Fans of Dave Barry's newspaper columns and humor collections will not be disappointed with this, his first foray into full-length fiction. Indeed, even those who have never read the Pulitzer prize-winning humorist will enjoy this hurricane of a story that swirls around Miami, carrying along a cast of characters that includes a crooked businessman, a couple of back street lowlifes, a pair of New Jersey wise guys, and the protagonist, a frustrated journalist-turned-advertising man who appears to be modeled after Barry himself.

The humor is classic Dave Barry, but with a new edge. This is genuine crime fiction in the spirit of writers like Janet Evanovich, Harlan Coben, and Barry's Miami Herald colleague, Carl Hiaasen; writers who expertly mix mirth and menace. Barry's bad guys do bad things, and there's enough tension and danger to satisfy the serious cops-and-robbers fan. Do yourself a big favor and read BIG TROUBLE.

   --- Reviewed by Bob Rhubart


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