Faded tans in the sunshine state

[threemonkeys]

Skinny Dip is the latest Carl Hiaasen tale of mayhem in Florida. It has a typical cast of scorned woman, tough ex cop, slimeball toady, slimeball big businessman and very stupid muscle thug. Typical cast and typical story but lacking something. It feels toned down compared to his other works. His previous couple have been pretty much write by numbers but at least the numbers have all the fun violent elements. I'm not sure whether the toning down of these is a deliberate effort by Hiaasen to get a wider audience or he has just become tired and jaded. Anyway it does not work for me. I suspect this will be the last of his titles I buy.