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Originally Posted by Boomer
Carl Hiaasen is one of my favorite writers. His books are always set in Florida and perfect at capturing the crazy. The satire is wicked funny.
(He also writes books for kids. Middle school age would be about right for those. One of them won the Newbery Award which is a big deal.)
Anyway, Bad Monkey is now on Apple TV. There are a few episodes left to drop.
If Carl Hiaasen sounds good to you, just look at his website which I am linking here. (I don't want to type anymore tonight. I am going to go now and catch up on Bad Monkey.)
Here ya go....
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Carl Hiassen writes what I call Comic Crime Capers: not so much detective novels as novels about would-be criminals who are too dumb to breathe. They are set in Florida because that’s the way it is in Florida. I don’t get AppleTV, so I haven’t seen Bad Monkey, but I wish all his novels became extended series like that. If you like to fish, read his novel “Double Whammy,” which is about bass fishing in Lake County. There are places you will recognize.
The other great Florida writer of Comic Crime Capers is Tim Dorsey, who died this year. His main character is the young likable psycho-killer Serge Storms. When he’s not killing people who deserve it in amusing ways, he travels around the state taking photos of Historical Monuments. His goal is to visit every one in Florida. There are thousands.