Trap Line [Paperback]

Carl Hiaasen (Author), Bill Montalbano (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 1998

Key West is a smuggler's paradise. All that's needed are the captains to run the contraband and Breeze Albury is one of the best fishing captains on the Rock.  He's in no mood to become the Machine's delivery boy, however. So the Machine sets out to persuade him. It starts by taking away Albury's livelihood and his freedom. But when the Machine threatens Albury's son, the washed-out wharf rat turns into a raging, sea-going vigilante.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Published in 1984, 1981, and 1982, respectively, these novels feature action, intrigue, violence, and murder. In the Hitchcock vein, they also portray protagonists who are just ordinary people?a professor, an architect, and a fishing-boat captain?who are dragged into extraordinary circumstances. LJ's reviewer found Death in China "tautly written," adding that Montalbano and Hiaasen have a "fine flair for characters and settings" (LJ 4/1/84).
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Review

“A piece of nautical adventure writing worthy of C.S. Forester.” — Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

“[Hiaasen is] Florida’s most entertainingly indignant social critic.” — The New York Times

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Vintage (June 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375700692
• ISBN-13: 978-0375700699
• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.6 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #104,915 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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34 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Suspenseful, but where's that bizarre Hiaasen humor?, July 7, 1998

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R. Holt "oldrover" (Falmouth, ME USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trap Line (Paperback)

Apparently this book was written long before Hiaasen's other classics, like Skin Tight and Stormy weather. While the plot is interesting, and the characters are either likeable or pathetic, the odd-balls you expect in a Hiaasen novel are absent. However, I'm such a Hiaasen junkie I bought it anyway! Decent summer read.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fishermen and Drug Lords in Key West, April 27, 2001

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George Webster, Ph.D., (Orlando, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trap Line (Paperback)

Breeze Albury is one of Key West's best fishing captains. His skill gets the attention of the drug lords that funnel a torrent of drugs into America through the Keys. Breeze refuses to work for them, so they steal his ..... But when they harm his son, Breeze goes wild and leads fishermen and townspeople in an all-out war against the drug machine and its dirty police chief. It's an entertaining story with a big helping of Key West flavor and atmosphere.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Trap Line, August 26, 2002

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"boomsfarm" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trap Line (Paperback)

If you want to recall past days and exploits in Key West in the 70's or just read a good paced novel with insight into how it used to be before the t-shirts and buffet wanna-be's got there; try Trap Line...Carl got around in his younger days. Glad I stumbled over this old book.Now well see how Powder Burn goes.