Bad Monkey
By Carl Hiaasen
- Release Date: 2013-06-11
- Genre: Fiction & Literature
Description
Now an Apple Original series from Ted Lasso Executive Producer Bill Lawrence and starring Vince Vaughn • A wickedly funny novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Squeeze Me in which the greedy, the corrupt, and the degraders of what’s left of pristine Florida—now, of the Bahamas as well—get their comeuppance.
“[A] comedic marvel … [Hiaasen] hasn’t written a novel this funny since Skinny Dip.”—The New York Times
Andrew Yancy—late of the Miami Police and soon-to-be-late of the Monroe County sheriff’s office—has 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 first—this being Hiaasen country—Yancy 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.
Reviews
Great story
5By no more nest cameras for meThis story as a complete entertainment for me to read. I enjoyed the writing style and use of alternative grammar.Easy fun read
5By Asil0824Enjoyed the book. First book I’ve read by Carl and will now read moreHilarious
5By southside indianLaughing almost every other paragraphAlways entertaining!
4By Kelli_GirlThe characters are awesome and story had lots of twists & turns keeping me plenty entertained. Only downside is Skink never made an appearance.Great read yet again!
5By Sasha_BeanSlow moving at first by stay in there, it’s a fun read!Another fun novel
5By Rg110647Not much more can be said than what I’ve written about his other books. So well written. My wife smiles when she hears me laughing.Great read
4By kimber1024Like all of his books, it was a fast fun read. Loved the main character.Bad Monkey
1By XsethilpokAbsurd depiction of Key West. Quite tiring and childish. Moronic and unfunny. It's as if he was tossed out of a bar or restaurant or two and couldn't get over it. The one positive - surely he'll never return......No Warning the frozen arm was used IBOOKS REFUND!
1By GrappleberriesThe book is a mystery and involves a persons arm in a freezer yes as noted in the ad said nothing about the arm used for sexual favors post mortum rigger mortis as an attribute. DISGUSTING!!!! Not warned REMOVED THIS PURCHASE!!!!Awesomely entertaining
5By CallMeTumbaGreat book, which exceeded my high expectations based on the recommendation. I usually have plots figured out very early into a book. However I was so invested in the characters I didn't care to think any further ahead than the page I was on. Highly recommend.Funny & enlightening
5By Samantha HallAbsolutely hilarious-typical Hiassen, keeps you giggling well after, plus a great reveal on fraud in medicare/medicaid.Bad Monkey
5By DoctorEclectic.comMy first experience with Mr. Hiaasen will not be the last. Terribly imaginative with characters worthy of Elmore Leonard. Bring on the next!Bad Monkey
5By MsalosurfCarl at his best. Great, entertaining read.Bad Book
1By tigertraceStopped reading after reading 3/4 of book. It's all over the place. Did not like any characters and did not care how story ended. Very disappointed I spent so much time on this.Bad Monkey
4By jeffjones33Loved this book. Very funny and fast paced. Loved Yancy the main character. I'd recommend it 100% !!Great again
4By WidowernewbeGreat Carl. Got a little long at the end.Bad Monkey
4By ManhattanEssayistHighly agreeable farcical gruesome goings on in Key West, Miami and points Caribbean. Tom Sharpe with palm trees. Cynical and funny, with seemingly every twist and turn recapitulated at the head of each new chapter--for the distracted iPhone reader?Who else...
5By 8675309z...would put nicoderm on a monkey? 5 stars!Bad Monket
3By DrLDawgFor most writers, this would be an amusing novel. For Hiassen it was disappointing. Not quite phoning it in but close
