Razor Girl

Carl Hiaasen's 'Razor Girl' plunges readers into a wildly eccentric Key West where chaos reigns supreme. The story ignites with the bizarre disappearance of reality TV star Buck Nance following a bar brawl, leaving his hapless agent, Lane Coolman, accidentally kidnapped by petty criminals. As the search for Buck unfolds, a madcap ensemble of characters is drawn into the mystery. Among them is Andrew Yancy, a disgraced former cop now relegated to restaurant roach patrol; a delusional fan obsessed with Buck; and a corrupt local sheriff desperate for re-election. The narrative threads also weave through a shady lawyer, his gold-digging fiancée, a gay mayor, a Mafioso hotelier, and the eponymous 'Razor Girl,' Merry Pelf, a cunning con artist who employs a razor blade and high-speed car to ensnare her unsuspecting victims. Outrageously funny and relentlessly fast-paced, the novel delivers a signature Hiaasen blend of environmental satire, dark humor, and intricate plotting as these disparate lives collide in a whirlwind of Florida weirdness.