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Books like Bad Monkey

If you loved Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen, this shelf of 24 books shares the same pull — rooted in Southern, Satire, Humorous, and Crime.

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Top related books to Bad Monkey

A diverse selection of titles that share the core themes and atmosphere of Bad Monkey.

Savannah Breeze

Mary Kay Andrews

Themes: Southern • Satire • Humorous

Smonk A Novel

Tom Franklin

Themes: Southern • Satire • Humorous

Naked Came the Florida Man

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Themes: Southern • Satire • Humorous

The Confidence-Man His Masquerade

Herman Melville

Themes: Southern • Satire • Humorous

Take No Names A Novel

Daniel Nieh

Themes: Satire • Humorous • Crime

Crooked Little Vein A Novel

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Themes: Satire • Humorous • Crime

Santa Monica A Novel

Cassidy Lucas

Themes: Southern • Satire • Crime

Feet of Clay A Discworld Novel

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Themes: Satire • Humorous • Crime

Mermaid Confidential A Novel

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Themes: Satire • Humorous • Crime

#10

American by Day

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Themes: Satire • Humorous • Crime

#11

Mr. Paradise

Elmore Leonard

Themes: Satire • Humorous • Crime

#12

Penguin Lost

Andreĭ Kurkov

Themes: Satire • Humorous • Crime

#13

My Sister, the Serial Killer Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2019

Oyinkan Braithwaite

Themes: Satire • Humorous • Crime

#14

Glamorama

Bret Easton Ellis

Themes: Satire • Humorous • Crime

#15

You Love Me

Caroline Kepnes

Themes: Satire • Humorous • Crime

#16

America Fantastica A Novel — Tim O’Brien

Tim O'Brien

Themes: Satire • Humorous • Crime

#17

Irish Eyes A Callahan Garrity Mystery

Kathy Hogan Trocheck

Themes: Southern • Humorous • Crime

#18

88 Names A Novel

Matt Ruff

Themes: Satire • Humorous • Crime

#19

How to Make a Killing

Kate Weston

Themes: Satire • Humorous • Crime

#20

American Psycho

Bret Easton Ellis

Themes: Satire • Humorous • Crime

#21

Killer Potential A Novel

Hannah Deitch

Themes: Satire • Humorous • Crime

#22

The Marlow Murder Club

Robert Thorogood

Themes: Satire • Humorous • Crime

#23

Native Tongue

Carl Hiaasen

Themes: Satire • Humorous • Crime

#24

The Groves of Academe

Mary McCarthy

Themes: Satire • Humorous • Crime

If Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Southern, Satire, Humorous and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Mary Kay Andrews, Tom Franklin, Tim Dorsey, Herman Melville, and others.