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Bad Monkey
Andrew Yancy · Book 1 · 2013
Audiobook available · 11 hr 25 min
Andrew Yancy wants his police badge back. Stuck inspecting restaurants after his suspension, he sees a chance in a severed arm: solving the case might restore his career. The investigation takes him from Florida to the Bahamas.
From the author’s blurb
“A wickedly funny novel”Read the full description at Carl Hiaasen's official book description
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What makes it funny?
A fishing-trip customer responds to the discovery of a human arm by worrying about how much room it will leave for his catch. The captain’s sarcastic answers make the tourist’s priorities look even worse.
The comedy at work
Hiaasen lets petty self-interest persist through gruesome events. The crime plot gives that selfishness larger targets, including greedy developers and people destroying the places they hope to profit from.
Try this if…
The mix suits readers who want a murder investigation with caustic jokes about greed. Its severed-limb humor is an early indication of how comfortable the comedy is around grisly material.
Good to know
Expect violence, decomposing remains and profanity. This begins the Andrew Yancy series.
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