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Joe Winder, once a sharp‑tongued investigative reporter, now works as the public relations officer for the booming Amazing Kingdom theme park. His latest challenge begins when the park’s prized blue‑tongued mango voles go missing. As Winder hunts the thieves, the case reveals an even darker conspiracy threatening the park’s future.
First publish date: 1991
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Comedy Fiction
Authors: Carl Hiaasen
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