"The chapters in this book were originally serialized in The Miami herald tropic"--T.p. verso. Booger / Dave Barry -- The big wet sleep / