Fiction. Humor (Fiction.) HTML:Cuervo is a pampered Nicaraguan moneyman, funding a guerrilla war from his cushy Miami penthouse. Sixto is his hulking, pistol-packing attendant, whose job satisfaction is on the wane. When an aging mobster enters their lives with a promise to help the rebel cause�??with a planeload of chickens originally intended for voodoo sacrifice�??a tense situation turns combustible. From the wickedly funny mind of Carl Hiaasen comes �??The Edible Exile,�?� a raucous story of sleazeball nihilists, lovable thugs, and jungle-weary freedom fighters who collide in a battle of wills, ego, and the almighty dollar.
This cheeky tale, written twenty-five years ago, set aside, and recently rediscovered, is a time-capsule glimpse of Miami during the over-the-top 1980s, when everyone was on the make and gross excess was the order of the day. In an intriguing twist, Hiaasen had lost his original ending to the story. �??So I decided to write a new ending,�?� he says. �??As a friend said, �??How often does a writer get the opportunity to collaborate with a younger version of himself?�??�?�
The Edible Exile is a wild romp through Hiaasen Country, sure to appe