Basket Case by Carl Hiaasen

Just finished reading Basket Case by Carl Hiaasen. The plot and characters are typical Hiaasen. Who else would use a frozen lizard as a weapon? It’s very clever, funny, and doesn’t rely on the same tired clichés most authors rely on. He’s one of the few authors whose style I like enough to make a point to read.


When I first looked at hit most recent novel, Skinny Dip, I wasn’t interested in it at all. It wasn’t until I saw a piece about him on 20/20 (or some other news-magazine show) and saw how funny he was, and how much quirky stuff he includes in his novels. Most of the stuff, especially the most ridiculous, is based on actual events.

The movie Striptease with Demi Moore was based on one of his books. This isn’t one of the books of his I’ve read yet, but it has to be better than the movie!