Fever Beach
A Novel
by Carl Hiaasen
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Pub Date May 13 2025 | Archive Date Jun 12 2025
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Description
“No satirist arrived at our dystopian moment better prepared than Carl Hiaasen.” —Slate
“[Carl Hiaasen’s] reality with a side of escapism is a blessing for our fragile minds at this time.” —Samantha Irby in The Atlantic
Welcome to Fever Beach, where the sun blazes, the politics are unhinged, and the characters are as volatile as a summer storm.
Dale Figgo is a half-baked crusader with the rare distinction of being kicked out of the Proud Boys—for being too dumb. His latest bad decision? Picking up a hitchhiker on a rainy afternoon while running an errand.
That errand sets off a chain reaction involving Viva Morales, a clever, resilient newcomer trying to rebuild her life post-divorce. She’s renting a room in Figgo’s apartment and working at the Mink Foundation—a philanthropic front with something far darker beneath the surface.
Circling them is Twilly Spree, a hotheaded environmentalist with too much cash and a gift for over-the-top revenge.
When dark money and twisted motives bring their worlds crashing together, Viva and Twilly become unlikely allies. Together, they uncover a tangle of corruption and conspiracy led by a plastic-surgery-loving billionaire couple and a clueless congressman with delusions of grandeur.
In his most outrageous and deliciously funny novel yet, Hiaasen delivers a gleefully chaotic portrait of contemporary madness.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780593320945 |
| PRICE | $30.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 384 |
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Featured Reviews
Leigh K, Librarian
Fever Beach is my favorite read of 2025 so far. I have read some of Carl Hiaasen’s books for children before, and this is my first adult read and won’t be my last. It is set in and pokes fun of our modern-day insane political climate. Characters are well-developed and the events and plot are great from beginning to end. I hope to see Twilly and Viva again in future novels.
Kenneth S, Reviewer
An hilarious, acerbic, and insightful examination of Florida -- and the country -- through the prism of a deeply comical (and startlingly up to the minute) crime novel. Twilly Spree returns, wreaking vigilante mayhem and generating a great deal of chemistry -- and sparkling dialogue -- with new character Viva Morales.
Sure, MAGA and January 6th rioters are the lowest of low hanging fruit, but Hiaasen's rage and bullseye accuracy make this a highly satisfying romp. A highly elevated beach read and scathing indictment of our very stupid times.
Reviewer 1055498
I have been reading Carl Hiaasen's books since first being reeled in by his YA books in middle school (Hoot, Scat, etc.). Fever Beach was exactly what I've come to expect from him (in the best way)! Satire, humor, political statements, all wrapped into one can't-put-it-down package. I devoured Fever Beach and eagerly await his next statement in whatever form it may take.
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