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Double Whammy Mass Market Paperback – March 1, 1989

by Carl Hiaasen (Author)

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"Twists and turns with breathtaking speed...You're gonna like this ride." - Washington Post Book World

R.J. Decker, star tenant of the local trailer park and neophyte private eye is fishing for a killer. Thanks to a sportsman's scam that's anything but sportsmanlike, there's a body floating in Coon Bog, Florida -- and a lot that's rotten in the murky waters of big-stakes, large-mouth bass tournaments. Here Decker will team up with a half-blind, half-mad hermit with an appetite for road kill; dare to kiss his ex-wife while she's in bed with her new husband; and face deadly TV evangelists, dangerously seductive women, and a pistol-toting redneck with a pit bull on his arm. And here his own life becomes part of the stakes. For while the "double whammy" is the lure, first prize is for the most ingenious murder.

Book 1 of 7

Skink
Print length

320 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Grand Central Publishing
Publication date

March 1, 1989
Dimensions

4.25 x 1 x 7 inches
ISBN-10

0446352764
ISBN-13

978-0446352765
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"A MURDER SIZZLER THAT IS EVERYTHING...GREAT FUN...IT PLACES HIAASEN UP THERE WITH ROSS THOMAS AND DONALD WESTLAKE AS A WILDLY IMAGINATIVE CAPER WRITER...I WENT FOR DOUBLE WHAMMY HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER". -- Washington Post Book World

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R.J. Decker, star tenant of the local trailer park and neophyte private eye is fishing for a killer. Thanks to a sportsman's scam that's anything but sportsmanlike, there's a body floating in Coon Bog, Florida -- and a lot that's rotten in the murky waters of big-stakes, large-mouth bass tournaments. Here Decker will team up with a half-blind, half-mad hermit with an appetite for road kill; dare to kiss his ex-wife while she's in bed with her new husband; and face deadly TV evangelists, dangerously seductive women, and a pistol-toting redneck with a pit bull on his arm. And here his own life becomes part of the stakes. For while the "double whammy" is the lure, first prize is for the most ingenious murder.

About the Author

Carl Hiaasen (pronounced "hiya-sun") was born and raised in South Florida and presently lives in Tavernier, smack in the middle of the Florida Keys. He attended Emory University and was graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of Florida at Gainesville in 1974. Hiaasen began his journalism career writing weird public interest stories ("Garbageman for a day") at Cocoa Today (now the Melbourne-based Florida Today). He joined the Miami Herald in 1976, and since then has been a reporter for their general assignment desk, Sunday magazine and investigative team. As part of The Miami Herald's investigative team, Hiaasen has worked on projects exposing dangerous doctors in Florida, land corruption in the Florida Keys, and drug smuggling in the Bahamas and Key West. He is currently Metro columnist for the paper where his award-winning columns on rapacious development, egregious business practices, and corrupt politicians have helped clarify issues for the Florida citizenry. Carl Hiaasen turned his hand to fiction in the early eighties. His first novel, Tourist Season,was published in 1986 and named "one of the ten best destination reads of all time" by GQ Magazine. He is the author of five other best-selling novels, Double Whammy, Skin Tight, Native Tongue, Strip Tease and Stormy Weather. Louise Bernikow, writing in Cosmopolitan, calls Hiaasen's fiction "unbelievably funny -- tears-running-down-your-cheeks funny in spite of some pretty weighty themes like the destruction of the environment and the cut-throat ways of developers." Tony Hillerman calls Hiaasen "the Mark Twain of the crime novel." And Donald Westlake says "Hiaasen is so good he ought to be illegal." Hiaasen is also a songwriter, having co-wrote two songs on Warren Zevon's album. Mutineer (the two songs are Seminole Bingo and Rollweiler Blues). The film Strip Tease, based on Hiaasen's novel, directed by Andrew Bergman starring Demi Moore in pasties and Burt Reynolds in a hairpiece, was a recent major motion picture.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grand Central Publishing; later printing edition (March 1, 1989)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0446352764
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0446352765
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.25 x 1 x 7 inches

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Carl Hiaasen was born and raised in Florida, where he still lives. He is a prize-winning journalist with a regular column in the Miami Herald and many articles in varied magazines. He started writing crime fiction in the early 1980s and has recently branched out into children's books; he has also had several works of non-fiction published.

