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Basket Case by Carl Hiassen (2002, Hardcover)
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HIAASEN, Carl, Basket Case. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. First edition, first printing. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. Fine, in fine unclipped dust jacket. Dust jacket in mylar protector.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100375411070
ISBN-139780375411076
eBay Product ID (ePID)1963839
Product Key Features
Book TitleBasket Case
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral, Mystery & Detective / General, Humorous / General
Publication Year2002
GenreFiction
AuthorCarl Hiassen
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight22.5 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2001-038317
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisOnce a hotshot investigative reporter, Jack Tagger now bangs out obituaries for a South Florida daily, "plotting to resurrect my newspaper career by yoking my byline to some famous stiff." Jimmy Stoma, the infamous front man of Jimmy and the Slut Puppies, dead in a fishy-smelling scuba "accident," might be the stiff of Jack's dreams-if only he can figure out what happened. Standing in the way are (among others) his ambitious young editor, who hasn't yet fired anyone but plans to "break her cherry" on Jack; the rock star's pop-singer widow, who's using the occasion of her husband's death to re-launch her own career; and the soulless, profit-hungry owner of the newspaper, whom Jack once publicly humiliated at a stockholders' meeting. With clues from the dead rock singer's music, Jack ultimately unravels Jimmy Stoma's strange fate-in a hilariously hard-won triumph for muckraking journalism, and for the death-obsessed obituary writer himself. "Always be halfway prepared" is Jack Tagger's motto-and it's more than enough to guarantee a wickedly funny, brilliantly entertaining novel from Carl Hiaasen., Once a hotshot investigative reporter, Jack Tagger now bangs out obituaries for a South Florida daily, "plotting to resurrect my newspaper career by yoking my byline to some famous stiff." Jimmy Stoma, the infamous front man of Jimmy and the Slut Puppies, dead in a fishy-smelling scuba "accident," might be the stiff of Jack's dreams--if only he can figure out what happened. Standing in the way are (among others) his ambitious young editor, who hasn't yet fired anyone but plans to "break her cherry" on Jack; the rock star's pop-singer widow, who's using the occasion of her husband's death to re-launch her own career; and the soulless, profit-hungry owner of the newspaper, whom Jack once publicly humiliated at a stockholders' meeting. With clues from the dead rock singer's music, Jack ultimately unravels Jimmy Stoma's strange fate--in a hilariously hard-won triumph for muckraking journalism, and for the death-obsessed obituary writer himself. "Always be halfway prepared" is Jack Tagger's motto--and it's more than enough to guarantee a wickedly funny, brilliantly entertaining novel from Carl Hiaasen.
LC Classification NumberPS3558.I217B37 2002
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- Apr 19, 2017
Great deal
Got a good book for a great price.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Nov 03, 2023
A very funny book.
Another fine and funny mystery book from Carl Hiaasen.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Apr 13, 2021
My favorite author
Carl Hiaasen always delivers! Highly entertaining!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Feb 07, 2023
Feel like reading it again
A GREAT STORY.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jun 15, 2021
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