Personally, I'm not sure any Carl Hiaasen book deserves the 5-star Goodread's "it was amazing" description, but Strip Tease comes very close. I picked up this book, already being an established Hiaasen fan, on the cheap from Goodwill or some thrift store. Soon afterwards, I learned the 90s movie Strip Tease starring Demi Moore was based on this book. For this very reason I left it untouched for months. I did not think the movie was particularly good and therefore had low expectations about the book. I was wrong.

This is a perfect example of, 'the book was better than the movie'. In fact, Strip Tease is probably one of the best Hiaasen novels I have read - up there with Skinny Dip.

Many of the negative or luke-warm reviews appear to be from Readers who are probably not Hiaasen fans. If this is the case, I understand; you are entitled to your own opinion. But if you don't like Strip Tease, then don't bother reading any other Hiaasen books; you will never be a fan. Likewise, if you enjoy Hiaasen then you will definitely enjoy Strip Tease! I certainly did.