Former Florida state investigator Mick Stranahan thought his days of tangling with deadly eccentrics were behind him, content with a quiet life of fishing. That peace shatters when a pistol-packing intruder invades his secluded home, only to be hilariously dispatched by a well-aimed, stuffed marlin head. With no ID on the deceased, Stranahan knows this wasn't a random act. His past as an investigator left him with a long, colorful list of enemies, any one of whom could be behind the hit. From a bumbling hitman to a self-aggrandizing personal injury lawyer, an insufferably annoying TV journalist, and a quack plastic surgeon, the suspects are as outlandish as the Sunshine State itself. To reclaim his tranquil retirement, Stranahan is forced to dust off his investigative skills and dive back into a wickedly funny and dangerous world to uncover who wants him dead before they get a second, more successful, shot.
Critical Reception
"Carl Hiaasen's 'Skin Tight' is celebrated as a quintessential example of his darkly humorous, environmentally conscious, and wildly satirical Florida-noir style."