This<\/a> is the first book of Carl Hiassen’s that I have read, and it probably won’t be the last.<\/p>\nIt’s the story of a newspaperman who’s gone from the front page of his small Florida daily to the obituary beat, punishment for his forthright (and possibly self-destructive) nature. As he grows older, he starts obsessing about the ages of famous people when they died, and whom he’s out lived–without contributing as much.<\/p>\n
When an obscure 80s pop star dies, Jack Tagger suspects foul play. He’s right, of course; what kind of mystery would it be without it?<\/p>\n
You know, Hiassen might just be the funniest writer to come out of the Miami Herald<\/i> ever. The voice of the book is light, vulnerable, and humorous. It’s a good light read, and I look forward to my next Hiassen novel.<\/p>\n
Yep, that’s all I got for a review.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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