Carl Hiaasen was born and raised in Florida. He is the author of nineteen novels, including Skinny Dip, Sick Puppy, Stormy Weather, Basket Case, and, for young readers, Flush and Hoot. He also writes a regular column for the Miami Herald.
"Bad Monkey boils over with corruption and comeuppance. And yes,
there's a monkey."--O, The Oprah Magazine
"[A] comedic marvel . . . [Hiaasen] hasn't written a novel this
funny since Skinny Dip. . . . Beautifully constructed."--Janet
Maslin, The New York Times
"[A] deliciously zany romp. Buckle up for the ride."--People
"[A] rollicking misadventure in the colorful annals of greed and
corruption in South Florida. . . . Hiaasen has a peculiar genius
for inventing grotesque creatures . . . that spring from the
darkest impulses of the id. But he also writes great
heroes."--Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times
"[Hiaasen is] one of America's premier humorists."--Rege Behe,
Pittsburg Tribune-Review
"Hiaasen is laugh-out-loud funny and thoroughly
entertaining."--Thomas Gaughan, Booklist (starred)
"Inspired . . . Another marvelously entertaining Hiaasen
adventure."--Publishers Weekly
"No one writes about Florida with a more wicked sense of humor than
Hiaasen."--Jocelyn McClurg, USA Today
"The gold standard for South Florida criminal farce."--Kirkus
Reviews
"This 'Triple-F'-fierce, funny, and Floridian . . . enfolds
corruption, greed, mayhem, and very funny social satire in the way
that only Hiaasen does it."--Reader's Digest
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