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Surprisingly Tedious, for Hiaasen

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 6, 2023

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There’s that typical ironic Hiaasen humor here and there, but the reader has to look for it. Parts of the story seemed almost redundant, especially regarding the fishing tournaments and gear.
The author took too long rolling out the story, so I often lost track of who was who, or what was happening.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 31, 2022

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An insane book as only Carl Hiaasen can write, thoroughly entertaining. I have no clue how he comes up with this stuff, hahahaha

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Linda K. Helbeck

Another Breaking Bad

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 6, 2023

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Quite the read. A Florida resident I am who enjoyed the local references but that enticement paled in comparison to the twisting plot, the vivid descriptions and often humorous turns. Did not want to put it down, eager to learn what’s next, disbelieving that the sport fishing world could be so devious and dangerous. Hoping the next book I read is half as exciting.

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 6, 2023

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You know your in Florida when… Carl Hiaasen constantly fills in the rest. Witty thriller with a cast of characters only Florida could love.

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 3, 2023

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A real page turner. Carl Hiaasen reveals much about the former governor and his friend Jim Tile. Hilarious at times as well as mysterious and riveting.

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great condition!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 5, 2023

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This book arrived earlier than projected timeframe and is in perfect hardcover condition. It's a gift (hoping to hook this friend on this author) so I'm delighted with my purchase.

great beginning of the Skink books!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 8, 2023

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Love the twists, and the endlessly entangled storylines. Another fun romp through the insane entity that is Florida! I could not put it down!

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great fun and mayhem

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 12, 2023

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All the usual Florida characters behaving badly.
Romance, double dealing, amazing prowess.
Beautiful authentic settings.
PS: the good guys win.

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Janie U

I lost interest as the fishing seemed to overwhelm everything else

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 9, 2021

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I had read a book that this author wrote more recently and enjoyed it very much so decided to go back to one of his earlier books. I often don't read the blurb on a book but I did with this one and it made me laugh out loud which is always a good start.
It's a crime thriller with a murder that a private investigator tries to solve.
The characters are all ridiculous but seem to fit well enough in the plot.
The big problem is the setting in the bass fishing world - it's not a world I knew anything about and I wasn't curious. Having no curiosity meant I didn't really care about what the characters were doing. There is a huge amount of detail about the kit being used and it meant nothing to me, actually switching off my attention from much of the action.
This was first published in 1987 and I think it has aged well with the writing still feeling fresh. I found the novel hard work because the fishing seemed to overwhelm everything else. If anyone has an interest in learning about bass fishing then the book will be enjoyed I'm sure.

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A briliant, laugh out loud, crime novel

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 22, 2009

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Welcome to competitive bass fishing in Florida. There is a backdrop which I never expected for one of the funniest novels I've read in a long time. You have got to love the Skink character, a sort of lunatic eco-warrior who is actually a secondary player in the novel to the hero Decker.

Mr Hiaasen weaves together an absolutely wonderful supporting cast of characters in the middle of his Green versus Greed main theme. There is a huge amount of violence, death and general mayhem much of it caused by Queenie (read it and see!).

This is a genuine, laugh out loud, funny book. It is also just so bizarre; as another reviewer has mentioned there really is a character going around with a dead dog clamped to his arm. There is also a very vivid example of the sort of conversation not to have at a funeral.

Just so brilliant but with a biting undertone about the fruit-cakes on the loose in the Deep South. This is strongly recommended and really is a five star read; now where can I find more of Mr Hiaasen's stuff?

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Good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 10, 2018

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Dr. M. Everard

You gotta love Carl Hiaasen!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 7, 2013

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I think we have all Carl Hiaasen's books, and love their irreverence and quirky plots. A strong recommendation for all

david newbould

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 17, 2016

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Crazy funny and believable, it is America .

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