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Skin Tight

Name: Skin Tight
Author: Carl Hiaasen

by Carl Hiaasen

1989•Crime•384 pages

Taste attributes: crimecomedymysterythrillerfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricatelinearenclosedrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsfool triumphant

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Boxlist takeAn intricate crime novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

Somebody wants Mick Stranahan dead. Mick is sure of this, because he just had to dispatch a pistol-packing intruder with the help of a stuffed marlin head. But who would want to hurt a former Florida state investigator?

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

CrimeComedyMysteryThrillerRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsFool triumphant

Subjects

PhysiciansPrivate investigatorsJudicial corruptionCorruptionConduct of lifePolitical corruptionFloridaJournalists

Details

Author: Carl Hiaasen
Published: 1989
Pages: 384
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Source: Open Library

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