Skinny Dip
- 374
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Skinny Dip” is Carl Hiaasen in good comic form, a light revenge caper set against a threat to Florida’s Everglades. A murder plot sets things going, and the payback that follows brings back Skink and the former detective Mick Stranahan. Some readers relish its satire and a villain made to be loathed; others find the ending quieter than the frantic book before it. Beneath the jokes lies a real argument about Florida’s wetlands.
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About the book
Skinny Dip is a caper novel by Carl Hiaasen first published in 2004. It is his 11th work of fiction for adult readers. It is his fifth book featuring the character known as "Skink" and his second novel including the character Mick Stranahan, a former detective. It involves a murder plot and a subsequent attempt to exact revenge against the backdrop of a threat to Florida's Everglades National Park.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.3 across 69 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 32% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.5 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.3 | 69 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Skinny Dip?
It has 374 pages — shorter than 79% of the ranked books in Thriller.
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