Bad Monkey

From "the funniest important writer in America" comes a tale that is gleefully zany and incisively sharp (Miami Herald) -- coming as an Apple Original series starring Vince Vaughn. Andrew Yancy-late of the Miami Police and soon-to-be-late of the Monroe County sheriff's office-has a human arm in his freezer. There's a logical (Hiaasenian) explanation for that, but not for how and why it parted from its shadowy owner. Yancy thinks the boating-accident/shark-luncheon explanation is full of holes, and if he can prove murder, the sheriff might rescue him from his grisly Health Inspector gig (it's not called the roach patrol for nothing).

But first-this being Hiaasen country-Yancy must negotiate an obstacle course of wildly unpredictable events with a crew of even more wildly unpredictable characters, including his just-ex lover, a hot-blooded fugitive from Kansas; the twitchy widow of the frozen arm; two avariciously optimistic real-estate speculators; the Bahamian voodoo witch known as the Dragon Queen, whose suitors are blinded unto death by her peculiar charms; Yancy's new true love, a kinky coroner; and the eponymous bad monkey-who just may be one of Carl Hiaasen's greatest characters.

Author: Carl Hiaasen
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 06/03/2014
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780446556149

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.3
Point Value: 17
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 171426 / Bad Monkey

About the Author
Carl Hiaasen was born and raised in Florida. He is the author of nineteen novels, including Skinny Dip, Sick Puppy, Stormy Weather, Basket Case, and, for young readers, Flush and Hoot. He also writes a regular column for the Miami Herald.