Author Carl Hiaasen, known for books like HOOT, FLUSH, and SCAT, is going to please his young fans with his latest release, WRECKER. Set in Key West, Florida, it involves smuggling, the pandemic, and protests aimed at keeping the huge cruise ships from destroying the Keys.
Valdez Jones VIII aka Wrecker loves living in Key West. He is out on the water in his skiff whenever possible. He fishes for snapper and looks for marine wrecks. He comes from a long line of wreckers who earned a living salvaging wrecks back in the day.
When he's not in school (mostly online due to the pandemic), he's working part-time at Fausto's. He also earns money cleaning a grave marker for an old man whose sister is buried in a nearby cemetery. Wrecker finds himself involved with a smuggler who wants his help watching over another grave in the cemetery. This turns into an arrangement that makes Wrecker nervous, but he isn't sure how to break free of the bad guy and his accomplices. Fortunately, Wrecker is clever, and with the help of a friend, he manages to stay one step ahead of the law and two steps ahead of the smugglers.
Author Carl Hiaasen's use of plot twists and turns and plenty of humor will keep readers turning pages in this action-packed adventure. Fans of his other books, or the movies based on them, will want to get their hands on WRECKER as soon as possible.
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