内容简介
BestsellingnovelistCarlHiaasenisbackwithanotherhystericalmysteryadventureforyoungreaders,setintheFloridaKeys.Noah'sdadhasalittleproblemwithangercontrol.HetriedtostoptheCoralQueencasinoboat'sillegaldumping...bysinkingtheboat.Buthisboldprotestfizzles:withindaysthecasinoisbackinbusiness,andNoah'sdadisbehindbarsandoutofaction.NowNoahisdeterminedtosucceedwherehisfatherfailed.ButeventhoughpumpingrawsewageintothewatersoftheFloridaKeysisbothgrossandagainstthelaw,turnsoutit'snearimpossibletocatchtheflusher—especiallywhenhe'salreadybamboozledtheprosecutors,thelocalpress,andeventheCoastGuard.ButNoah'sgotafewallies.There'shislittlesister,Abbey,anunreformedchildhoodbiter;LicePeeking,ahalf-sousedex-mateoftheCoralQueenwhoiswillingtotestify...foraprice;andShelly,abigheartedbartenderwithevenbiggerbiceps.Okay,sotheoddsaren'tgood.ButNoahhasanaceuphissleeve—aplansocrazyitjustmightstopthepolluting,savethebeaches,andprovetotheworldthatit'stheowneroftheCoralQueen,andnothisdad,whoisfullof...crud.
作者简介
HiaasenwasbornandraisedinSouthFlorida.Duringthe1970s,hegothisstartasawriterworkingforCocoaTodayasapublicinterestcolumnist.However,itwashisgigasaninvestigativereporterforTheMiamiHeraldthatprovidedhimwiththefundamentalsnecessaryforacareerinfiction."I'dalwayswantedtowritebookseversinceIwasakid,"HiaasentoldBarnes&Noble.com."Tome,thenewspaperbusinesswasawaytolearnaboutlifeandhowthingsworkedintherealworldandhowpeoplespoke.Youlearnalltheskills--youlearntolisten,youlearntotakenotes--everythingyouuselaterasanovelistwasvaluabletraininginthenewspaperworld.ButIalwayswantedtowritenovels."Hiaasenmadethetransitionfromjournalismtofictionin1981withthehelpoffellowreporterBillMontalbano.HiaasenandMontalbanodrewuponalltheyhadlearnedwhilecoveringtheMiamibeatintheirdebutnovelPowderBurn,asharpthrilleraboutthelegendaryMiamicocainetrade,whichtheNewYorkTimesdeclaredan"expertlyplottednovel."TheteamfolloweduptheirdebutwithtwomorecollaborativeworksbeforeHiaasenventuredoutonhisownwithTouristSeason,anoffbeatmurdermysterythatshowcasedtheauthor'sidiosyncraticsenseofhumor.Fromthenon,Hiaasen'ssensibilityhasgrownonlymorecomicallyabsurdandmoresociallypointed,withaparticularemphasisontheenvironmentalexploitationofhisbelovedhomestate.Inadditiontohisirreverentandhowlinglyfunnythrillers(DoubleWhammy,SickPuppy,NatureGirl,etc),hehasreleasedcollectionsofhisnewspapercolumns(KickAss,ParadiseScrewed)andpennedchildren'sbooks(Hoot,Flush).Withhisuniqueblendofcomedyandrighteousness("Ican'tbefunnywithoutbeingangry."),thewritercontinuestoviewhallowedFloridainstitutions--fromtourismtorealestatedevelopment--withadecidedlyjaundicedeye.AsKirkusReviewshaswrylyobserved,Hiassendepicts"...theSunshineStateastheweirdestplacethissideofOz."
