Subtropical High

by Gregory S. Dew

Luck turns when two fishermen, Slim Zimmerman and Barley Weir, stumble across 150 pounds of cocaine adrift in the Gulf Stream. With a street value over eight million dollars, the grungy duo sets up a buyer then rumbles through Florida in their 1973 El Camino to unload the square grouper and end their financial woes.

Unfortunately, in their efforts to make the rendezvous, they become unexpectedly entangled with a host of unsavory characters, including an expatriate haunted by his single testicle, a destitute real estate developer with a penchant for GMILFs, a toupee-wearing pederast, Florida’s first closet-gay Governor, and a game warden turned eco-maniac, all of whom must be dealt with as a Category 5 hurricane, Cyclone Tyrone, spins ashore.

324 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2014

Reviews

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's not an unfamiliar plot. Hurricane heads to Florida and the Florida natives all act like Florida natives and fail to heed the warnings. That said...Gregory Dew takes that familiar plot and puts in more twists and turns than a mountain pass in the Rockies. The author was 'spot on' with his characterizations, making the story very believable...so believable that I often times found myself thinking how one or the other characters reminded me of people I'd run across in my travels in South Florida. His political jabs were aimed at everyone...and it was therefore refreshing to find there were no hidden political statements in the book (thank you for that...we get enough on TV). The author then wraps all of the story lines into a very tidy and satisfactory ending in the Epilogue. I look forward to reading more works by Gregory S. Dew.

[Wpayne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Subtropical High

What a crazy cast of characters. Slim and Barley had me laughing even in the most desperate situations. Crazy wild read.

[Roger · Rating 2 out of 5]

A different written book.

[Rod Sande · Rating 5 out of 5]

Subtropical Highlight !

What a pleasant read. So many of us are suckered into anything remotely masquerading as Hiaasen. Yet the book has it all. I can't imagine you would be disappointed.
Very much looking forward to his next effort.
Well done

[Jerry Spain · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liked the Florida Setting....

.......but not much else. Story was more satire than anything, mildly amusing at best. If you like Florida locales or live here the thin story May keep your attention.

[Paul McBride · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very funny well written book about the craziness and lunatics that call Florida home. A little heavy on being anti republican - it not as if the Democratic Party hasn't done their share to wreck Florida, but overall an enjoyable book.

[Angel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Delightfully irreverent. So much fun in the tropics, nearly forgotten popular (sadly) activities, and romping on drugs. I loved this book and will definitely read more by this author.

[jan shelton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not bad

good way to kill a couple of cold icy days.lot of things going in this book all come together in the end.

[Sandie Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

funny as hell. great characters, hard to decide who I liked best! made fun of everyone in fla. loved it