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Dec 31, Pamela rated it really liked it. Amazon Renewed Like-new products you can trust. And here his own life becomes part of the stakes. And all of this centers around bass fishing?! Skink used to be governor of Florida. After the two sleep together and he drops her off at her hotel, Decker notices lights on at the lakeside.

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There were all kinds of situations and moments that even caused me to laugh out loud.

Double Whammy Summary & Study Guide

Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. I can't get enough of any of Hiaasen novel Some of the novel's finest writing deals with Decker's passion for photography, and how this passion shapes the way in which he views the world.

As an avid fisherman and native Floridian this was a great read! It's also "Skink's" first appearance in a Hiassen novel. I Love Darl Hiaasen books Some parts can be described as weird and gross, but it all adds to the story. Decker knows nothing about bass whammmy, so when he arrives in Dickie's hometown, he hires a cheap guide to show him the ropes.

Double Whammy (Skink #1) by Carl Hiaasen

The Cuban homicide cop Al Garcia reappears in this book, rough around the edges as ever, but a staunch friend to the pure of heart. Adding to the cast are a trio of moron hillbillies, an amoral hottie who seduces Decker and helps frame him for murder, and the good Reverend Weeb, Lockhart's sponsor on the Outdoor Christian Network, whose hobbies include wyammy, fake faith healing, and land-grabbing. I plan to continue to work my way through his books in publication order and hope to find a few more hidden gems in caro swamps and on the beaches of Florida.

It's all done in the best Hiaasen tradition.

Didn't know the author, just saw the book on a Daily Deal, and it contained elements of bass fishing an interest of mine. The main character, Decker, is your classic P. As he pushed past the screen door, Decker was amazed by what he saw: Get Double Whammy from Amazon. Hiaasen's novels are quick reads.

But he hates fishing cheaters to death.

Double Whammy

Weeb can barely cover the expenses of his hooker habit! Hiaasen is an acquired taste, and I have acquired it. He knows a couple of local thugs who worship Caarl - and violence. Skink helps Decker escape and the two men go on the run.

Get to Know Us. She bought it and we both read it.

They catch two fishermen, but unfortunately neither one is Dickie. Humanity is as dumb as Hiaasen makes of his fictional characters. You don't want the Reverend feeling nervous.

Double Whammy Summary & Study Guide

Skink is a bit unhinged. Gault also has a gorgeous sister who will do anything for her brother, as well.

Decker is hired by sugar cane tycoon Dennis Gault, another bass fisherman, to prove that celebrity fisherman Richard "Dickie" Lockhart, his main rival on the fishing tournament circuit, is a cheat.

Decker, however, soon finds he's been set up, and the plot zigs, zags, and does backflips, involving Decker's ex, a televangelist trying to hiaasenn Florida real estate, a bunch of racist Florida rednecks, a crazy former governor now living as a mad hermit, a black state trooper assigned to the most racist hick backwaters of the state, a Cuban police detective who has to learn to fish, and a would-be assassin who spends the latter part of the book staggering around with a rotting pit bull's head clamped onto his arm.

Certain things you'll always find in a Carl Hiaasen novel: Too bad water pollution and over-fishing is destroying the habitats of all fish. He and his family live in southern Florida. Given his cal place of residence - a shack deep in the wilds of southern Florida - it is not a stretch to understand his disaffection with humanity, especially since all four walls of his home are bent with the weight of classic books of literature, philosophy and history.