Reading order · 7 books · 1987 to 2020 · Set in Florida
Skink Novels in Order
Skink is Clinton Tyree, a former governor of Florida who walked out of office and now lives wild in the swamps, eating roadkill and taking violent revenge on people who destroy the state. He appears in several of Carl Hiaasen’s comic crime novels.
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Series facts
- Books
- 7
- Published
- 1987 to 2020
- First book
- Double Whammy
- Latest
- Squeeze Me (2020)
- Setting
- Set in Florida
The reading order
Every Skink novels book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
7 books · Set in Florida
- 1Double Whammy1987With R. J. DeckerR.Buy on Amazon
- 2Native Tongue1991Joe Winder, a press agent at a cheesy Florida theme park, gets into trouble when a pair of rare voles are stolen from the park.Buy on Amazon
- 3Stormy Weather1995A hurricane hits South Florida, and among the people who come to profit from the chaos are a con man, a honeymoon couple and a pair of crooked roofing contractors.Buy on Amazon
- 4Sick Puppy2000Twilly Spree, a young eco-warrior with a temper, sets out to punish a lobbyist he sees throwing rubbish out of his car, and kidnaps his dog.Buy on Amazon
- 5Star Island2010Cherry Pye, a troubled young pop star, is so unreliable that her management hires a body double, and the double finds herself caught up in a dangerous plot.Buy on Amazon
- 6Skink: No Surrender2014With SkinkRichard’s cousin Malley has run off with a man she met online, and Richard joins forces with a strange one-eyed man called Skink to find her.Buy on Amazon
- 7Squeeze Me2020A wealthy socialite disappears during a gala in Palm Beach, and a wildlife wrangler, Angie Armstrong, called in about a python, finds herself in the middle of the case.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
The novels stand alone and can be read in any order. Double Whammy is Skink’s first appearance.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Skink | R. J. Decker | Jim Tile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Double Whammy | MMajor | LLead | ·Minor |
| 2 Native Tongue | ·Minor | ||
| 3 Stormy Weather | MMajor | ·Minor | |
| 4 Sick Puppy | MMajor | ·Minor | |
| 5 Star Island | MMajor | ||
| 6 Skink: No Surrender | LLead | ||
| 7 Squeeze Me | MMajor |
Characters in the Skink novels books
4 characters from Carl Hiaasen’s chart, with the number of Skink novels books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| SkinkClinton Tyree, a former governor living wild | 7 | Double Whammy 1987 |
| R. J. DeckerPhotographer turned private eye | 1 | Double Whammy 1987 |
| Jim TileFlorida state trooper and Skink's friend | 3 | Double Whammy 1987 |
| ChemoHitman with a weed whacker for an arm | 1 | Star Island 2010 |