Double Whammy
Double Whammy by Carl Hiaasen, published by Penguin on November 24, 2020, is a humorous fiction that follows the escapades of R. J. Decker, a news photographer turned private investigator. Set against the backdrop of Florida’s big-stakes bass tournaments, Decker finds himself entangled in a murder mystery involving a floating body in Coon Bog and a sportsman’s scam that reveals deeper corruption. This edition spans 400 pages and is presented in English.
Readers will encounter a blend of mystery and satire as Decker navigates a series of absurd challenges, including teaming up with an eccentric hermit and confronting a cast of quirky characters, from seductive women to dangerous TV evangelists. The narrative explores themes of truth and justice while maintaining a comedic tone throughout Decker’s misadventures. With its engaging plot and colorful characters, this book offers a unique take on the detective genre, making it a notable addition to Hiaasen’s body of work.
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“Follow the adventures of a news-photographer-turned-private-eye as he seeks truth, justice, and an affair with his ex-wife” (The New York Times) in this hilarious caper from bestselling author Carl Hiaasen.
R. J. Decker, star tenant of the local trailer park and neophyte private eye, is fishing for a killer. Thanks to a sportsman’s scam that’s anything but sportsmanlike, there’s a body floating in Coon Bog, Florida–and a lot that’s rotten in the murky waters of big-stakes, large-mouth bass tournaments. Here Decker will team up with a half-blind, half-mad hermit with an appetite for road kill; dare to kiss his ex-wife while she’s in bed with her new husband; and face deadly TV evangelists, dangerously seductive women, and a pistol-toting redneck with a pit bull on his arm. And here his own life becomes part of the stakes. For while the “double whammy” is the lure, first prize is for the most ingenious murder.
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