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Bad Monkey
Bad Monkey | Carl Hiaasen
Andrew Yancylate of the Miami Police and soon-to-be-late of the Monroe County sheriff's officehas a human arm in his freezer. There's a logical (Hiaasenian) explanation for that, but not for how and why it parted from its shadowy owner. Yancy thinks the boating-accident/shark-luncheon explanation is full of holes, and if he can prove murder, the sheriff might rescue him from his grisly Health Inspector gig (it's not called the roach patrol for nothing). But firstthis being Hiaasen countryYancy must negotiate an obstacle course of wildly unpredictable events with a crew of even more wildly unpredictable characters, including his just-ex lover, a hot-blooded fugitive from Kansas; the twitchy widow of the frozen arm; two avariciously optimistic real-estate speculators; the Bahamian voodoo witch known as the Dragon Queen, whose suitors are blinded unto death by her peculiar charms; Yancy's new true love, a kinky coroner; and the eponymous bad monkey, who with hilarious aplomb earns his place among Carl Hiaasen's greatest characters. Here is Hiaasen doing what he does better than anyone else: spinning a tale at once fiercely pointed and wickedly funny in which the greedy, the corrupt, and the degraders of what's left of pristine Floridanow, of the Bahamas as wellget their comeuppance in mordantly ingenious, diabolically entertaining fashion.
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Tkgbjenn1
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Pickpick

The novel that was inspiration of a pretty darn good Apple + television series.

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KathyWheeler
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This is the first Carl Hiaasen book I‘ve ever read. I‘ve heard he was funny — something I was in the mood for — so I thought I‘d check him out. Indoor #audiowalk because it was 90° outside at 8:00pm.

lynneamch Good ideas! Both the book and the walk. Haven't been able to make myself get out in the heat. Thx for inspiration. 3mo
KathyWheeler @lynneamch it‘s definitely been too hot to walk outside! I‘m grateful for the rec center. I prefer to walk outside, but when it‘s so hot, I‘m glad to have this option. (edited) 3mo
Reggie I can‘t remember which ones I‘ve read because it‘s been over a decade but I will always remember laughing out loud with his books. 3mo
KathyWheeler @Reggie I‘d heard that his books are hilarious and that‘s what I was looking for. 3mo
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aperfectmjk
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Decided to go ahead and listen to this one since I'm on vacation in Key West and Vince Vaughn has been filming here for the upcoming movie. Some have seen him hanging around town... even cruising around on a bike. We saw filming from a distance, but no sighting of the actual crew. 😒

#bookspinbingo #SeriesRead2022 @TheAromaofBooks @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Awesome! 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y
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Fr3NcHtOaSt
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Went into this book blindly, other than the title and a short review. Had never heard of the author. Having finished it I would say this is a great read. It‘s a comedic mystery and I would not have guessed the twist towards the last 1/4 of the book. It‘s a fast read in which you won‘t want to put it down. Definitely a pick. Will probably be reading his other books now as well.

#BadMonkey #CarlHiaasen #book #comedic #mystery #definatelyrecommend

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Fr3NcHtOaSt
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On the hottest day of July, trolling in the dead-calm waters near Key West, a tourist named James Mayberry reeled up a human arm.

#BadMonkey #CarlHiaasen #FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

ShyBookOwl 😬 3y
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Carolyn11215
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Mehso-so

#bookspin for March. Set in Key West and the Bahamas. In addition to a former detective now unhappily working as a restaurant food inspector, a kinky coroner, a voodoo queen, and real estate speculators, a monkey claimed to have been in Johnny Depp‘s Pirates movie has a central role in book. I loved Hiaasen when I read him years ago but now his characterizations of women (manipulative or bimbos) annoy me and the plots are formulaic.

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Carolyn11215
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Tagged book is #bookspin and Witchmark is #doublespin for March. Planning to get them both read this month. @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y
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Blueberry
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#latitude reminds me of Jimmy Buffett (🎶changes in latitude, changes in attitude🎶) which reminds me of Carl Hiaasen. Bad Monkey is my favorite of his.

#allshipcelebration @CrowCAH

mabell I never read Bad Monkey but I did enjoy reading Hiaasen. (I haven‘t read any recently - his descriptions might be a touch too “colorful” for my stomach now😆) I think Skinny Dip was my favorite. 😄 5y
CrowCAH Jimmy Buffet does have a coastal water vibe! ⚓️ 5y
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Blueberry
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1. Humor
2. Both plus whatever bokkclubs are reading
3. Piano, would like to learn harmonica
4. This Little Light of Mine in church.

#Sundaysurvey @alisonrose

alisonrose Thanks for playing!! 6y
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Tameeka
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It was only after picking this book that I learned Bad Monkey should not be my introduction to Hiaassen. Is the plot why? Learning who the killers are and why they did it but then spending 75% of the book following Health Inspector Yancy as he tries to build a case? That's right, health inspector. How does a Health Inspector get away with investigating a murder? I guess I'll never know because this book went back to the library.

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jackilynn
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The library I work at is having a book sale & all proceeds go to helping the library of course I had to go be supportive. Wont lie Bad Monkey was a total cover/title buy. I have never read anything by Carl Hiaasen but I am always open to trying new things.

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Blueberry
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The only book I've read with a voodoo witch. Unless...I bet Wide Sargasso Sea had voodoo. Haha

#voodoo #whatawaytolive

Bambolina_81 This was a good read - I love Hiassen 👍 8y
andrew61 Someone i want to read. 8y
CrowCAH Neat! Thanks for joining #WhatAWayToLive!!! 8y
Blueberry @CrowCAH. thanks for starting it :) 8y
Blueberry @andrew61 he is a hoot. 8y
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Kimzey
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This disembodied, fanged monkey in a pirate hat creeps me out! #creepycovers #booktober

BeththeBookDragon Have you read this? 8y
Kimzey @bethfriedman906 No, I've read several books by Hiaasen, but this one is still on my shelf unread. Maybe the cover has deterred me. 😁. Have you read any of his books? I read Native Tongue first and was hooked. So funny! 8y
BeththeBookDragon @Kimzey Love him!!! 8y
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wintercherry
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Sunday afternoon with Carl Hiaasen and peppermint tea, colour me happy.

thegirlwiththelibrarybag Sounds great 👌 8y
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Minervasbutler
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My first excursion into Hiaasen and great fun it was too. Like a sort of mellower, American version of Christopher Brookmyre. Will definitely investigate further.

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Read_Homeschool
Bad Monkey | Carl Hiaasen
Mehso-so

If this is your first Hiaasen, stop. Start somewhere else. Although humorous, this is not his best.