Nature Girl - by Carl Hiaasen (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

From "the funniest important writer in America" (Miami Herald) comes a tale that is gleefully zany and incisively sharp.
Beware! Honey Santana is off her meds, reacting rapidly to the bad behavior of others. This time, the annoyer is a telemarketer from Texas. Honey's revenge? She invites Boyd Shreave on a paid ecotour of the Everglades, where a blueeyed Seminole named Sammy Tigertail strums an electric guitar on a woe-begotten clump of shells, mangroves, and beer cans called Dismal Key. Soon Boyd and vengeancecrazed Honey are joined by a private eye with a red-hot video camera and a college girl who just wants to have fun. And with a brawling cast of lunatic men, desperate women, a skateboarding teen, and even a restless ghost all going native, who will protect the Everglades from the wild humans?

Review Quotes

"A hilarious Florida romp...an engaging and diverse screwball cast."
--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Hilarious...pure outlandish silliness...a breakneck narrative."
--Boston Globe

The most original, offbeat, and satisfying mystery novelist working today.--The San Francisco Chronicle

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.