Star Island is my first Carl Hiaasen novel and I think I am intrigued enough to try his many others. The novel is a satirical treatment of our celebrity-crazed culture and tells the story of a talentless train wreck of a singer. When her double (who fills in when the singer is too inebriated to safely appear in public) is kidnapped by an obsessed paparazzo in a case of mistaken identity, everyone scrambles to avoid a PR disaster but nothing to rescue the double, who is one of the two honorable characters in the novel. Also on hand are the former governor of Florida who left office to become a mangrove-swamp-dwelling hermit, a bodyguard with a weed-wacker in place of one hand (yes, I know), and a very sleazy record producer.
Not high literature for sure, but an entertaining book. Avoid if you are offended to strong language.
-Paul
If you like Carl Hiaasen you may also enjoy:
Laurence Shames
Tim Dorsey
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