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We did not know the dishes we ordered would be spicy despite reading the menu descriptions. The food prices in proportion to the size of the meals we ate were a little higher than what would be expected. BBy J.T. WAGENHKIM Editor in Chief Miami Herald columnist Carl Hiaasen has done it. He has written a fast-paced, suspenseful and funny CD read that combines the most bizarre characters HH s". and plot into one outstanding novel. Skin (//// Tight (1989, Ballantine) CW// is morbid comedy at its rfS -!/ First, there's Mick Stranahan, a r< Miami detective with a pet barracud: a house on in Biscayne Bay, One day, after fishing, Mick fine intruder in his house. After a short : ^H gle, Mick kills die villain with a st marlin head. However, it wasn't just M IiIwhH street crook out for a CD player. HMiek knows just a little too i about a botched nose job performc plastic surgeon Rudy Graveline, whi called someone in New Jersey (so c isn't it?) to take care of his prol After the first atlmept at Stanahan Graveline hires a new hitman, Chet 7-foot barbarian who needs major p surgery to cure an acne problem a :s provides JL little else I had stir-fried vegetables on i-rencn oreau witn Cantonese sauce. My meal was extremely hot. The taste of the food wasn't remarkable. One of my friends had a *j Jamaican-Jerked Vegetable dish m that disappointed her. She said it wasn't good. Mostly, it consisted * of assorted, unripe fruit. ~ jp?T My other friend said her dish was too spicy as she reached for jjp' j her empty glass of water. She only 'WL-> While Goat feathers might have a dark, alluring setting in which to <1 drink coffee and alcohol, it does not divest much of its energies into Mj its restaurant, which proved to be a disappointment to us. We were w*., expecting much better. r Goatfeathers needs to urge its wait staff to be friendlier to the customers. Perhaps, this simple gesture would have made our meal better. No reservations are needed. Va'Ue f f atmosphere WW W W W .IHI | ~ service jj| jj * speed WWW CO 0 0 I) Custome o food quality |) jj | of impor Dnderful, dark comedy willing to trade Graveline the Stranahan job for some dermabrasion. But wait, there's more. In Your Face, a ^ W- popular talk show hosted by Reynaldo ^ f Flemm, who is the spitting image of Ger' aldo, wants the story of the plastic surgeon with the shaky hands. The TV crew ,/N gets twisted into the whole mess, and the chase is on. ' The plot of Skin Tight is full of unforgettable good guys and bad guys who /// couldn't be funnier. Just to give you an example, Chemo loses his hand to Mick's :: 1 barracuda, and Graveline replaces it witli etired a weed whacker! Now there's a 7-foot, a and acne-plagued hitman with a battery pack Fla. under his arm and a weed whaeker lor a Is an hand. Imagine some of the fight scenes. >trug- Don't worry, there's a heroine, too. In uffed Your Face producer Christina Marks is some just what Skin Tight needs to keep the plot in line. Her strength and humoi nuch through this bizarre chase helps draw the :d by line between reality and fiction. Hiaaser a has has done his homework! liche. Through all of this crazy, downrighl jlem. ludicrous storyline, Hiaasen stays focused fails, and doesn't drift. Every paragraph is full no, a of suspense and humor. This book i< laslic unpredictable. Don't even try to gues.? nd is what's next. Just sit back, and let Hiaaser deliver. 3^- " v - 1 ' m * I lallal -% -~. ^ a # f <%$& I . ... -n.Mii?-J^8^ ?. ^FaBP rs at Goatfeathers enjoy the fine atmosphere and a variety of ted beer and is an excellent for cozy socializing. The following is the New Hardback Fiction York Times bestseller list for the 1. "Without Remorse," Clancy f week of Sept. 5. _ 2. "The Bridges of Madison f Paperback Fiction rWaUef I 1. "The Stars Shine Down," 3 "Vanished," Steel o u "Streets Of Lareado," 1 2. Rising Sun, Cnchton McMurty ?n 3. Pelican Brief, Grisham 3 "Like Water For Chocolate," see 4. 'The Firm," Grisham Esauivel 5101 5" Gnsham 6. "TheClient," Grisham I 6. Congo, Oichton u^e Night Manager," *s 7. Jurassic Park, Cnchton LeCarre P?1 8. "Sphere,"Crichton g ,The Shining 0nes;- Stings whi 9. Decked, Clark ( 9. upjgS In Heaven," Kingsolver at^< 10. All That Remains, Corn- 10."A Case Of Need," Crichton sta well del . . XT Hardback Non-Fiction "T1 Paperback Non-Fiction J "Embraced By The Light," ^ 1 1. "Uh-Oh, Fulghum Fac 1 2. The Road Less Traveled, 2. "Maybe (Maybe Not)," Ful- 13,11 Peck gjlum ter 3. "Rverv Livine ITiins. Her- 1 >ni; ita? n.._ n;:.k tu? rlirl ' ^ j. wuiircn vv uu ivuii wiui iuc nott Wolves," Estcs ^ 4. A Rose For Her Grave, 4 "Listening To Prozac," ^us Kramer wh 5. I Know Why The Caged 5 "Reengineerins The Coopera- acc 1 Bird Sings, Angelou tion," Hammer ^ hoi 6. "The Silent" Sheehv * ?tv,? winwt r\.. ?u. T? wri " u. iuc nray wu^ui iu 7. "A Year In Province, Mayle Be,"Limbaugh 1 8. "Truman," McCullough 7. "The Hidden Ufe Of Dogs," Chi 1 9. I Can t Believe That I Said jj,omas " sPa > That! Gifford 8. "Care Of The Souls," Moore a"' 10. A World Lit Only By Fire, 9 -j^e Fifties," Halberstam des 1 Manchester 10."Girl Interrupted," Kaysen 10: