Hard Aground

by James W. Hall

Book Overview

450 years ago a treasure??ship went down. In Miami, the heat hasn't let up??yet...Hap Tyler tailboards on Biscayne bay, hears??voices, seduces young women, and lives on the edge??of history in his family's old-money mansion amid??Miami's pastel glitz. But while Hap stumbles around??in the shadow of his more successful older??brother, Daniel, a tangled web of deception and greed is??being spun around him --a web that leads Daniel to??his death. Trying...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385307977
• ISBN13: 9780385307970
• Release Date: December 1992
• Publisher: Delacorte Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

A Well-written Page-turner - Great for the Plane, the Beach or Just to Relax and Read

Mr. Hall writes very well. This is not always the case with page-turners so I appreciate this very much. The story revolves around a transgendered sociopath, a schizophrenic womanizer and an evil senator - all involved in a treasure hunt in the Florida Keys. The book's good writing mixed with its eccentric characters makes it a page-turner head an heels above most others. If you're going on a plane ride, a vacation, or to the beach, take this book along.

forgettable but entertaining

I am not much a fan of the Florida beat and have not read much of Leonard or Hiaasen. Maybe I fund them too sunny. This is the seconf Hall's bok I read, I like it better than Bone Of Coral. It is entertaining and funny at times but does not move you like a good book should.

Not Literature, But Pretty Good

Better than most 2nd rate authors (e.g., Womack, White, etc.). Not Leonard, Hiaasen, Ellroy, etc., but not bad at all compared to the rest of the 2nd tier. Recommend it if your favorite first authors don't have anything in paperback, and I don't really say that for the others (but I read in the bathroom, so I've had extensive experience).Better than the 2nd tier, but not 1st tier (but let's watch him).

Outstanding - An author that keeps you on the edge.

I picked up this book on vacation at the beach, it has lead me to read the rest of his works. I highly recommend Hard Aground to anyone looking for a great read and some mental adventure.

I loved it, couldn't put it down till I was done!

Hall's writing style captures the gritty essence of the redneck characters, and the plot takes readers on a tour of the raunchy side of Florida society. I don't know how much of the book's historical setting is accurate, but it sure is entertaining! The plot has multiple twists, even after you thought you had it figured out. You won't be able to put this one down.