<p>"Like Carl Hiaasen, Berney delights in the cartoonish. Like Elmore Leonard, he can drive a plot. What sets him apart is how well he evokes love, making the romance...as compelling as the mystery."<br />--<em>Boston Globe</em></p><p>Lou Berney immediately earned a seat of honor at the mystery masters' table with his crackling caper novel, <em>Gutshot Straight</em>--a lightning-fast, fiendishly clever suspenser that screamed for a sequel. And here it is. Former professional wheel man Charles "Shake" Bouchon is back, living in the Caribbean paradise of Belize with his lawless past far behind him--until a gunshot tears through his beachside restaurant and he's on the run again. A twisting tale filled with lawmen, con men, and hit men; a beautiful but deadly FBI agent; and a murderous thug named Baby Jesus, <em>Whiplash River</em> recalls the best of the off-the-wall crime fiction impresarios--Elmore Leonard, Carl Hiaasen, James W. Hall, Robert Ferrigno, Tim Dorsey--while establishing its own unique orbit in the noir universe.<br /></p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Lou Berney<br><b>Publisher:</b> William Morrow & Company<br><b>Published:</b> 07/10/2012<br><b>Pages:</b> 320<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.53lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.01h x 5.44w x 0.76d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780062115287<br><b>Award:</b> Edgar Allan Poe Awards - Nominee<br><b>Award:</b> Anthony Awards - Nominee<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Publishers Weekly</i> 05/28/2012 pg. 73<br><i>Booklist<