The question is not whodunit but how - and will they get away with it?" The locale is that tropical Gomorrah, Miami. The specific targets are plastic surgery quacks, trash television hosts and "This novel is Carl Hiaasen's latest dangerous weapon - Uzi satire in 9-millimeter bursts aimed at those classic baddies, vanity and greed. We never knew about a unique brand of American sportsman, and everything we suspected about television evangelists, good ole boys and the rape of Florida." "Who would ever have thought there was so much fun to be found on the professional bass fishing circuit? Carl Hiaasen has tapped into this hitherto undiscovered literary gold mine and come up with a tale that tells us everything Behind the fun is a sophisticated morality story that leaves you to decide exactly who the bad guy was." Word 'gaggle.' Nevertheless, there are memorable observations in this imaginative thriller." But the authors are inclined to have their characters 'snort,' 'mock' and 'growl,' and they are partial to the "The backgrounds for this novel - restaurants, streets, airports - ring true. The authors have also produced a smoothly written book, natural in its dialogue, expertly plotted, "These two trained reporters draw a tense picture of the Miami drug underworld and of the cops who try to cope with it.
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