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Stormy Weather Hardcover – August 15, 1995
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Caught in the middle are Max and Bonnie Lamb, newlyweds torn in wildly different directions by the storm. It is Max's fateful decision to abort their Disney World honeymoon and race to Dade County to see the terrible devastation. Armed with a video camera, the ambitious young advertising executive can't wait to show his hurricane tapes to his buddies back in New York.
Over Bonnie's objections, Max eagerly sets out through the rubble, debris and mayhem - and promptly vanishes. The only clue to his whereabouts: a runaway monkey. The only person who can help Bonnie's search: a mysterious young man with a tranquilizer gun and a roomful of human skulls.
- Print length335 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherKnopf
- Publication dateAugust 15, 1995
- Dimensions7 x 1.5 x 9.5 inches
- ISBN-100679419829
- ISBN-13978-0679419822
The chilling story of the abduction of two teenagers, their escape, and the dark secrets that, years later, bring them back to the scene of the crime. | Learn more
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- Publisher : Knopf; First Edition (August 15, 1995)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 335 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0679419829
- ISBN-13 : 978-0679419822
- Item Weight : 1.45 pounds
- Dimensions : 7 x 1.5 x 9.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #312,382 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #742 in Dark Humor
- #3,207 in Fiction Satire
- #20,565 in Suspense Thrillers
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About the author

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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Customers find the book entertaining and funny. They appreciate the interesting characters and their personalities. The story is described as well-crafted with a great imagination and multiple plotlines. Readers praise the writing style as thought-provoking and engaging. They describe the pacing as fast and off-beat. However, some feel the plot lacks depth and complexity.
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Customers enjoy the book's humor. They find the dialogue hilarious and the story entertaining, with unexpected twists. The book is described as a great read with great satire and unexpected behavior.
"...I find this whole series wonderfully strange and interesting. Looking forward to the next volume in the series. Hope there are lots of them." Read more
"...It's witty and funny at times. Mostly, it shows how some people will do anything for a little bit of insurance money." Read more
"Hiaasen always delivers a kooky, fun read! I enjoyed the book; I’ve read most of his other books but somehow missed this one. A fun diversion!" Read more
"Love his writing. Funny and absurdly ridiculous bad guys. Great fun...." Read more
Customers enjoy the book's character variety. They find the characters interesting, colorful, and well-developed. The good guys are adored by readers, while the villains are both frightening and amusing. The book offers insightful reflections on human strengths and weaknesses.
"As always, Hiassen comes through with an interesting story and wonderful characters." Read more
"Love his writing. Funny and absurdly ridiculous bad guys. Great fun...." Read more
"...The characters are totally fiction, and he brings them in and out throughout the book, but you remember who they are when they return...." Read more
"...Hiaasen's books let me indulge in joyful wonderment with well developed characters, twists and turns and unexpected conclusions." Read more
Customers enjoy the story's quality. They find it engaging with quirky characters and a plot that doesn't overtax them. The author has a great imagination for plots, with several directions and the environment at the heart of the story. The characters are extreme yet believable, starting off with a dramatic event. Readers delight in humor and unpredictable plots, culminating in a satisfying conclusion.
"As always, Hiassen comes through with an interesting story and wonderful characters." Read more
"I LOVE CARL HIAASEN'S BOOKS! This was another twisty, quirky, funny story! LOVED IT!" Read more
"...with well developed characters, twists and turns and unexpected conclusions." Read more
"...It was a real page turner with some interesting reflections on human strenght and weaknesses. I look forward to reading the others in the series." Read more
Customers enjoy the writing style. They find it entertaining and thought-provoking, bringing them into the action. The characters are described in a way that captures their attention and amusement. The book is an easy read with a vintage Hiaasen style that makes it good light reading for vacations.
"Hiaasen has given us another fun, easy to read Skink book...." Read more
"...It was much the same and very typical of this author. It is an easy read and entertaining, as long as you understand what it is...." Read more
"...a dramatic event and character descriptions that immediately capture the reader's attention and amusement...." Read more
"Hiassen writes such wonderful, flawed characters doing mostly despicable things but everything is so well plotted and told that it kept me laughing..." Read more
Customers enjoy the book's pacing. They find it fast-paced, with an offbeat story and engaging characters. The flow is smooth, and the ending is perfect.
"...This book was more if a great ride than just a great read. Well paced and funny. 'Skinny Dip' got me hooked...." Read more
"Any of the Skink books are light, fast-reading, filled with ironic humor and heavy environmental overtones, including consequences if you encounter..." Read more
"...This story is warped, twisted, off-beat, and just thoroughly FUN! What else needs to be said?!?" Read more
"I'm a big fan of Hiaasen's works, but this was one of his weaker books in my opinion...." Read more
Customers appreciate the book's color accuracy. They find the characters detailed and colorful, with subtlety and depth in the plot. Readers praise the author's ability to paint a picture with words.
"...lot on a series of scarecly believable coincidences, there is considerable subtlety and depth in the plot, some amazing and well drawn characters..." Read more
"...But every character is interesting and colorful." Read more
"...He doesn't simply develop his characters, he paints them with so much detail, I could almost palpate their pulses...." Read more
"ANother of Hiaasen's Florida tales with colorful, slightly weird characters who get themselves into complicated situations...." Read more
Customers have different views on the book's length. Some find it fits the collection well, with an appropriate ending and epilogue. Others feel it's too long and lacks focus.
