Order of Carl Hiaasen Books
Carl Hiaasen is an American novelist who writes adult and young adult thriller and crime fiction novels, but the common theme in his novels no matter what age he is writing for is the setting of Florida. Anyone who has read his novels can tell he holds the Sunshine State in high regard.
Carl Hiaasen started writing with co-author Bill Montalbano, but when Montalbano took a job as a foreign correspondent, he went solo with novels such as Tourist Season, Native Tongue and Strip Tease. Strip Tease was adapted as the 1996 movie Striptease with Demi Moore and Burt Reynolds. Below is a list of Carl Hiaasen’s books in order of when they were originally published:
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Publication Order of Black Lizard Books
| Powder Burn | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Trap Line | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Death in China | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Sinners of San Ramon | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Skink Books
| Double Whammy | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Native Tongue | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Stormy Weather | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sick Puppy | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Skinny Dip | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Star Island | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Skink--No Surrender | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Skink also plays a small role in the novel Squeeze Me. | ||
Publication Order of Mick Stranahan Books
| Skin Tight | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Skinny Dip | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Juvenile Books
| Hoot | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Flush | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Scat | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Chomp | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Squirm | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Wrecker | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Tourist Season | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Strip Tease | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Lucky You | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Basket Case | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Nature Girl | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bad Monkey | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Razor Girl | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Squeeze Me | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fever Beach | (2025) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Picture Books
| The Edible Exile | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Team Rodent : How Disney Devours the World | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Kick Ass: Selected Columns of Carl Hiaasen | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Paradise Screwed: Selected Columns of Carl Hiaasen | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Downhill Lie / Fairway to Hell | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dance of the Reptiles | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Assume the Worst | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Note: The Bad Lizard series was co-authored with William D. Montalbano. The Downhill Lie was also published as Fairway to Hell.
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I’ve been trying and trying to remember your name!
Today, I got an email from early books, and there you
were!!! Powder Burn on sale today only.
You have Skinny Dip in twice
It belongs in both series.
I’m reading skinny dip now. First Hiaasen book ever – love it! Such funny characters- especially this neanderthal guy called Tool….
You totally left out “Star Island”
Fixed. Thanks!