Carl Hiaasen was born and raised in Florida, where he still lives. He is a prize-winning journalist with a regular column in the Miami Herald and many articles in varied magazines. He started writing crime fiction in the early 1980s and has recently branched out into children's books; he has also had several works of non-fiction published. His novels have been published in over 30 languages.
"Bad Monkey boils over with corruption and comeuppance. And yes,
there's a monkey."--O, The Oprah Magazine
"[A] comedic marvel . . . [Hiaasen] hasn't written a novel this
funny since Skinny Dip. . . . Beautifully constructed."--Janet
Maslin, The New York Times
"[A] deliciously zany romp. Buckle up for the ride."--People
"[A] rollicking misadventure in the colorful annals of greed and
corruption in South Florida. . . . Hiaasen has a peculiar genius
for inventing grotesque creatures . . . that spring from the
darkest impulses of the id. But he also writes great
heroes."--Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times
"[Hiaasen is] one of America's premier humorists."--Rege Behe,
Pittsburg Tribune-Review
"Hiaasen is laugh-out-loud funny and thoroughly
entertaining."--Thomas Gaughan, Booklist (starred)
"Inspired . . . Another marvelously entertaining Hiaasen
adventure."--Publishers Weekly
"No one writes about Florida with a more wicked sense of humor than
Hiaasen."--Jocelyn McClurg, USA Today
"The gold standard for South Florida criminal farce."--Kirkus
Reviews
"This 'Triple-F'-fierce, funny, and Floridian . . . enfolds
corruption, greed, mayhem, and very funny social satire in the way
that only Hiaasen does it."--Reader's Digest
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