So my Hiassen hook up (thank you Randi!!!!) said I could
borrow her new book and even read it before her. Now that is what I call a good
friend! I returned to the lovable rogue, Andrew Yancy who is soon to be kicked
out of the Monroe County Sheriff’s office for shoving a car vacuum …..well,
you’ll have to read about that.
A very suspicious boating accident has resulted in a
lone arm, middle finger extended, washing up in Key West. The sheriff wants
Miami to handle it and dispatches Yancy, arm in tow, to take it to the ME up
there.
Meanwhile, Yancy is trying to deal with development gone
crazy in his quiet little corner of the world. All he wants is his miniature
deer to graze peacefully and watch the sunset. But Andrew Yancy is a creative
man and he does his best to foil said development.
His love life is complicated. He has a fugitive sex
offender from Oklahoma with her hot pants and his burgeoning interest in the
medical examiner from Miami. He is also investigating the arm on his own (off
the clock) and getting mixed up in a complex plot that has a lot of moving
pieces.
Over the course of the book, he will work with corrupt
cops, the Russian mafia and Bahamian crims to get this mystery solved. He will
survive a hurricane, dog bites, fires, bees and voodoo.
The best character so far though is the bad monkey aka
Driggs. He pops up repeatedly in the book and has his own complicated
relationships with his Bahamian brethren as well as visitors to his home in the
Caribbean. Driggs’ was famous for acting with Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean but he was also
famous for getting kicked off the movie for bad behavior.
This book is hilarious and another great beach read. I
have found these Hiassen books are just the ticket to cleanse my palate after
reading heavy books or books I just wasn’t that into. These are so well written
that I get involved, finish them smiling and am ready to delve back into
weightier tomes.
Bad
Monkey is fun and funny. Highly recommend. You’ll love it!
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