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A lovable con woman and a disgraced detective team up to find a redneck reality TV star in this raucous and razor-sharp new novel from Carl Hiaasen, the bestselling author of Bad Monkey.
Merry Mansfield, the eponymous Razor Girl, specializes in kidnapping for the mob. Her preferred method is rear-ending her targets and asking them for a ride. Her latest mark is Martin Trebeaux, owner of a private beach renourishment company who has delivered substandard sand to a mob hotel. But there's just one problem Razor Girl hits the wrong guy. Instead, she ends up with Lane Coolman, talent manager for Buck Nance, the star of a reality TV show about a family of Cajun rooster farmers. Buck Nance, left to perform standup at a Key West bar without his handler, makes enough off-color jokes to incite a brawl, then flees for his life and vanishes.
Now a routine promotional appearance has become a missing persons case. And Andrew Yancy, disgraced detective-turned-health inspector, is on the job. That the Razor Girl may be the key to Yancy's future will be as surprising to him as anything else he encounters along the way—including the giant Gambian pouched rats that are haunting his restaurant inspections.
Download Razor Girl A novel Carl Hiaasen Books
"Have been reading Carl Hiaasen novels off-and-on for years. "Razor Girl" is somewhat of a sequel to "Bad Monkey." All his plots take place in Florida; he is a Florida resident and a graduate of the University of Florida.
Hiaasen's style is humorous, current and filled with characters and their development that make the read chuckle and laugh out loud. Hiaasen's style is succinct, stylistic, and creative.
Have recommended Hiaasen to many friends over the years and have yet to have one say his books were not a great read."
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Razor Girl A novel Carl Hiaasen Books Reviews :
Razor Girl A novel Carl Hiaasen Books Reviews
- If you like whack job characters in wacko settings and situations, where the fictional device of coincidence is turned into an art form, then Carl Hiassen is your man. While most of his stuff leans heavily on the weirdness that is Florida, you could park this tale of reality TV gone wrong, entertainment agents desperate to save it, petty criminals, and a scruffy hero (of sorts) almost anywhere in the USofA today and come away with WTF hilarity that marks Hiassen's work. A funny, fast moving read I totally recommend.
- I waited a while to buy this book, possibly due to a few reviews that painted the story as just a rehash of Hiaasen's oevre. Then I remembered that the wild imagination, quirky characters, and laugh-out-loud lines I had found in all his previous books was exactly why I liked him, and why I wanted more of the same. Okay, it's not East of Eden, which I had just finished (wondering if ANY book could possibly satisfy me after it), but once I started Razor Girl, I just couldn't put it down. This has been the case for most of the other books in Hiaasen's catalog. His abhorrence for greed and sensitivity for the human condition shines through the outrageous characters he draws. His humor and wit is as sharp as any writer out there, and I am inevitably (and often!) given to chuckles, chortles and outright belly laughs. This guy is a master satirist. The book is fun, fast-paced, and anything but a disappointment!
- Another excellent work from Carl Hiaasen, south Florida's premier chronicler of crime and weirdness. I first read Hiaasen many years ago, always delighted at his twisted humor and devious, criminal mind. But if you have ever lived there, you know that what he writes is merely a record of what passes for "normal life" in that fascinating part of the country. Once asked how he comes up with such crazy, inventive plots and characters, Hiaasen demured, saying that he simply takes the best of the daily news items and fictionalizes them... slightly. A great, fun read.
- It's March in Maine and we're expecting eighteen-inches of snow in an upcoming storm. As a bulwark against getting a serious case of the grumpies, it was time for another trip into Mr. Hiaasen's Florida. As a lifelong resident and reporter of the Sunshine State, he has delivered many enjoyable adventures and sharp social commentaries about the state he loves so much. 'Razor Girl', a sequel to his previous novel 'Bad Monkey, is littered with quirky characters and funny material on practically every page. Andrew Yancy with all his rough edges is back as a health inspector and still at war with himself.
You do not read a Carl Hiaasen fictional piece expecting Pulitzer Prize winning material. The author has a penchant for the absurd and much of the material is off-color. Profanity is sprinkled throughout the book. 'Razor Girl' has plenty of morally challenged people and multiple story lines. Yancy seems to have met his match when he eventually crosses paths with Merry Mansfield who has a unique way of doing business. The story lampoons such things as reality television, talent agents, the mafia, Florida businessmen, elected officials, exotic animals like Gambian pouched rats and a mongoose, reality-show fans, tourism, and environmental degradation. There are quite a few statistically improbable chance meetings between the various people. No matter, absurdity is the name of the game in a Hiaasen story.
I had no clue where the story was heading. It had plenty of twists and turns. 'Razor Girl' was a great pick-me-up after the ho-hum book I read previous to Mr. Hiaasen's work. I wouldn't mind seeing Andrew Yancy and the author's other notable protagonist, Skink, team up in a future story. 'Razor Girl' is highly entertaining. - Carl Hiassen is the master, but then Florida gives him a lot of material. The latest, or it may not be because he is so prolific, tale of the greed and self absorption of the denizens of South Florida is as entertaining, and insightful, as usual. While Hiassen's bad guys are always more than a little over the top, his good guys and gals have enough flaws and warts to make them believable, almost, and sympathetic as they ramble the highways of South Florida with an agenda that you must read to believe.
Hiassen is one of my favorite authors and he has hit another one out of the park. - Have been reading Carl Hiaasen novels off-and-on for years. "Razor Girl" is somewhat of a sequel to "Bad Monkey." All his plots take place in Florida; he is a Florida resident and a graduate of the University of Florida.
Hiaasen's style is humorous, current and filled with characters and their development that make the read chuckle and laugh out loud. Hiaasen's style is succinct, stylistic, and creative.
Have recommended Hiaasen to many friends over the years and have yet to have one say his books were not a great read. - Star Island or Skink were the last novels by Carl Hiaasen I read. Can't really remember when that was. Up to that point I read all his novels on their release starting w/Tourist Season and became an avid fan. He didn't fall out of favor so much. It's just I quit reading as much as/or changed the genre and substance of what got my time. Then like a flash I remembered, "what has Carl been up to". Razor Girl seemed a better pick than Bad Monkey so here I arrive............ the story took a little bit to hook me since so many cast were being introduced early on as fast as they could. I trudged on and once they seemed to settle in or get sifted off, the story settled down and I really liked the madcap comedy and interaction of the reaming dozen or so characters. Merry Mansfield as Razor Girl seemed as hip a chick as you would be lucky to meet. I like the action all located in the keys, plus the ex - cop looking for his badge back. I wouldn't consider this a return to the pentacle, but a worthy release worth my time, investment. You can't hit 100% every outing but this came in with positive big smiles. I really, really like the pairing of Yancy and Merry. Plus the backdrop of Wisconsin band of brothers going from cajun music into reality TV chicken coop goobers. Enjoy.
