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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.

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"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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Typical Carl Hiaasen novel. Murder and mayhem in Miami. This is satire at it's best. Centered around the newspaper industry, tourism and the everglades. Hiassen gets his point across with humour. Love the craziness of it all.

Mayhem in Miami

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George Wilson does a fantastic job, lending uniqueness to each character through his use of accents and tone.

Still one of my favourite Hiaasen novels.

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Giggled my way through this entire story, with one exceptionally laugh out loud moment. Well written, satirical story with colourful characters and hilariously inventive scenes. A great listen.

Well written hilarious caper

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This story is so very true as to what is happening to our once beautiful Earth. To the trashing and destruction that man has done.
The story is well written and well told, excellent.
Worthwhile listening too.

Story and Narrator

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This book is definitely not for everyone, especially if you are sensitive…. But it is very interesting and obviously a whole lot of investigation has been done prior to its finishing. Well done👍

Odd and interesting

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Very funny and George Wilson’s narration is fabulous. Sick Puppy is still my favourite Hiaasen.

Another great Hiaasen

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I enjoyed this very much. Very well written with interesting cast and an engaging story. Very Floridian.

Great story.

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Great story, ahead of its time. I really enjoyed the step back in time and the lessons for 5he future.

lessons

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