Carl Hiaasen (b. 1953) is theย New York Timesย bestselling and award-winning author of more than twenty adult and young adult novels and nonfiction titles, including the novelsย Strip Teaseย (1993) andย Skinny Dipย (2004), as well as the mystery-thrillersย Powder Burnย (1981),ย Trap Lineย (1982), andย A Death in Chinaย (1984), which were cowritten with fellowย Miami Heraldย journalist Bill Montalbano (1941โ1998). Hiaasen is best known for his satirical writing and dark humor, much of which is directed at various social and political issues in his home state of Florida. He is an award-winning columnist for theย Miami Herald, and lives in Vero Beach.
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Bill Montalbano (1940โ1998) was a foreign correspondent and prize-winning reporter. Born in New York City, he graduated from Rutgers University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University in 1969. As a Latin American correspondent forย theย Miami Herald, Montalbano received an Overseas Press Club award in 1973, the Maria Moors Cabot Prize in 1974, and the Ernie Pyle Award in 1975, among other accolades in later years. He joined theย Los Angeles Timesย in 1983, and traveled around the world before settling in London in 1995. Montalbano is survived by his second wife and five children.
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