What order should I read Carl Hiaasen's books in?

Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Hoot.

What is Carl Hiaasen's most famous book?

Hoot (2002) is Carl Hiaasen's most widely read book.

Which Carl Hiaasen books have been adapted?

4 books have been adapted for film or TV, including Double Whammy (as RJ Decker, TV), Strip Tease (as Striptease, film, 1996), Hoot (film, 2006) and Bad Monkey (TV).

Carl Hiaasen books in order

American novelist

Born: 1953
Country: United States
Books: 36

Carl Hiaasen has published 29 novels, 1 novella, 2 non-fiction books, 2 children's books and 2 other books, beginning with Tourist Season (1986). The best-known is Hoot (2002). The latest is Wrecker (2023).

Updated September 2026

Where to start with Carl Hiaasen

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Hoot
Carl Hiaasen's most-read book.
Newest
Wrecker
Published 2023.

Standalone novels in order

Trap Line (1982)
240 pages
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A Death in China (1984)
288 pages
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Tourist Season (1986)
381 pages
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Double Whammy (1987)
408 pagesAdapted for TV
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Skin Tight (Sep 1989)
384 pages
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Native Tongue (1991)
448 pages
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Powder Burn (1992)
291 pages
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Strip Tease (Sep 1993)
453 pagesAdapted for film
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Stormy Weather (Aug 1995)
384 pages
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Naked Came the Manatee (1996), with Elmore Leonard and Dave Barry
205 pages
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Lucky You (Nov 1997)
479 pages
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Sick Puppy (Feb 2000)
490 pages
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Paradise Screwed (2001)
428 pages
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Hoot (2002)
304 pages★ 3.1 (9 ratings)Adapted for film
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Basket Case (Jan 2002)
410 pages
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Carl Hiassen's South Florida Three-Book Set #2 (Lucky You, Basket Case, Double Whammy) (2003)
1248 pages
Buy
Skinny Dip (2004)
365 pages
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Nature Girl (2006)
391 pages★ 3.5 (6 ratings)
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Fairway to Hell (2008)
227 pages
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Scat (Jan 2009)
384 pages
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Star Island (2010)
422 pages
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Chomp (2012)
336 pages
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Bad Monkey (Jun 2013)
336 pages★ 4.0 (7 ratings)Adapted for TV
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Dance of the Reptiles (2014)
206 pages
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Skink - No Surrender (2014)
264 pages
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Razor Girl (2016)
432 pages
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Jim Morin's World (2017)
272 pages
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Squeeze Me (Aug 2020)
352 pages
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Wrecker (2023)
336 pages
Buy

Novellas in order

Team Rodent (1998)
102 pages
Buy

Non-fiction in order

Kick Ass (1999)
460 pages
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Assume the Worst (2018)
52 pages
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Children's books in order

Flush (Sep 2005)
304 pages★ 4.1 (10 ratings)
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Squirm (2018)
304 pages
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Other books in order

The Carl Hiaasen Collection (2000)
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Hoot by Carl Hiaasen (2003)
40 pages
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Film and TV adaptations

RJ DeckerTV · from Double Whammy
Striptease (1996)Film · from Strip Tease
Hoot (2006)Film · from Hoot
Bad MonkeyTV · from Bad Monkey

About Carl Hiaasen

Carl Hiaasen is an American journalist and novelist. He began his career as a newspaper reporter and by the late 1970s had begun writing novels in his spare time, both for adults and for middle grade readers. Two of his novels have been made into feature films, and two have been made into TV series.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Carl Hiaasen FAQ

How many books has Carl Hiaasen written?: Carl Hiaasen has published 29 novels, 1 novella, 2 non-fiction books, 2 children's books and 2 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
What order should I read Carl Hiaasen's books in?: Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Hoot.
What is Carl Hiaasen's latest book?: Wrecker (2023).
What is Carl Hiaasen's most famous book?: Hoot (2002) is Carl Hiaasen's most widely read book.
Which Carl Hiaasen books have been adapted?: 4 books have been adapted for film or TV, including Double Whammy (as RJ Decker, TV), Strip Tease (as Striptease, film, 1996), Hoot (film, 2006) and Bad Monkey (TV).