Hilarious stuff, when you first start reading it. With dialogue that vies with Elmore Leonard for sassiness and James Ellroy for pure street smarts. Plus as much bunny-hugging detail as a Gerald Durrell novel. But it's beginning to pale, which is a pity. The characters may be as colourful as ever, but their choreography has faded.
Revenge is sweet, but the story blows up into something far bigger than simple garbage disposal.
Spree uncovers Stoat's vile plans to pave over pristine Toad Island and build a golfer's paradise. Obviously there's only one solution - to kidnap Stoat's dog and stop the development deal. Standard Hiaasen intrigue, smattered with the usual zany suspects and concluding in customary ambiguity. Initiates may find it cute, but most veterans will require a stronger fix. But let's see some bold new action on the pages.