Chaz Perrone might be the only marine scientist in the world who doesn’t know which way the Gulf Stream runs. He might also be the only one who went into biology just to make a killing, and now he’s found a way–doctoring water samples so that a ruthless agribusiness tycoon can continue illegally dumping fertilizer into the endangered Everglades. When Chaz suspects that his wife, Joey, has figured out his scam, he pushes her overboard from a cruise liner into the night-dark Atlantic. Unfortunately for Chaz, his wife doesn’t die in the fall.
Clinging blindly to a bale of Jamaican pot, Joey Perrone is plucked from the ocean by former cop and current loner Mick Stranahan. Instead of rushing to the police and reporting her husband’s crime, Joey decides to stay dead and (with Mick’s help) screw with Chaz until he screws himself.
As Joey haunts and taunts her homicidal husband, as Chaz’s cold-blooded cohorts in pollution grow uneasy about his ineptitude and increasingly erratic behavior, as Mick Stranahan discovers that six failed marriages and years of island solitude haven’t killed the reckless romantic in him, we’re taken on a hilarious, full-throttle, pure Hiaasen ride through the warped politics and mayhem of the human environment, and the human heart.
Very funny! Vintage Hiaasen. Follow the tale of a bride on her honeymoon with her murderous new husband. He pitches her overboard from the cruise ship, and she swims to an island inhabited by a (sexy, of course!) recluse, who helps her exact a hilarious revenge.
Heather H. (feathergrove) from EUREKA SPGS, AR wrote on 12/19/2007...
This book easy to read and very, very funny. I laughed out loud several times. I would recommend it for anyone needing a good laugh and light-hearted reading.
Rebecca S. from PROSPECT, KY wrote on 12/13/2007...
Fun book to read in the summer!
Molly P. (MollyBP) from SAN DIEGO, CA wrote on 4/12/2007...
This was my first Hiaasen and a GREAT read!
Carol N. from JAMESTOWN, CA wrote on 3/12/2007...
What a fun read! Hiaasen is a favorite of mine, his books never fail to surprise me - what a seriously clever and hilarious author. Recommended!!
Sheila K L. from WEST WARWICK, RI wrote on 2/15/2007...
This is another delirious and zany romp through the swamps of South Florida with a cast of equally delirious and zany characters.
Monica S. (acinom) from APO, AP wrote on 1/27/2007...
Great book! Fast read! Entertaining!
Mary M. from BROOKLYN, NY wrote on 12/17/2006...
Fun! An enjoyable read!
Ruth A. from NEWFIELD, NY wrote on 11/26/2006...
Hilarious! Hiaasen at his best! Woman shoved overboard by her husband, she pretends to remain dead and bedevils him with some help from a fella - becomes her romantic interest. Really funny and wry.
Josef T. (TJoe) from ARAB, AL wrote on 10/21/2006...