If you like a kooky read or are drawn to crime thrillers, but fancy something a little different, you wouldn’t go far wrong by picking up Carl Hiaasen’s Razor Girl.
Following his previous novels for grown-ups and younger readers, including Bad Monkey and Hoot, he has based the action in the Everglades of south Florida.
Merry is the Razor Girl of the title, a conwoman who distracts her marks after lining up a car accident in a very novel way. The mystery all revolves around an abduction gone wrong.
Merry takes a Hollywood talent manager called Lane Coolman for a ‘ride’, which in turn leads to the downfall of a famous reality TV star, Buck, who kills his reputation with some ill-judged anecdotes before disappearing into the night.
Now Coolman must find Buck to save his own life. But where has he gone?
Razor Girl is an absorbing book that shows you the dark side of Florida and its quirky locals.
