Good Beach Reads

AmentsChick

Anyone have any good recommendations? I've read Gone Girl and I know someone will recommend it (rightfully so!). I generally read memoirs/nonfiction but I'm open to any good books, fiction or non!

JonnyPistachio

My beach reads go-to-guy is Carl Hiaasen. Im reading Bad Monkey right now and its pretty good. He's not necessarily beach material, but they're all set in Florida and the Keys, so they often have a tropical feel.

Some of his other good books are Native Tongue, Tourist Season, Skin Tight, Stormy Weather...

And of course there is my novel that just came out today, Jonny Bails Floatin. (I know cheap plug)

PureandEasy

JonnyPistachio wrote:

My beach reads go-to-guy is Carl Hiaasen. Im reading Bad Monkey right now and its pretty good. He's not necessarily beach material, but they're all set in Florida and the Keys, so they often have a tropical feel.

Some of his other good books are Native Tongue, Tourist Season, Skin Tight, Stormy Weather...

And of course there is my novel that just came out today, Jonny Bails Floatin. (I know cheap plug)

Somebody just told me about him yesterday. Never heard of him before.

I really enjoyed this book, South of Broad, Pat Conroy
It's fiction, and somewhat of a mystery, but I just loved the characters. It starts out a little slow, but stick with it and you will enjoy it I believe.

dankind

JonnyPistachio wrote:

My beach reads go-to-guy is Carl Hiaasen. Im reading Bad Monkey right now and its pretty good. He's not necessarily beach material, but they're all set in Florida and the Keys, so they often have a tropical feel.

Some of his other good books are Native Tongue, Tourist Season, Skin Tight, Stormy Weather...

And of course there is my novel that just came out today, Jonny Bails Floatin. (I know cheap plug)

I prefer Tim Dorsey over Carl Hiaasen, but both are great Florida trash writers.

Will JonnyPistachio join their ranks?

Snakeduck

Lord of the Flies... you'll want to impale a pig's head and stick it in the sand next to your beach chair.

JonnyPistachio

dankind wrote:

JonnyPistachio wrote:

My beach reads go-to-guy is Carl Hiaasen. Im reading Bad Monkey right now and its pretty good. He's not necessarily beach material, but they're all set in Florida and the Keys, so they often have a tropical feel.

Some of his other good books are Native Tongue, Tourist Season, Skin Tight, Stormy Weather...

And of course there is my novel that just came out today, Jonny Bails Floatin. (I know cheap plug)

I prefer Tim Dorsey over Carl Hiaasen, but both are great Florida trash writers.

Will JonnyPistachio join their ranks?

I actually just picked up Tim Dorsey's Pineapple Grenade too... but i havent read it and I have to drop it back at the library. Ever read that one? What books do you recommend by Dorsey?

dankind

JonnyPistachio wrote:

dankind wrote:

JonnyPistachio wrote:

My beach reads go-to-guy is Carl Hiaasen. Im reading Bad Monkey right now and its pretty good. He's not necessarily beach material, but they're all set in Florida and the Keys, so they often have a tropical feel.

Some of his other good books are Native Tongue, Tourist Season, Skin Tight, Stormy Weather...

And of course there is my novel that just came out today, Jonny Bails Floatin. (I know cheap plug)

I prefer Tim Dorsey over Carl Hiaasen, but both are great Florida trash writers.

Will JonnyPistachio join their ranks?

I actually just picked up Tim Dorsey's Pineapple Grenade too... but i havent read it and I have to drop it back at the library. Ever read that one? What books do you recommend by Dorsey?

I really enjoyed Triggerfish Twist and Hammerhead Ranch Motel (big homage to Key Largo in this one). Serge A. Storms is the shit!

JonnyPistachio

dankind wrote:

JonnyPistachio wrote:

dankind wrote:

I prefer Tim Dorsey over Carl Hiaasen, but both are great Florida trash writers.

Will JonnyPistachio join their ranks?

I actually just picked up Tim Dorsey's Pineapple Grenade too... but i havent read it and I have to drop it back at the library. Ever read that one? What books do you recommend by Dorsey?

I really enjoyed Triggerfish Twist and Hammerhead Ranch Motel (big homage to Key Largo in this one). Serge A. Storms is the shit!

I just looked those up... both look good. I love the cover art too.

d1witdafunk

Try jimmy Buffett .....salty piece of land and where's joe merchant are great books also set in the Florida keys /tropics . Even if you don't dig his music he is actually a really good writer...considering all the time he has spent in the tropics he's gotta be and expert. Also don't stop the carnival by Herman Wouk and adrift seventy six days lost at sea by Steven Callahan .and 2 more good ones are In search of captain zero by Allan c. Weisbecker and following the equator by mark twain

Happy reading!

Enkidu

I had never read Lisa Scottoline's books before - she writes smart, kind of funny, kickass mostly female attorney books. I read three - quick reads and very enjoyable.

I usually like darker mysteries. Denise Mina is fantastic, very dark though. And Ian Rankin is great too.

If you like historical mysteries, check out Imogen Robertson.

Dru_Cortez

Any of the Jack Reacher novels
by Lee Child.
The gf introduced me to them a few years back.
Also any of the Lincoln Rhyme novels
by Jeffery Deaver.

Cheers.