Double Whammy

In Carl Hiaasen's riotous caper, 'Double Whammy,' news-photographer-turned-private-eye R.J. Decker finds his tranquil life in a Florida trailer park spectacularly disrupted when a body surfaces in Coon Bog. This grim discovery plunges him into the murky, high-stakes world of professional bass fishing tournaments, where a nefarious scam is unraveling beneath the surface. Tasked with unraveling the truth, Decker navigates a landscape teeming with Hiaasen's signature brand of eccentric, unforgettable characters. His journey involves an unlikely partnership with a half-blind, road-kill-loving hermit, tense encounters with his ex-wife and her new husband, and confrontations with a bizarre rogues' gallery, including deadly TV evangelists, dangerously alluring women, and a pistol-wielding redneck accompanied by his aggressive pit bull. As Decker digs deeper into the fishing fraud and its deadly consequences, his own life becomes entangled in the escalating peril, discovering that the 'double whammy' isn't just a lure, but a chilling blueprint for ingenious murder. Hiaasen expertly blends dark humor, biting satire, and thrilling suspense in this distinctly Floridian crime novel.