#75 in Humour
Bad Monkey
- 400
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 5 weeks on the list, peaked at #5
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Our view
“Bad Monkey” is Carl Hiaasen in full comic-crime mode: a severed arm, a disgraced detective and the Florida Keys crowded with schemers. Demoted to inspecting restaurant kitchens, Andrew Yancy hopes to prove the arm belongs to a murder victim and win back his old job. Working out the swindle is part of the pleasure, though some readers find hardly a likeable soul in the whole cast. The humour is dark but never heavy.
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About the book
Bad Monkey is a 2013 satirical crime fiction novel by American author Carl Hiaasen. A television adaptation starring Vince Vaughn began airing on Apple TV+ in 2024.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.3 across 81 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 36% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Humour average of 7.8. That is how 7.5 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 7 | 9% |
| Hardcover | 7.3 | 74 | 91% |
Frequently asked
How long is Bad Monkey?
It has 400 pages — shorter than 56% of the ranked books in Humour.
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