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Nom canonique: Montalbano, William D.
Date de naissance: 1941
Date de décès: 1998-03-19
Sexe: male
Nationalité: USA
Lieu de naissance: New York, New York, USA
Études: Columbia University (Graduate School of Journalism)
Rutgers University
Professions: foreign correspondent
novelist
Organisations: Los Angeles Times
Miami Herald

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Trap line par Carl Hiaasen

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SueJBeard | 3 autres critiques | Feb 14, 2023 |

Powder burn par Carl Hiaasen

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SueJBeard | 8 autres critiques | Feb 14, 2023 |

Trap line par Carl Hiaasen

An early entry into crime fiction by Hiaasen, who would later be lauded for his darkly humorous books of inept Florida crime. Trap Line does not include this humour, rather opting for a serious tone.

Set in the commercial fishing world of southern Florida, a fisherman comes up against organised crime. If it wasn't by Hiaasen I wouldn't have picked it up.

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MiaCulpa | 3 autres critiques | Nov 2, 2021 |

Powder Burn par Carl Hiaasen

Before Hiaasen struck out on his own, he and Montabano wrote three novels and this is the first of those three. Since today Hiaasen is not writing new books fast enough for me, I decided to try these three. This first one is good - it doesn't have the humor and wackiness of a current Hiaasen but it's good. Chris Meadows is an architect in Miami and he has a nice but pretty boring life. One day he runs into a woman he loved and lost some 10 years before. In the span of 15 minutes the woman and her captivating daughter were making plans to get together with Christ. They turned to cross the street and were struck by a car and killed. Chris' life turns upside down as he works to find out why.… (plus d'informations)

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susandennis | 8 autres critiques | Jun 5, 2020 |

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