Double Whammy
 

Double Whammy

by Carl Hiaasen

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... (read more)

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  • Rated 5 stars

Another great read from Hiassen, combining the cutthroat world of bass fishing, a former governor and a greedy evangelist preacher. You can't miss with this one.

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  • Sagecoveredhills

    sagecoveredhills said:

    Funny, but not as funny as Skinny Dip or Sick Puppy. Here, you get a good view of Skink, which helps with the understanding of his role in Sick Puppy.

    posted Friday, March 28 2008
  • Kate MacDonald

    kate macdonald said:

    Hiaasen's character Skink is one of the best in contemporary fiction.

    posted Saturday, December 8 2007
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