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Carl Hiaasen - Double Whammy
 
   

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A wacky tale of murder and mayhem at a big-stakes Florida bass tournament delightfully exposes corruption among the rod-and-reel set.
 
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Average Rating: 2.5
 
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Hiaasen On Bass Fishing Fails To Lure Readers

Date of Review:  Apr 8, 2007
The Bottom Line: For the man's fans, or those who enjoy heavy satire, this is perfect. Others may want to try later Hiaasen novels despite the introduction of repeating characters.
Review: If we all have favorite authors who are guilty pleasures, there are also well-regarded authors we may not appreciate. I can certainly respect anyone who finishes their manuscripts and causes savvy marketers to believe the end product is salable. My...
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  2.0

by: Joubert
Recommended to buy: No

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A gifted writer in a setting he knows...
Cons
...but his second novel ultimately...
 

You will enjoy the plot of Webster's Dictionary more than this one...

Date of Review:  Feb 28, 2008
The Bottom Line: Dr. Seuss could have made this bearable by making it rhyme. Mother-in-law said there was a funny part so I kept reading until it was the last page. Where?
Review: Why and How I wasted Several Hours of My Life
By: Mongomad1

At the request of my mother-in-law, I read this book. She raved how funny it was and that I would like it because I enjoy fishing and am from the south, namely Florida, for...
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by: mongomad1
Recommended to buy: No

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The author dedicated it to the memory...
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Clyde Ingalls turns in his grave every...
 

Size does matter

Date of Review:  Nov 7, 2001
The Bottom Line: It made me laugh, go urgh and realise that all fishermen are really very strange.
Review: I got this book as part of an omnibus edition (reviews of Skin Tight and Tourist Season to follow)
I've just found out that Double Whammy preceded Sick Puppy by quite a time, this now makes sense of the difference in the two books. I read Sick...
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  4.0

by: dayna13
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Fast, full of action and comedy
Cons
Over the top on some descriptions, a...
 
 
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Authors Carl Hiaasen
Fiction Genre Unknown
Fiction Subgenre Unknown

Professional Reviews
  Washington Post Book World: "A murder sizzler that is everything....It places Hiaasen up there with Ross Thomas and Donald Westlake as a wildly imaginative caper writer...I went for DOUBLE WHAMMY hook, line, and sinker."

Book Editions
  Format: Paperback
Publisher: Grand Central Pub (March 01, 1989)
Measurements: 6.75"(h) x 4.25"(w) x 1"(d), 0.35 lbs.
ISBN: 9780446352765
 
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