This was a funny book - with "dark" humor. Joey figured out that she had married a jerk when her husband threw her off a cruise ship. What Chaz Perrone didn't figure on was that his beautiful wife was also a championship swimmer. Joey manages to save herself from drowning - and is rescued by an ex-cop named Mick Stranaham. With Mick's assistance, Joey comes up with a plan for revenge on her husband. Carl Hiaasen always writes up wacky characters and this book is no exception ... a great, funny beach read!

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Great book! This is the first book I have read by this author and I definitely will read another one of his books. It is great for the beach and a very fast read.

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If you know Hiaasen then this is one you don't want to miss. If you don't know him he has a slightly twisted sense of humor where the good guy always wins. He can go to the dark side of humor in humans but we all know they are out there. Always funny stuff.

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I couldn't put this book down!

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A very light 'Thriller'. Humorous. Easy read.

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Another fun romp from Hiaasen and the wacky denizens of South Florida. This one is about a woman, Joey Perrone, who is thrown from a cruise ship by her husband, Chaz Perrone. But why did Chaz try to murder his wife who survives the attempt and ends up seeking vengeance on her scumbag husband? Joey is rescued after clinging to a bale of marijuana floating in the Atlantic by Mick Stranahan (who was also the protagonist in SKIN TIGHT, one of my favorite Hiaasen novels). Joey doesn't want to report her attempted murder to the police because she feels it would be her word against Chaz's. So she convinces Stranahan to help her try to drive Chaz crazy by a series of bizarre actions. Chaz is a young marine biologist who obtained his PhD with the help of a shady farm owner named Red Hammernut, who is paying Chaz to report bogus data related to fertilizer pollutants coming from Hammernut's farm into the Everglades. Another character in the novel is Edward "Tool" O'Toole, a very large hairy individual, who works for Hammernut as a sometimes body guard, is a fentanyl addict who goes to nursing homes to steal fentanyl patches, and who also collects roadside crosses for his backyard. There is also Karl Rolvaag, a County detective investigating the disappearance of Joey who also has a couple of pet pythons that may be killing his neighbors' pets. In addition, Skink, the former governor of Florida who lives in the swamps makes a couple of brief but timely appearances.

As usual, this one was full of great characters as only Hiaasen can write them. It also was very topical with Hiaasen focusing on the environmental issue of the pollution and restoration of the Everglades. This wasn't my favorite Hiaasen novel but I would still heartily recommend it.

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Didn't care much for this book.

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Excellent read. I'm addicted to Carl Hiaasen. I am reading back to back Hiaasen books. The developement of character and plot more than holds my attention. Can't read them fast enough.

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