Smokeout Author:S. V. Date The St. Petersburg Times called S. V. Date the "star pupil" of Carl Hiaasen, and Hiaasen himself agreed: "Speed Week is good, twisted fun, cheerfully subversive. The chamber of commerce should hate it, which is the highest possible compliment for any Florida novel." — Now Date returns with Smokeout, and if the powers that be ... more »hated the first one, the second one will send them to bed with the vapors. A tobacco bill has been introduced into the Florida state legislature, and on its passage rests the livelihoods-and, in some cases, the lives of many of the state's finest denizens. Soon, ruthless executives, venal politicians, sexy lobbyists-and that rarest of breeds, a few honest citizens-reach critical mass as the campaign comes down to its final frantic days, prompting skulduggery, mayhem, heroism ...and maybe even true love.
Filled with razor-sharp characterizations and pinpoint observations, Smokeout is a delight from start to finish-one might even say addictive.