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Double Whammy Paperback – March 1, 2005

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R.J. Decker, star tenant of the local trailer park and neophyte private eye is fishing for a killer. Thanks to a sportsman's scam that's anything but sportsmanlike, there's a body floating in Coon Bog, Florida -- and a lot that's rotten in the murky waters of big-stakes, large-mouth bass tournaments. Here Decker will team up with a half-blind, half-mad hermit with an appetite for road kill; dare to kiss his ex-wife while she's in bed with her new husband; and face deadly TV evangelists, dangerously seductive women, and a pistol-toting redneck with a pit bull on his arm. And here his own life becomes part of the stakes. For while the "double whammy" is the lure, first prize is for the most ingenious murder.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0446695661
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grand Central Publishing (March 1, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780446695664
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0446695664
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 1 x 7.75 inches
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Carl Hiaasen was born and raised in Florida, where he still lives. He is a prize-winning journalist with a regular column in the Miami Herald and many articles in varied magazines. He started writing crime fiction in the early 1980s and has recently branched out into children's books; he has also had several works of non-fiction published.

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Rachael, Boston area
5.0 out of 5 stars never a dull moment!
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2024
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Bad guys and good folks and fish and roadkill. Too much fun! I want more Skink! And I hope Queenie lives!
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Gary Griffiths
4.0 out of 5 stars Trailer Trash and Trophy Bass
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2004
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"Double Whammy" continues to build the case that it is impossible for Carl Hiaasen to write anything that is not brutally entertaining. For as prolific and Hiaasen is, one gets the impression that he still can't write fast enough to keep up with the wacky content streaming from Florida's zany residents. Hiaasen's talent lies in his unique ability to extract these nuggets of the bizarre from everyday life, and spin around them stories that while cynically and darkly hilarious, still have a ring of truth and reality.

In "Double Whammy", Hiaasen takes on a pair of unlikely bedfellows: professional bass fishing and TV evangelism. R.J. Decker is the `hero", but true to the author's anything-but-conventional approach to fiction, this hero is an ex-con with a hair-trigger temper who lives in a trailer park. But compared to the road kill-eating hermit, "Skink", he pals around with, Decker by comparison is a rock of sanity and normalcy. To this throw in an assorted cast of oily Florida bass-fishing millionaires, a corrupt Jimmy Swaggart-like TV preacher, a pair of Florida redneck murderous brothers, and the pro-bass fishing tournament crowd all slogging through black-water swamps and drainage ditches. Bodies pile up, but typical of Hiaasen fair, even as the creative brutality of the murders accelerates, the reader is more likely to chuckle than cringe. The dialogue is harp and witty, the pace relentless.

In short, a manic and imaginative ride through Florida's backwaters that could only come from Carl Hiaasen's twisted but insightful mind. Entertainment at its finest.
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Patto
5.0 out of 5 stars A fish story like no other
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2013
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I learned a lot about bass fishing in this book. Mainly that it's the fastest growing outdoor sport in America. And the lures have funny names like Whopper Stoppers and Hula Poppers. And the prize money in fishing competitions can be so huge that Carl Hiaasen has no trouble convincing us that people will kill over fish.

For me, a non-fishing person, spending a few hundred pages in the world of bass fishing was an exotic experience. There are great scenes at the start and finish of competitions, great scenes of watching cheaters in action and fascinating glimpses of greedy promoters and profit hungry sponsors behind the scenes.

Fishing always struck me as a quiet sport, but this book offers a steady stream of murders, abductions, seductions, real estate scams, pit bull attacks, car hijacking, shootings, beatings, break ins and explosions. In the midst of all this violence and carnality are lots of very funny scenarios and amusing dialog.

There are unforgettable characters among both the good guys and the bad guys. I doubt I'll ever forget Skink, the lunatic swamp hermit who loves to eat road kill, and insists that his friends share his meals. The big black trooper who has no problem disabling multiple racist attackers is delightful. And I was charmed by the photographer turned private eye who adores his ex-wife and has chronic bad luck with the law. The Cuban homicide cop Al Garcia reappears in this book, rough around the edges as ever, but a staunch friend to the pure of heart.

In the bad guy department, there's a wonderfully slimy TV evangelist and other unpleasant rich people, not to mention a whole host of cracker sleaze balls for hire.

This is Carl Hiaasen at his bitter best.
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Rich Macal
5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2024
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book by Carl Hiassen. His portrayal of Florida is absolutely hilarious. A quick read that is well written.
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iashutterbug
3.0 out of 5 stars Super Quirky World of Bass Fishing Tournaments.
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2015
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Super quirky. Not my favorite of 3 read by this author. My favorite was ''Skinny Dip'', super fun / super quirky. You're caught up in that story instantly, on the first page.
This was fun, but all about the world of ''bass fishing tournaments''. Not my world, but... I got 2/3's through it, set it aside for a month, came back to it, and got caught up in it again. Overall a good story, but just not at all my cup of tea. I have one ''guy friend'' I think would think this is a Super Book..! He's himself a bass fisherman.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fun read
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2020
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Really liked this book, probably going to read the whole series. There were a few times the amount of detail was overloading and made it hard to keep a good pace for me. Some people might love that kinda thing, some may get distracted by it and mess up their mojo, hence four stars. But the cast was great, the story outlandish yet palpable, and the journey had interesting twists and turns all the way to the end.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2024
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Loved the writer and the story
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Nearlynarly
5.0 out of 5 stars Laugh out loud funny!
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2023
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Even if you're not a fisherman/woman, this book is one of Carl Hiiasen's finest, in my opinion. I've gifted this book several times, and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a clever, humorous storyline set in FL, Hiiasen's home base. I just finished reading his more recent book, Squeeze Me, definitely not for those fond of a certain someone who also has a home base in FL.
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Momcat666
5.0 out of 5 stars A replacement
Reviewed in Canada on September 8, 2023
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Lent my original copy to a person who lent it to a friend, who lost it. I enjoy Haissen’s work and had all his other environmentally based novels. Skink, of course, is my favourite recurring character. Any of his books, fiction or otherwise, are well worth the read. Give him a try. Native Tongue is the first novel, but they’re all worth the effort!
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Mrs. Joan E Andrewes
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 21, 2023
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Had its funny moments and is well written. I will certainly read more from this author.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 10, 2016
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All OK, but one lost star because the conditions was a bit foxed, and not 'good' in my opinion.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Must read
Reviewed in Canada on January 7, 2023
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Hiaasen tears the veneer off competition fishin' and Florida in general in one hillarious (and likely close to true) plot. Skink is awesome.
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Officer Dibble
5.0 out of 5 stars A briliant, laugh out loud, crime novel
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 22, 2009
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Welcome to competitive bass fishing in Florida. There is a backdrop which I never expected for one of the funniest novels I've read in a long time. You have got to love the Skink character, a sort of lunatic eco-warrior who is actually a secondary player in the novel to the hero Decker.

Mr Hiaasen weaves together an absolutely wonderful supporting cast of characters in the middle of his Green versus Greed main theme. There is a huge amount of violence, death and general mayhem much of it caused by Queenie (read it and see!).

This is a genuine, laugh out loud, funny book. It is also just so bizarre; as another reviewer has mentioned there really is a character going around with a dead dog clamped to his arm. There is also a very vivid example of the sort of conversation not to have at a funeral.

Just so brilliant but with a biting undertone about the fruit-cakes on the loose in the Deep South. This is strongly recommended and really is a five star read; now where can I find more of Mr Hiaasen's stuff?
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