Powder Burn

by Carl Hiaasen, Bill Montalbano

Overview

Architect Chris Meadows has the bad luck to see an old girlfriend get hit by a car full of drugland hitmen. He has the worse luck to see the face of her murderers. Because in a town as violent as Miami, a witness doesn't stand a chance—especially when the cops who ought to be protecting him are more interested in dangling him as live bait.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780375700682
Publisher:	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date:	06/30/1998
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	194,455
Product dimensions:	5.18(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

Carl Hiaasen is the author of seven other novels.  He lives in Key West, Florida.

Hometown:

Tavernier, Florida

Place of Birth:

South Florida

Education:

Emory University; B.A., University of Florida, 1974

Editorial Reviews

[An] expertly plotted novel. -- The New York Times Book Review

Newgate Callendar

In a vivid opening sequence, architect Chris Meadows witnesses the hit-and-run death of his ex-girlfriend and her daughter. He also sees the faces of their killers, a carload of drug-connected gangsters. From there, Chris’s life grows ever more complicated, descending into the dangerous Cuban and Colombian drug scene. Robert Ramirez provides a nuanced performance, giving both Hispanic and Anglo characters realistic accents and personalities. Ramirez is chilling as cold-blooded hit man Mono, who is out to kill Chris, and silky as el Jefe, a prominent local banker, possibly Miami’s next mayor. Ramirez keeps things taut and listeners guessing. Written before the hilarious satires that cemented Hiaasen’s reputation, and co-authored with fellow journalist Bill Montalbano, this crime thriller about ‘90s cocaine trafficking in Miami is serious, well plotted, and utterly convincing. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

MAY 2012 - AudioFile