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Powder Burn

By: Carl Hiaasen, Bill Montalbano
Narrated by: Robert Ramirez
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Publisher's summary

New York Times best-selling author Carl Hiaasen teamed up with journalist Bill Montalbano for this gripping thriller. Powder Burn stars Chris Meadows, a successful Miami architect who's leaving a meeting with an ex-girlfriend when he sees a car strike his ex, killing her. But the nightmare is only just beginning. As a witness to the crime, Chris knows the car's passengers - thugs linked to Miami's deadliest drug lords - are sure to come after him next. But what can he do if the police refuse to give him protection?

©1981 Carl Hiaasen / Bill Montalbano (P)2011 Recorded Books, LLC
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definitely not like hiaasen in his solo stories

a good story. not advtwisted as hiaasen's normal fare but still a quality read it in this case listen

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Disappointed

I enjoy Carl Hiaasen's writing because of the humor and interesting characters. I did not find this in Powder Burn. Not my kind of book.

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Disappointing...

Not up to the usual Hiaasen standards, at least for me. I’ll probably give his next book a pass.

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Stay away from Miami

sloppy. disjointed. no decent protagonist. lacking detail. Is weapon used to knock out rich guy wiped clean of fingerprints? Most elevators won't move until a floor is selected or it is called, no matter how many times you press Door Close.

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captive

I always enjoy Carl Hiaasen's books he keeps me interested, intrigued, and amused. His characters are always brought to life in his rich visual details.

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Good - not great

I thought this was ok but seemed to miss Haissen's normal Florida zaniness. Maybe he listened to his coauthor too much

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Would you consider the audio edition of Powder Burn to be better than the print version?

not sure, since I did not read the print version, but the audio was great

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Yes, fast paced, no long rambling speeches

Have you listened to any of Robert Ramirez’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

good

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

tough question, not really sure

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Good, but not up to pure Hiaasen.

The story is decent and deserves reading (or listening to) but if you are looking at this because you like Carl Hiaasen's work you will be disappointed. There is none of the humour that makes Hiaasen's work so much fun and it lacks some of his inventiveness. The story IS about Florida corruption and to that end is interesting and is well written enough to be worth reading. The performance is lackluster and, for me at least, takes away from the story.

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Speaker too slow

The speaker puts too many pauses between sentences and speaks unnecessarily slowly. The story is very different from Hiaasen's individual work.

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Great story, well told/performed

Dark humor, As only Hiaasen can do. Big fan, high expectations, but the story and narrator delivered.

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