Book description
Brilliantly twisted entertainment wrapped around a powerful ecological plea—from the New York Times bestselling author of Squeeze Me.
When Palmer Stoat notices the black pickup truck following him on the highway, he fears his precious Range Rover is about to be carjacked. But Twilly Spree, the man tailing Stoat, has…
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Maybe it’s because I’ve always been a sucker for a righteous cause that Carl Hiaasen’s riotous, rollicking, tale of muckraking to the max had me cheering his zany protagonist and one-man-wreaking-crew, Twilly Spree from the first page to the last.
Twilly Spree has dedicated himself to saving Florida's wilderness from runaway destruction. He favors in-your-face political statements - such as torching Jet-Skis or blowing up banks - that leave his human targets shaken but taught a lesson in what happens when they choose not to do what Twilly considers the right thing.
Dognapping eco-terrorists, bogus big-time hunters, a Republicans-only hooker,…
From Susie's list on authors who create the zaniest characters.
Take The Monkey Wrench Gang, quadruple the number of characters, add the Marx Brothers, Three Stooges, a few fatal accidents/murders, toss them all into a Tilt-A-Whirl and set it in South Florida, and you’ll get pretty much any Carl Hiaasen novel. I’m always impressed with his ability to braid madcap chaos, environmental outrage, and intricate plotting into stories that satirize the greed and corruption destroying what’s left of unbuilt Florida. When I need a break from environmental apocalypse news I turn to Hiaasen, knowing the good guys will win, the bad guys will get their just deserts, and there…
From Suzie's list on wild-ride environmental entertainment.
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