Wrecker

De: Carl Hiaasen

Narrado por: Ron Butler

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Wrecker needs to deal with smugglers, grave robbers, and pooping iguanas—just as soon as he finishes Zoom school. Welcome to another wild adventure in Carl Hiaasen's Florida!

Valdez Jones VIII calls himself Wrecker because his great-great-great-great-great-grandfather salvaged shipwrecks for a living.

So is it destiny, irony, or just bad luck when Wrecker comes across a speedboat that has run hard aground on a sand flat? The men in the boat don't want Wrecker to call for help—in fact, they'll pay him to forget he ever saw them.

Wrecker would be happy to forget, but he keeps seeing these men all over Key West—at the marina, in the cemetery, even right outside his own door. And now they want more than his silence—they want a lookout.

He'll have to dive deep into their shady dealings to figure out a way to escape this tangled net. . . .

©2023 Carl Hiaasen (P)2023 Listening Library

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Hiaasen packs his tale with rich character details, local history, and present-day concerns, all while carefully spinning a layered mystery that gets more serious with every turn. One heck of a ride."—Booklist, starred review

"A batten-down-the-hatches thriller anchored by critical real-life themes."—Kirkus Reviews

"Action-packed and endlessly funny."—Shelf Awareness

Refreshing new young characters from CH

I liked having some young people in the story. I hope Carl Hiaasen males a trend of it.

I love Carl Hiaasen’s books

So this one was pretty disappointing. Not much humor and a so so story line without interesting characters you find in his earlier books.

Loved it

Another fantastic story by Carl Hiaasen. Kept me glued to the radio. Recommend to everyone

Hey Carl why didn't you say it was a kids book ?

It's kind of funny, I think your teenager would enjoy this work possiblly. Definitely is not for a Adult person with an over room temperature IQ
What about Carl getting on years now So maybe that's it I did enjoy a lot of his earlier works..

Best book from Carl H. ever!!

The action made it difficult to put the book down. The cliffhangers were awesome! Declan

Great book, uninspired narrator

Being a huge Carl Hiaasen fan, I loved this book. Unfortunately, the narrator was not able to bring forth the subtle, in your face humor that is typical of the Hiaasen imagination.

Not his best

It was okay. Definitely needed Skink. Looking forward to the next one- I still have hope.

Young Adult books almost as whacky as Adult Books Is

I love Carl Hiaasen. His stories never disappoint. I didn’t realize that the book was considered a young adult book at first until I realized the lack of Florida Style mayhem, No one is eaten by a snake or dispatched in some other unique way….but there was plenty of intrigue and veiled political innuendo. The story telling was entertaining and well read and the plot had plenty of Hiaasen twists and turns. Recommended to old readers as well as young….

Punches above its weight

This is a gem. Characters and story are a delight. Really good book. Want another.

Another fun Hiaasen

First story I heard of his with a teenager for a main character. Fun story with mix of humor and odd ball criminals. Enjoyable if you have enjoyed other Hiaasen books. No surprise. Typical good time