he signed our books and posed for pictures. A wonderful time was had by all. Carl's a charming kind of guy, who writes a delightful novel.
I've lived in Florida for 36 years, so I get all the inside jokes in Razor Girl. Someone not familiar with Florida might read those things as they are and not get the extra chuckle that I did. But that won't make this wild romp in paradise any less enjoyable. It will keep you laughing from start to finish. And you'll be itching to come back to Florida hurricanes and all.
I thought it was only fitting as Hurricane Matthew bears down on the State of Florida, that I review a book set in Florida, written by a Florida author. And Carl Hiaasen, a Florida native, has the ability to make all the quirky things we love about the state and weave them into a fantastically, funny novel.
When Lane Coolman's rental is rear ended by a sexy, long legged, redhead en route to the Florida Keys, let the party begin. Add an expensive diamond ring, the mob and a gambian pouch rat and the pages will seem to turn all by themselves. Detective, demoted to health inspector, Andrew Yancy tries to make sense of it all.
I had the privilege of meeting Carl Hiaasen at the Vero Beach Book Center. He was hysterically funny as he described a gambian pouch rat to us. He's also extremely gracious as he signed our books and posed for pictures. A wonderful time was had by all. Carl's a charming kind of guy, who writes a delightful novel.
I've lived in Florida for 36 years, so I get all the inside jokes in Razor Girl. Someone not familiar with Florida might read those things as they are and not get the extra chuckle that I did. But that won't make this wild romp in paradise any less enjoyable. It will keep you laughing from start to finish. And you'll be itching to come back to Florida hurricanes and all.
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