{"product_id":"star-island-9798217008261","title":"Star Island","description":"\u003cb\u003eA hilarious spin on life in the celebrity fast lane from \"Florida's most entertainingly indignant social critic\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) and the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSqueeze Me\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Meet twenty-two-year-old Cherry Pye (née Cheryl Bunterman), a pop star since she was fourteen--and about to attempt a comeback from her latest drug-and-alcohol disaster. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now meet Cherry again: in the person of her \"undercover stunt double,\" Ann DeLusia. Ann portrays Cherry whenever the singer is too \"indisposed\"--meaning wasted--to go out in public. And it is Ann-mistaken-for-Cherry who is kidnapped from a South Beach hotel by obsessed paparazzo Bang Abbott. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now the challenge for Cherry's handlers (über-stage mother; horndog record producer; nipped, tucked, and Botoxed twin publicists; weed whacker-wielding bodyguard) is to rescue Ann while keeping her existence a secret from Cherry's public--and from Cherry herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The situation is more complicated than they know. Ann has had a bewitching encounter with Skink--the unhinged former governor of Florida living wild in a mangrove swamp--and now he's heading for Miami to find her.... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Will Bang Abbott achieve his fantasy of a lucrative private photo session with Cherry Pye? Will Cherry sober up in time to lip-synch her way through her concert tour? Will Skink track down Ann DeLusia before Cherry's motley posse does?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCARL HIAASEN was born and raised in Florida. He is the author of eleven previous novels, including the best-selling \u003ci\u003eNature Girl, Skinny Dip, Sick Puppy, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLucky You, \u003c\/i\u003e and three best-selling children's books, \u003ci\u003eHoot, Flush, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eScat. \u003c\/i\u003eHis most recent work of nonfiction is \u003ci\u003eThe Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport.\u003c\/i\u003e He also writes a weekly column for \u003ci\u003eThe Miami Herald.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage Crime\/Black Lizard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51603255197970,"sku":"9798217008261","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_851386a1-8cd9-4fa0-8d58-95f38ca7060e.jpg?v=1757431920","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/star-island-9798217008261","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}