Fever Beach by Carl Hiaasen

I enjoy Carl Hiaasen’s stories, but I realize they appeal more to men in a way that The Three Stooges appeal to boys of all ages. The reader is waiting for a stooge to slip on a banana peel, and Hiaasen does a fine job of creating both stooges and slippery surfaces.

In his latest novel, Fever Beach, Hiaasen is at it again. His main stooge is Dale Figgo, a bumbling, resentful white nationalist notorious for being too incompetent even for hate groups like the Proud Boys.

Add to the mix Congressman Clure Boyette who gains funding for an insane idea he calls Wee Hamers, a group of children enlisted to build houses. However, that knuckleheaded idea is a front for funding the Strokers for Freedom, a group of malcontents led by Dale Figgo.

Enter our hero, Twilly Spree, an eccentric, independently wealthy environmentalist with a streak for vigilante justice. On a plane ride, he meets Viva Morales. Morales is a resourceful, progressive woman newly arrived in Florida. She rents a room in Figgo’s house, unaware at first of his extremist ties. Though a skilled HR professional, she’s adrift—stuck in a dead-end job at the shady Mink Foundation, navigating the fallout of her divorce, and enduring Figgo’s toxic worldview.

Not to give away spoilers, each bad person gets their comeuppance, each in their own way, and frequently Twilly having something to do with it.

It’s all pure Carl Hiaasen at his best, and fans will enjoy it.

Recommended.

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