内容简介
AhilariousnewnovelofgreedandcorruptionfromthebestsellingauthorofStripTease.ThestoryfocusesonsouthernFloridaattheheightofthetouristseason,whenaferocioushurricanehits--luringconartists,carpetbaggers,andwould-besaviourslikehyenastothelion'skill."Hiaasen(hilselfisaone-manforceofnature".--Variety.Majoradvertising,includingkeycityradioandprintadsinTheNewYorkTimesBookReviewandMiamiHerald.WhenaferocioushurricaneripsthroughsouthernFlorida,theconartistsandcarpetbaggerswastenotimeinswarmingoverthedisasterarea.2cassettes.
作者简介
CarlHiaasen(pronounced"hiya-sun")wasbornandraisedinSouthFloridaandpresentlylivesinTavernier,smackinthemiddleoftheFloridaKeys.HeattendedEmoryUniversityandwasgraduatedwithadegreeinjournalismfromtheUniversityofFloridaatGainesvillein1974.Hiaasenbeganhisjournalismcareerwritingweirdpublicintereststories("Garbagemanforaday")atCocoaToday(nowtheMelbourne-basedFloridaToday).HejoinedtheMiamiHeraldin1976,andsincethenhasbeenareporterfortheirgeneralassignmentdesk,Sundaymagazineandinvestigativeteam.AspartofTheMiamiHerald'sinvestigativeteam,HiaasenhasworkedonprojectsexposingdangerousdoctorsinFlorida,landcorruptionintheFloridaKeys,anddrugsmugglingintheBahamasandKeyWest.HeiscurrentlyMetrocolumnistforthepaperwherehisaward-winningcolumnsonrapaciousdevelopment,egregiousbusinesspractices,andcorruptpoliticianshavehelpedclarifyissuesfortheFloridacitizenry.CarlHiaasenturnedhishandtofictionintheearlyeighties.Hisfirstnovel,TouristSeason,waspublishedin1986andnamed"oneofthetenbestdestinationreadsofalltime"byGQMagazine.Heistheauthoroffiveotherbest-sellingnovels,DoubleWhammy,SkinTight,NativeTongue,StripTeaseandStormyWeather.LouiseBernikow,writinginCosmopolitan,callsHiaasen'sfiction"unbelievablyfunny--tears-running-down-your-cheeksfunnyinspiteofsomeprettyweightythemeslikethedestructionoftheenvironmentandthecut-throatwaysofdevelopers."TonyHillermancallsHiaasen"theMarkTwainofthecrimenovel."AndDonaldWestlakesays"Hiaasenissogoodheoughttobeillegal."Hiaasenisalsoasongwriter,havingco-wrotetwosongsonWarrenZevon'salbum.Mutineer(thetwosongsareSeminoleBingoandRollweilerBlues).ThefilmStripTease,basedonHiaasen'snovel,directedbyAndrewBergmanstarringDemiMooreinpastiesandBurtReynoldsinahairpiece,wasarecentmajormotionpicture.
