Category Archives: Carl Hiaasen

Review: Native Tongue by Carl Hiassen

Posted on May 30, 2011 by bernadetteinoz

Native Tongue opens with one of those only-in-America scenes in which a holidaying family is driving along a Florida highway in Key Largo when a rat-like creature lands in their car. After screeching to a stop and leaping from the … Continue reading →

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Crime Fiction Alphabet: E is for Environment

Posted on February 8, 2011 by bernadetteinoz

I’m probably more sympathetic to environmental themes than the average reader (I’ve voted Green more than once in my life) but even so I hate being lectured to or preached at. However there are some crime fiction gems among all … Continue reading →

Posted in Carl Hiaasen, Clare Francis, Crime Fiction Alphabet, G M Ford, list, Randy Wayne White, Ruth Rendell, William Deverell | 6 Comments

Review: Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasan

Posted on December 3, 2008 by bernadetteinoz

Title: Skinny Dip Author:Carl Hiaasan Publisher: Black Swan (2005) ISBN: 0-552-77393-X The book opens with Joey Perrone being thrown head first off a cruise liner into the Atlantic Ocean by her husband Chaz for reasons that aren’t immediately clear. Unfortunately … Continue reading →

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