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Carl Hiaasen was born and raised in a bizarre place called Florida, where he still lives. His books have been described as Oddly, they are beloved even by readers who’ve never set foot in the Sunshine State. LEARN MORE.
Books in Order of Publication. TITLE: SERIES: YEAR: Powder Burn: Black Lizard: 1981: Trap Line: Black Lizard: 1982: A Death in China
Carl Hiaasen was born and raised in a bizarre place called Florida, where he still lives. His books have been described as savagely funny, riotous, and cathartic. Oddly, they are beloved even by readers who’ve never set foot in the Sunshine State.
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A hilarious novel of social and political intrigue, set against the glittering backdrop of Florida’s gold coast. At the height of Palm Beach’s charity ball season, Kiki Pew Fitzsimmons, a prominent member of geriatric high society, suddenly vanishes during a swank gala.
Clinging blindly to a bale of Jamaican pot, Joey Perrone is plucked from the ocean by former cop and current loner Mick Stranahan. Instead of rushing to the police and reporting her husband’s crime, Joey decides to stay dead and (with Mick’s help) screw with Chaz until he screws himself.
In this thoroughly engaging tale of how middle schooler Roy Eberhardt, new kid in Coconut Cove, learns to love South Florida, Hiaasen lets his inner kid run rampant, both the subversive side that loves to see grown-ups make fools of themselves and the righteously indignant side, appalled at the mess being made of our planet.
Wrecker Written by: Carl Hiaasen Read by: Ron Butler. Author: Carl Hiaasen. Series: Kids, Book 7. Publication Year: 2023. Valdez Jones VIII calls himself Wrecker because his great-great-great-great-great-grandfather salvaged shipwrecks for a living.
A wickedly funny novel in which the greedy, the corrupt, and the degraders of what’s left of pristine Florida—now, of the Bahamas as well—get their comeuppance. 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.
Announcing Wrecker. This week I was excited to see the final version of the cover of Wrecker, my new novel for young readers. It’s due to be published in September, and it was fun to write. The story takes place in Key West, an island rich with legends and outrageous true-life characters.
