Richards cousin is missing and his best hope of finding her rests with the wily oneeyed exgovernor of Florida. Carl Hiaasen introduces his iconic character Skink to a younger audience in this nailbiting adventure A National Book Award Longlist Selection Classic Malley her parents are about to ship her off to boarding school so she takes off with some guy she met online... Poor Richard hes less of a rebel than Malley and a lot less trusting. He knows his cousin is in trouble before she does. Wild Skink hes a ragged oneeyed exgovernor of Florida and enough of a renegade to think he can track Malley down. With Richard riding shotgun this unlikely pair scour the state undaunted by blinding storms crazed pigs flying bullets and giant gators. In Carl Hiaasens outrageous hilarious and wildly dangerous state of Florida there are a million places an outlaw might stash a teenage girl. A million unpleasant ways to die. And two who will risk everything to rescue a friend . . . and to hopefully exact a bit of swamp justice. show more