Speed Week
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Book Overview
Ah, Daytona Beach, home of sun, sand, and motor oil. For stock-car racing heir Nick Van Horne, it's a place worth millions--tens of millions--once he gets his RaceWorld theme park under way, but there's just one little problem: his estranged wife, Barbie, is suing to keep all cars off the beach for the sake of the sea turtles. With time running short, Nick does what any red-blooded Daytona Beach husband with a troublesome wife would do--he decides to have her killed. And in another time-honored Daytona tradition, he decides to do it on the cheap.In the world of murder-for-hire, though, you get what you pay for, and soon, to his bewilderment, Nick finds himself consorting with enterprising bikers, sexy pool hustlers, venal fortunetellers, a stepmother with alarming ideas about family, a top state legislator with a keen eye for graft, and a former SEAL with a disconcerting fondness for sharks and plastique. Each, in his or her own way, is about to plan a surprise for the unsuspecting Barbie Van Horne--but, with a little help from her friends, Mrs. Van Horne just might have a few surprises of her own for them.'Filled with razor-sharp characterization, pinpoint observations, and a plot with more turns than the Daytona 500, Speed Week is a gem.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0425182223
ISBN13:9780425182222
Release Date:October 2001
Publisher:Berkley Books
Length:274 Pages
Weight:0.30 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 4.2" x 6.8"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Too, too funny
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
I foolishly paid attention to a reviewer below and avoided this book for more than a year, despite having enjoyed Smokeout. So then I read Deep Water and loved it. And then Black Sunshine and loved it. So finally I bought and read Speed Week. And you know what? Hiaasen was right! This book is absolutely, flat-out hilarious! Murder-for-hire in Daytona Beach, with some of the dumbest criminals in the world. As somebody who spent more than one Spring Break down there when I was in college, I can testify that Mr. Date didn't have to make much of this up. Highly recommended.
Out of print? WHY?
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
Think I like his kooky characters even moreso than Hiassens if that's possible. Like going on a ride at Cedar Point and a ride at the Fair. They're similar, but not quite :-)
Fast-paced and witty
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
This is a fun read. It moves fast with lots of unexpected plot twists, and has some great characters. There's lots of outrageous sex too--as can be expected from a book set in the sun and sleaze of Daytona beach. Read this book especially if you like Carl Hiassen.
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