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Star Island

byCarl Hiaasen

Genres: Fiction Humor Crime Satirical Politics Comedic Memoirs Dark Humor

Who is this book for? Readers who enjoy humorous takes on celebrity culture and crime stories.

Topics Drug and alcohol problemsPaparazziFloridaStunt performersSubstance usePhotographersKidnappingMistaken identityFameHumorIdentitySurvival

MoodHumorous, Suspenseful

Female protagonist

HumorFull Comedy

RomanceMinor Subplot

ViolenceMild

Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes

Twenty-two-year-old pop star Cherry Pye is attempting a comeback from her latest drug and alcohol disaster. Ann DeLusia is Cherry’s “undercover stunt double,” portraying Cherry whenever the singer is too wasted to go out in public. But, one night, Ann-as-Cherry is mistakenly kidnapped from a South Beach hotel by an obsessed paparazzo named Bang Abbott. Now the challenge for Cherry’s handlers (ber–stage mother; horndog record producer; nipped-and-tucked twin publicists; weed-whacker-wielding bodyguard) is to rescue Ann while keeping her existence secret from the public—and from Cherry herself. A further complication: Ann has had a bewitching encounter with Skink, the unhinged former governor of Florida, and now he’s heading for Miami to find her. Will Bang achieve his fantasy of a private photo session with Cherry? Will Cherry sober up in time to lip-synch her concert tour? Will Skink track down Ann before Cherry’s posse does? All will be revealed in Carl Hiaasen’s hilarious spin on life in the celebrity fast lane.

Language

Published on

01/01/2010

Pages

337

Format

Loose Leaf

ISBN

9780307272584

Price Comparison

waterstones

Paperback

9.99 £

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