Books
February, 2002
Rock and CorpsesOne would think mystery writers had exhausted their options for world-weary characters who encounter death on a daily basis. Leave it to Carl Hiaasen to find another hero, a former hot-shot investigative reporter assigned to the obituary desk in Basket Case (Knopf). Contrary to rumors, the death of irony has been greatly exaggerated--that is, if Jack Tagger is doing the obits. When Jimmy Stoma, former lead singer of Jimmy and the Slut Puppies, has a diving accident, Tagger interv...
