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Tourist Season

By: Carl Hiaasen
Narrated by: George Wilson
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About this listen

 Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Carl Hiaasen's best-selling novels are funny and sardonic. Hilarious postcards of south Florida, they also decry the lurid commercialism that is draining and paving the tropical landscape.

Tourist season is swinging into high gear in Miami. So are the activities of a bizarre terrorist group determined to keep the hapless "snowbirds" away. Armed with bombs, weed, and jumbled credos, they move toward their grand target, the Orange Bowl Parade, with plans to bring Miami and its tourist trade to a halt.

The cast, which includes a deranged journalist, a visionary ex-jock, and a lovesick detective, is just the kind of company Carl Hiaasen's fans love to keep. Narrator George Wilson's performance lures each quirky character out into the full light of the Florida sun. With over half a million copies in print, this is one of Hiaasen's most popular works.

©1986 Carl Hiaasen (P)1998 Recorded Books, LLC Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Mystery Private Investigators Suspense Thriller & Suspense Thriller Funny Witty Comedy

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Critic reviews

"Reading a Hiaasen book is always a high-speed boat ride where laughter can turn to horror and disaster at any moment. Hearing the story aloud adds a dose of realism and sensation....Wilson's narration is perfectly timed, laid-back, and salty." ( AudioFile)
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I really enjoyed this story. The narrator was especially good. It's a worth listening to.

Good story, great narrator

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I really enjoyed this, I read a review which complained about the language being dated. Well, this was written in the 80's so yeah, you could say that. I would suggest however, that anyone being offended by the very occasional use of non PC language might be so thin skinned as to be positively unhealthy. Some real humour helps to carry along a decent plot based around environmentalism. Well read by George Wilson.

General Patton on Acid

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Even though this book is over 30 years old the humour is fresh and the eco messages even more so. I’ve just rediscovered Hiaasen after a long drought and not regretting it.

Laugh out loud

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I buy lots of audiobooks, I sometimes don't get around to listening to them for ages!
When I get a Carl Hiaasen, the headphones go straight on 😊
I have never been disappointed.

Sublime

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I’m a big fan of Hiaasen and have read or listened to most of them by now and this is as good as the others. All the similar beats are there, the dry humour, mystery, and environmental messages all delivered with great character by the narrator.

Great characters, story, and narration

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This is the first time I cried at the end of a Carl Hiaasen novel. It was worth it.

Hiaasen never misses

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I just love his storytelling ant this had all the classic characteristics, eco warrior’s, donut eating cops, hilarious baddies, Lycra clad women and so much more.

Classic Hiaasen

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Powerful and funny way to get the importance of environmental issues across without any preaching.

Witty and clever tale

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I read this story years ago, it seemed funnier then. Now it’s more like a sad tale of developed land, greed & total disrespect for nature. I’m with Wiley all the way- he’s a bit nuts but he seriously has a point - look at any green space near you!

Funny and deadly serious

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A great story well told by both author and narrator. Exciting, funny, yet poignant too. Some lessons here for both Florida residents and tourists along with others close to nature under threat from developers.

Exciting, funny, yet poignant too.

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