{"product_id":"star-island-paperback","title":"Star Island - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarl Hiaasen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hilarious spin on life in the celebrity fast lane from \"Florida's most entertainingly indignant social critic\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) and the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSqueeze Me\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Meet twenty-two-year-old Cherry Pye (née Cheryl Bunterman), a pop star since she was fourteen--and about to attempt a comeback from her latest drug-and-alcohol disaster. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now meet Cherry again: in the person of her \"undercover stunt double,\" Ann DeLusia. Ann portrays Cherry whenever the singer is too \"indisposed\"--meaning wasted--to go out in public. And it is Ann-mistaken-for-Cherry who is kidnapped from a South Beach hotel by obsessed paparazzo Bang Abbott. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now the challenge for Cherry's handlers (über-stage mother; horndog record producer; nipped, tucked, and Botoxed twin publicists; weed whacker-wielding bodyguard) is to rescue Ann while keeping her existence a secret from Cherry's public--and from Cherry herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The situation is more complicated than they know. Ann has had a bewitching encounter with Skink--the unhinged former governor of Florida living wild in a mangrove swamp--and now he's heading for Miami to find her.... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Will Bang Abbott achieve his fantasy of a lucrative private photo session with Cherry Pye? Will Cherry sober up in time to lip-synch her way through her concert tour? Will Skink track down Ann DeLusia before Cherry's motley posse does?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCARL HIAASEN was born and raised in Florida. He is the author of eleven previous novels, including the best-selling \u003ci\u003eNature Girl, Skinny Dip, Sick Puppy, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLucky You, \u003c\/i\u003e and three best-selling children's books, \u003ci\u003eHoot, Flush, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eScat. \u003c\/i\u003eHis most recent work of nonfiction is \u003ci\u003eThe Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport.\u003c\/i\u003e He also writes a weekly column for \u003ci\u003eThe Miami Herald.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379208253542,"sku":"9798217008261","price":26.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/pVE5KImvvU9798217008261.webp?v=1768918077","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/star-island-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}