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| View Larger Image | Double Whammy
by Carl Hiaasen
| | List Price: | $7.99 |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 30205 | | Studio: | Grand Central Publishing | | | Binding: | Mass Market Paperback | | Number Of Pages: | 320 | | Publication Date: | March 01, 1989 | | Publisher: | Grand Central Publishing |
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Product Description
R.J. Decker, star tenant of the local trailer park and neophyte private eye is fishing for a killer. Thanks to a sportman'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. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 71 reviews)
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Very entertaining 
I loved it! It was definatly entertaining. Recommended for the outdoor lover who needs a little comic relief. A good little mystery too.
July 08, 2008 | |
He's Done it Again 
Hiaasen has done his usual thorough job with Double Whammy. The background and the detail are superb. The characters are engaging or easy to dislike, depending upon their role in the novel. His wit is as sharp and sarcastic as ever. Well worth a read.
June 09, 2008 | |
Wonderfully funny even if you don't like fishing
This is officially the Hiaasen book that has proved his genius to me. Never in my wildest imagination would I have guessed that I would not only read a book about bass fishing, but that I would also enjoy it. This book, bass and all, was a hysterically funny who-done-it of the highest caliber. Pro-Sports fishermen are dropping dead, a renegade photographer/PI has been hired to prove there are cheaters in the Bass Tournaments, a loveable crazy hermit turns out to be more than meets the eye. This is a viciously fun romp skewering the pro-fishermen circuit, politicians, the typical "good ol' whiteboy" mentality, trailer parks, high school sports fanatics, and fashion models among others. His hysterical with and sharp double edged tongue make this a read that will bring tears of laughter to your eyes.
I have only ever read two other Hiaasen books and each I read seems funnier than the last. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a funny, well written read. Read this even if you hate fishing... I can't stand fishing but couldn't put this book down until I was done with it.
May 20, 2008 | |
Definitely worth the read!
I've read--and appreciated--almost all of Hiassen's books, and I'd have to say to definitely start with this one. It sets up the origin of the most memorable character. I actually listened to this book on my iPod before reading it, and it was hilarious! I just love Hiassen's dry wit. Please give this one a try! You'll be "hooked!"
April 16, 2008 | |
An Easy Read
Miami private eye R.J. Decker is hired to prove that the fishing tour's leading prizewinner is cheating. When the champ is murdered, Decker himself becomes the prime suspect. Realizing that he's been framed by his client, the detective sets out to clear himself with the help of a renegade police detective and a backwoods recluse. There is some strong language as usual.
January 04, 2008 | |
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