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Double Whammy

By: Carl Hiaasen
Narrated by: George Wilson
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 "Robert Clinch loved his boat more that anything else in the world...more than his wife...his kids...his girlfiend...even more than the largemouth bass he was pursuing." Thus begins a twisted tale of murder in the world of big-stakes bass fishing tournaments. Filled with ex-wives, evangelists, and an armed pit-bull, this is a story that could only be concocted by Carl Hiaasen, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, New York Times best-selling author, and czar of Florida noir fiction.©1988 Carl Hiaasen (P)1998 Recorded Books, LLC Crime Fiction Dark Humour Fiction Literature & Fiction Mystery Private Investigators Satire Suspense Thriller & Suspense Comedy Detective Funny Fishing Witty Outdoor

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Critic reviews

"The cast of bizarre characters and the suspenseful events confirm Hiaasen's reputation for creating singular villains and heroes. While he's probably unpopular among some fellow citizens in his home state, he will certainly please readers who appreciate the Swiftian wit in his cautionary tales." ( Publishers Weekly)
"The action is swift, and there are some very funny scenes." ( Library Journal)
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The story just reeled you in! who thought a book about fishing could be both rivetting and witty! The storytelling is excellent.

Another great story!

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lovely book and one of hiaasens best ones. I read it a long time ago and now again. puts me at ease..

good read!

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I haven't listened to Carl Hiaasen before and wasn't sure what to expect. This was a well paced book that kept me listening from start to finish. I look forward to the second in the series.

A Hoot!

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Would you consider the audio edition of Double Whammy to be better than the print version?

Skink at his most, with a supporting cast of misfits, both good and bad, what's not to like? Brilliantly narrated too!

Any additional comments?

Like I said in the headline, indignation can be very funny, and it's a help for us tree huggers who maybe feel despondent at the enormity of the task we face if we want to make a difference in the fight for the environment.

Indignation CAN be funny!

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I love the setting and the characters- I want interested in bass fishing but I learnt something about it. A great story and lots of fun

Brilliant funny and entertaining

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This is one of his best, and narrated superbly too. You can rely on Hiaasen to make you laugh out loud while he gets his eco messages across, and kills the baddies too.

Great, classic Hiaasen

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Watching Bad Monkey on TV and a friend commented that the books were good… this was my first but definitely won’t be the last. Great characters, well paced story, darkly comedic tones - all wrapped within a worthwhile caper of intrigue and indecent behaviour. I know little about fishing but this tidy little tale left no plot line untangled. I’m hooked!

My New favourite Author

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Friendly fishermen. what a crew, but the good guys have best intension's. Any thing goes in floida.

Floida fun Carle is a good story teller

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I've read a few of Carl Hiaasen's other books and enjoyed them, but this was my first Skink - I cannot believe I had never even heard of him, and like some other reviewers, I'm left wondering why on earth almost nobody else seems to have heard of him either. The book is a great romp, dark and serious at its heart, but laugh-out-loud funny and utterly surreal: the Lucas episode especially, and yet I somehow managed to suspend my disbelief and accepted it as if it were not entirely normal but yet somehow possible.

I'm going to make my OH listen to it. He'll thank me. Just damn good, often sensitively-written, and brilliantly narrated. Now for the second in the series!

A cracking good listen

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Where does Double Whammy rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I'm glad to say I've heard a lot of good audiobooks, but double whammy is up there with the best. The narrator brings the characters to life, and the story is completely nuts but you still want to find out what happens. I'll be looking out for more from Carl Hiaasen.

Absurd great fun

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