Naked came the manatee : a novel /

A comic mystery written by 13 authors, each of whom contributed a chapter, often including characters from his other books. The plot concerns a 102-year-old woman swimmer in Florida, defending the environment with the help of a sea cow. She becomes involved with drug smugglers, Cuban revanchists and...

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Other Authors: Hiaasen, Carl
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Putnam, 1996.
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MARC

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505 0 |a Booger / Dave Barry -- The big wet sleep / Les Standiford -- Biscayne blues / Paul Levine -- The L.A. connection / Edna Buchanan -- The old woman and the sea / James W. Hall -- Heading to Havana / Carolina Hospital -- The lock & key / Evelyn Mayerson -- Strange fish / Tananarive Due -- South Beach serenade / Brian Antoni -- Dance of the manatee / Vicki Hendricks -- Where are you dying tonight? / John Dufresne -- The odyssey / Elmore Leonard -- The law of the jungle / Carl Hiaasen. 
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