Customer Reviews
ONE OF HIAASEN'S BEST BOOKS... AS GOOD AS THE 1ST TIME I READ 
2008-07-26
There are some books you re-read or return to and Skin Tight is one of those books; it was as good as the 1st time and still holds up-- remember this was pre-Botox ( just imagine what a field day Hiaasen would've had with that). The premise is hilarious and the hitmen are inept, much like Elmore Leonard's style. Re-reading this book also brings back memories of Air Jordans, Run DMC and Robin Leach. Quirky characters, dark humor and brilliant setups. Writers like Carl Hiaasen and Elmore Leonard inspired me to write. I'm still a fan.
My only question is: With all this great material, what happened with the movie?
Carl Hiaasen - Skin Tight - great 2008-07-22
Another of his books to entertain you with his vivid and outlandish characters. Always enough of the norm to make it plausible.....Highly recommend this book.
Fun Read 
2008-05-17
Interesting and fun, as with others Hiassen has written. I read "Skinny Dip" first, so "Skin Tight" was interesting to enjoy more of Stranahan's personality and character, but from before the time period of "Skinny Dip". This character is really a work of art. Recommended.
Hiaasen's World of Plastic Surgery Gone Bad 
2008-04-02
Mick Stranahan and his crazy antics keep this novel moving along in a "laugh out loud" kind of way. The basis of the plot is a plastic surgeon gone Hollywood and a murder cover-up/nose job gone bad. The antics start from the very first page and Mick and his friends are out to expose one Dr. Rudy Graveline along with his hit man Chemo. The list of comical characters goes on from pretty boy Reynaldo Flemm, TV investigative reporter, his assistant, Christine Marks, who turns out to befriend Mick, and Mick's own, brother-in-law, attorney for all occasions, Kipper Garth. Carl Hiaasen does it again and if you are into the satirical writing of this author and the Abbot and Costello type of comedy, then Skin Tight is your book. I enjoy Mr. Hiaasen, but need a break in between his books. The over-the-top shenanigans become a little too much for me as a steady diet.
funny Floridian capers 2007-11-27
Of the two Hiaasen books I've read so far, I rate this a slight notch below Stormy Weather. This book is still very funny and highly entertaining, but Stormy Weather brings the level of wackiness to even more extreme heights. For some reason, the character I found most memorable here is Chemo, the guy with the messed up face and somewhat of a penchant for violence. Mick Stranahan, as a man's man, is also a cool cat. The plastic surgery theme of the book is an appropriate backdrop for the wackiness and corruptive aspects of the story. Overall, a highly entertaining read. Author of Adjust Your Brain: A Practical Theory for Maximizing Mental Health.
Very interesting mishmash of characters 
2007-10-19
Somebody wants Mick Stranahan dead. Mick is sure of this, because he just had to dispatch a pistol-packing intruder with the help of a stuffed marlin head. But who would want to hurt a former Florida state investigator? The answer is plenty of people-as Stranahan soon finds himself acquainted with a litter of nefarious players, including a hit man whose skin problems could fill a comprehensive (if bizarre) medical textbook, a lawyer of questionable repute who advertises on billboards, and a TV show host whose taste for sensationalism is exceeded only by his vanity. The whole thing gets downright harrowing for the ex-cop in one of Hiaasen's most breathtaking, madcap romps ever-where even a plastic surgeon with extremely shaky hands waits to wring Stranahan's neck.
Another super story by Mr. Hiaasen 2007-08-06
Our book club agreed totally that this is another wonderful tale from Carl Hiaasen. I only hope that Mr. Hiaasen exaggerated the amount of corruption in the Miami and Florida. There are enough surprises to keep one involved through all the twists and turns in this delightful story. I can't remember the last time I enjoyed reading a book as much as I did this one. The characters are truly outrageous, funny and very entertaining. A great read.
Skin tight by Carl hiaasen 2007-06-08
I read my first book by carl Hiaasen titled 'Skinny Dip" and i am hooked...Great funny laugh out laugh read...a must for summer reading...I have purchased 6 more of his books...all I just LOVE!!!!
Plus on the back of the jacket...he is a good piece of eye candy..............
Miami mayhem. 2007-05-08
The protagonist in this bitingly funny novel is Miamian Mick Stranahan, a former investigator and a seriously flawed human being. Early in the narrative, a professional hitman makes an unsuccessful attempt on Mick's life. This leads to the reopening of a four year old missing persons case that was never solved.
As we've come to expect from novels written by Carl Hiaasen, Skin Tight is brimming with over-the-top characters who do the most outrageous things to each other. Included in the very interesting cast are an unscrupulous plastic surgeon who is less than competent and a Geraldo Rivera clone from the days when Geraldo kept getting beat up on camera.
This is a no holds barred satire that just drips with Hiaasen's unapologetic brand of cynicism. Fast paced and hilarious, Skin Tight ranks among the author's best. A five star effort well worth reading.
DISAPPOINTING TO BE COMPARED WITH HILLERMAN 
2007-04-24
Not being able to get enough of Hillerman, Coel and Doss I noticed what I now know as a Publisher's trick of a one line 'testament' by a respected author wowing this other author's work. Seeing Hillerman on one of my other books and thinking it was in the same genre as Hillerman and Coel I bought a few of Hiaasen's books. I found the writing to be uninteresting, a bit absurb and the character's not the least bit engaging. Though I applaud his condemnation of the influx of development and the disappearing marsh lands and wet lands I felt the story wasn't gripping or intellectually stimulating enough for me to continue reading his books. The beauty of the other authors is they tie their message into a fabric of connectivity to the environment and the past. Hiaasen's characters have no connection to anything and hardly believable. He treats the victims as one dimensional and makes them unsympathetic. Reading about murder as a pastime and making the victims so black and white makes for slow reading and in the end I just didn't care about the outcome.
