Bad Monkey

Andrew Yancy, a former Miami detective relegated to inspecting restaurants in the Florida Keys, finds his dreary new life upended when he discovers a severed human arm in a freezer. Dismissing the official story of a fishing accident and shark attack, Yancy believes foul play is afoot and sees this as his chance to escape the dreaded 'roach patrol' and reclaim his policing career. His investigation plunges him headfirst into a labyrinth of eccentric characters and escalating chaos, quintessential to Carl Hiaasen's world. From a hot-headed ex-lover to the peculiar widow of the arm's owner, avaricious real-estate moguls, and the enigmatic Bahamian voodoo priestess known as the Dragon Queen, Yancy must navigate a treacherous, often hilarious, landscape. Amidst the mayhem, he finds an unexpected ally in a kinky coroner and the titular 'bad monkey' who, with mischievous aplomb, helps expose the greedy and corrupt degrading Florida's natural beauty, delivering their well-deserved comeuppance in classic Hiaasen style.