
The last one of his I read was Star Island back in 2010 and I tend to agree with the recent New York Times review by Janet Maslin that Bad Monkey a superior book. I particularly liked from Maslin's review her riff on Hiaasen that "his books are built of balsa wood, but they are beautifully constructed all the same. And if they call for more comic distraction than honest emotion? Forget it, Jake; it’s South Florida. The truth is always stranger than fiction."
I also find interesting about Hiaasen that he writes a weekly column for the Miami Herald as I'd guess he doing quite fine financially because of his books, and presumably enjoys writing the column.