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    Bad Monkey

    By Carl Hiaasen

    3.5/5

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    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVintage Crime/Black Lizard
    Release dateJun 11, 2013
    ISBN9780385350075
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    Carl Hiaasen

    Carl Hiaasen (b. 1953) is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of more than twenty adult and young adult novels and nonfiction titles, including the novels Strip Tease (1993) and Skinny Dip (2004), as well as the mystery-thrillers Powder Burn (1981), Trap Line (1982), and A Death in China (1984), which were cowritten with fellow Miami Herald journalist Bill Montalbano (1941–1998). Hiaasen is best known for his satirical writing and dark humor, much of which is directed at various social and political issues in his home state of Florida. He is an award-winning columnist for the Miami Herald, and lives in Vero Beach.

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    • 4/5
      Setting: Florida
      I found the monkey creepy and distracting from the overall story, but otherwise this was a fun murder mystery with some funny bits and a fairly interesting cast of characters, all of them a bit caricatured, but good enough for light entertainment.
    • 3/5
      This was kind of funny. Not laugh out loud (LOL!) funny. More like occasional amused smirk (lol) funny. The mystery was engaging, if a bit drawn out by the side adventures and extraneous activity. The characters were well drawn, if a bit over-the-top and all-over-the-map. This ain't Elmore Leonard, but who is?
    • 3/5
      So 3.5 really.

      Crazy story. very entertaining.
    • 5/5
      NO one can make up stories like Hiaasen, and even though no regular characters are in this story, it was a joy to read.Not as gory as some of his earlier ones, but great dialogue.
    • 4/5
      Excellent floridian usa silliness
      Great characters, interesting plot, light.
    • 3/5
      Nice light quickie.
    • 4/5
      Another wild ride with Carl Hiaasen, this time in the Bahamas as well as the Florida Keys. There were so many plot complications that it took quite a bit to wrap them all up, but it all worked out in the end. Ha ha. If you're a Hiaasen fan, you know what to expect. I fell in love with Driggs.
    • 1/5
      I couldn't finish it. Don't know why, I just didn't find it particularly interesting or compelling. I'm past the point in my life where I need to finish every book I start. It just wasn't worth the time to me.
    • 3/5
      This book was fun to read. It could be confusing at times and sometimes scary to think that I like to eat out. The concept is a bit far fetched, but amusing. A murder or two, some really bad restaurants, a nasty monkey, a voodoo queen, a body guard, severed limbs and who knows what might happen next.
    • 4/5
      Good detective story. Man tries to take his own death by cutting off his arm so that he can live on the milllions that he has dwindled from Medicare selling motorized wheelchairs to Florida’s elderly.
    • 4/5
      Fans of this author say this book is not the one you should start with and I started with it. If this isn't supposed to be the best, I will certainly pick up more, because I found it rather entertaining. Here's a disclaimer though, I listened to the audiobook, which was performed wonderfully and fit very well within the genre, so that may have influenced my enjoyment of the written work.

      The quirkiness of the setting and characters settled well with me even though I am not a fan of pure ridiculousness for the sake of it. I'm also not a fan of impossible happenings in crime books, where things seem over the top or far too grand in their scheme, but this time was different, almost refreshing. I can't explain why other than to put it down again to the audio telling.

