Squeeze Me

Scott Brick narrates Carl Hiaasen's latest audiobook, a crime farce that takes sharp satirical aim at Donald Trump and other wealthy conservatives. Kiki Pew Fitzsimmons, Palm Beach resident and member of an influential Trump-supporting cabal, goes missing at a swanky fundraiser. Soon after, professional wildlife wrangler Angie Armstrong is called to the scene to remove a Burmese python that recently ate a massive meal. Before being examined, the dead snake is stolen from Angie's apartment by someone keen on hiding any details about the Fitzsimmons disappearance. Brick offers an array of unique voices for the interesting characters who navigate the ensuing intrigue and inept politicking. He excels at developing irresistible salt-of-the-earth personalities like Angie's while also lampooning the 45th president and his affluent Florida cronies. A.T.N. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award � AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

September 21, 2020
At the start of this heavy-handed satire from bestseller Hiaasen (Razor Girl), wealthy 72-year-old Kiki Pew Fitzsimmons, a member of the POTUS Pussies, “a group of Palm Beach women who proclaimed brassy loyalty to the new, crude-spoken commander-in-chief,” disappears from a charity event for the local chapter of a foundation “committed to defeating Irritable Bowel Syndrome.” Kiki Pew’s fate isn’t a mystery for long. The event manager calls in animal capture specialist Angie Armstrong after a large python with a distended belly is found in a tree on the grounds. After beheading the snake, Angie stores the carcass without checking what’s inside the reptile. Crooks soon steal the dead python, from which they remove Kiki Pew’s body and bury it in cement. The Secret Service becomes involved after the thieves fail to secure the python’s body in the trunk of their car, and it falls into the path of a vehicle transporting the first lady. The unnamed American president, meanwhile, is a clueless idiot, enabled in his ignorance by his staff. Hiaasen doesn’t put subtlety at a premium. Those looking for light distraction from current events may be amused. Agent: Esther Newberg, ICM Partners.