"...feeding of the characters into the story is done with purpose and appropriateness, since each of them play important roles in the novel...." Read more
"...bizarre plot threads, that the narrative lacks focus, and the end goes on too long...." Read more
"...I loved the humor in this one. The ending fit together perfectly and I was happy with the epilogue." Read more
"Dragged in spots. Too long." Read more
Customers find the plot a bit off-putting and lacking focus. They say the narrative lacks detail and struggled to finish the book.
"...book is that there are so many colorful characters, and so many bizarre plot threads, that the narrative lacks focus, and the end goes on too..." Read more
"Great characters, as always. Plot is a little off the wall, but then, it's fiction. Very enjoyable. Great summer reading" Read more
"...that interesting and after a while it seemed like the story was dragging on unnecessary ." Read more
"I LOVE CARL HIAASEN'S BOOKS! This was another twisty, quirky, funny story! LOVED IT!" Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2024Undoubtedly strange. But, there is nothing wrong with that. I find this whole series wonderfully strange and interesting. Looking forward to the next volume in the series. Hope there are lots of them.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2019This wild cast of characters all come together after an unnamed hurricane hits South Florida hard.
Max and Bonnie Lamb are on the honeymoon in Orlando when the hurricane hits. Max drives them down to the destruction zone and begins filming with his handy cam. Bonnie walks away from him in disgust, right into the arms of Augustine Herrera. He's out searching for his recently deceased uncle's exotic animals. Max is found by the former governor, who now calls himself Skink. Skink abducts Max.
Evie Marsh, missing out on sleeping with a Kennedy, joins up with fellow con artist Snapper in an insurance scam. The plan derails quickly as the mark they choose, Tony Torres, is smarter than the average Floridian. He's also a shifty mobile home salesman who sold Ira Jackson's mother a "safe" mobile home. She died in the storm and Ira gets his revenge on Tony. Evie and Snapper modify their plans and bring in insurance adjuster Fred Dove to the mix.
Throw in a really bad home inspector (so bad, he doesn't get out of his vehicle to inspect the house), a conned Frenchman, an angry homeowner named Gar of all names, and Jim Tile and you have all the necessary people of a Carl Hiaasen story. It's witty and funny at times. Mostly, it shows how some people will do anything for a little bit of insurance money.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2024As always, Hiassen comes through with an interesting story and wonderful characters.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2024Hiaasen always delivers a kooky, fun read! I enjoyed the book; I’ve read most of his other books but somehow missed this one. A fun diversion!
- Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2023Love his writing. Funny and absurdly ridiculous bad guys. Great fun. None of his books are as brilliantly funny as his latest, Squeeze Me, but still fun.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2013Carl Hiaasen is following his usual agenda in this book - attacking the natural enemies of Florida - insensitive tourist and rapacious economic opportunists.
The scene is Southern Florida after "the hurricane of the century." Many homes have been reduced to rubble, because of shoddy workmanship perpetrated by corrupt construction people and politicians.
All sorts of creeps and crooks are streaming into the Miami area to take advantage of the disaster, from unlicensed roofers to insurance scammers.
We encounter two fun good guys from previous books - Skink, the runaway ex-governor turned swamp bum and avenger; and Jim Tile, Skink's friend the black trooper. Also on the side of the good is a young man named Augustine who has a casual attitude towards life's betrayals since almost dying in an airline accident; and Bonnie, an appealing young women who has just discovered on her Disneyland honeymoon that her husband is a jerk.
My favorite petty crook in the book is a corrupt building inspector who keeps performing botched animal sacrifices in an attempt to curse his enemies Santeria-style.
The only problem with this book is that there are so many colorful characters, and so many bizarre plot threads, that the narrative lacks focus, and the end goes on too long.
Still I enjoyed the book very much, even if it's not my favorite Hiaasen.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2024Hiaasen has given us another fun, easy to read Skink book. As someone who lived in Miami in the 70s and 80s, I can sympathize with Skink’s antics to undo the bastardization of South Florida. You don’t have to have read the previous Skink books to enjoy this one.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2024Loved it. Second time reading this
Top reviews from other countries
- Ross MckenzieReviewed in the United Kingdom on July 27, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Hiaasen
Slick, ironic, clever writing, imbued with character. If you read no other CH, definitely read this one! Florida has never looked less appealing.
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Amazon KundeReviewed in Germany on June 8, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Sehr unterhaltsam
Klug geschrieben. Viel Witz. Hiaasen at his best. Die gesamte Skink Reihe lohnt sich.
- scott kingReviewed in Canada on June 20, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars You will learn something important for another Hiaasen book
A storm is brewing and hiaasen is at his best
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umemomosakuraReviewed in Japan on September 2, 2008
4.0 out of 5 stars どこへ行くのか・・・
フロリダを襲った大型ハリケーン(アンドリューとおぼしき)のaftermathに関するコメディ。
未曾有の自然災害をホームビデオに撮影しようと出かけた夫が帰ってこない新婚旅行中の妻。檻が壊れ飼っていた動物(猛獣含む)がみんな逃げてしまった青年。災害を利用して保険金詐欺やらリフォーム詐欺やらをたくらむ男女。
それぞれの事情が絡み合い、話はどんどん妙な方向へ進んでいきます。
ハイアセン作品におなじみの元知事スキンクも登場し、大活躍(?)します。
惜しむらくは、この作家の真骨頂である「変な人」たちが今回は小粒で、ちょっとパンチ不足なところでしょうか?
それほど複雑な話ではないので、原文でも結構すらすら読めると思います。
- FutureBestsellerReviewed in Canada on September 3, 2017
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun read as always
Hiassen's usual - he certainly has a knack with characterization and humour. Fun read as always