      I expect I'll like the other books in this series. I certainly intend to give them a try, audio or not.
    • 4/5
      Hilarious.....and dark.
    • 1/5
      I'm so disappointed. I rated this on the half of the book I finished. This was not the easy flowing story that I am used to from Carl. It didn't even get me to laugh out loud so it got stale for me. Too many people that I had a hard time fitting together. The monkey was a monkey...so? Maybe I should stick to books that only have Skink as he always has me in hysterics. I hate giving up on a book but there is so little time and I want to enjoy it instead of feeling like I must slog through because of an obligation I created in my mind when I turned the first page. ?
    • 5/5
      I gave five stars to Razor Girl, and this prequel is actually better, so it gets five. A well written and plotted story of the usual Florida lunatics. Carl is one of my favorite writers, and I have read most of his stuff, Not as good as Elmore Leonard, but a nifty story and plot about a food inspector who tries to get some killers in jail.
    • 2/5
      fast cheap-shot satire. Feels like a party I went to once where we drank to much and made up plotlines. Fun enough to keep you happy for a tight airplane seat
    • 4/5
      A typical Carl Hiaasen romp. In the Florida Keys, Yancey has been recently relieved of his duties as a police detective as a result of an impulsive attack on his girl friend's husband. After a severed arm is fished up by a charter group, the arm figures in a medicare scam and possible murder. Engaging with a sense of bawdy humor, the book was a fun vacation read, especially with the Bahamian subplot.
    • 4/5
      Hiaasen's usual irreverence makes for an entertaining mystery. When a severed arm is found by some tourists on a fishing jaunt, no one wants to figure it out except for Yancy, who has been suspended from the police force for his antics.
    • 4/5
      Funny and well crafted mystery.
    • 4/5
      A quirky, entertaining book. There was a vein of humour running throughout the story. Nothing could be taken too seriously, least of all the characters who all seemed a bit 'off the wall.' I was beginning to get a little bored near the end. A fun, relaxing read.
    • 3/5
      Fun to read. Classic Hiaasen. If you've read one of his other novels you will enjoy this.
    • 4/5
      A crazy funny detective story set in the Florida keys.

      Really well done.

      Highly recommended.
    • 4/5
      A fast and enjoyable read. It was funny as well. Not the best I have ever read but an entertainer.
    • 4/5
      Since I typically read CIA/terrorist thrillers, Carl Hiaasen's "Bad Monkey" was a different read for me. One I'm glad I tried.

      Key West Detective Andrew Yancy gets knocked down to restaurant health inspector after assaulting his former lover's husband. Meanwhile, tourists who are out fishing pull up a shark-gnawed left arm. Since it seems pretty clear the victim died in a boating accident, there appears to be no crime. But things aren't adding up for Yancy, so he sees this as an opportunity to get his job back. Many quirky characters and situations later... Well, I'll stop there.

      I thought the writing was good and quite frequently humorous. The sub-plots were well fleshed out and didn't seem to be used as filler. And I loved how effectively he wrote the Bahamian dialect. It sometimes took a second read to get the phonetics, but it was very well done.
    • 3/5
      Fast paced murder mystery through Florida and the Bahamas
    • 4/5
      I love this author! His imagination never fails to amaze me. He gives us the ability to imagine that the bad guys (swindlers, defrauders, betrayers, and adulterers) get operatic comeuppances.
    • 3/5
      Bad Monkey is a return to Hiaasen for me since it I have skipped the last several books. It was like returning to your old hometown and the familiar faces were gone but the crazy stuff still keeps happening. There is no real “hero” in the book since it seems everyone has their flaws in this book. Yancy is a soon to be ex cop in the Keys that is losing his job due to attacking his girlfriend’s husband in public. He goes on to solving the murder in the book but never gets everything he wants but I think he gets what he deserves along with most everyone in the book. Amusing as always and several laugh out loud absurd moments made me glad I got this one to review.


      Digital review copy provided by Edelweiss
    • 3/5
      Actually I'd rate this book 3.7 Stars. The story and writing style made me think "Benny Hill" meets "Monty Python". Funny, crude, quirky, and sexually bizarre; a book only Carl Hiaasen can pull off well!
    • 4/5
      Enjoyable caper that went on about 100 pages too long.
    • 4/5
      The first part of the book was loaded with laughs. After I normalized to Hiaasen's wacky world, the plot carried the book the rest of the way. Excellent book to read while travelling.
    • 4/5
      Bad Monkey show's that Carl Hiassen has got his comedic/lunatic mojo back. Very funny.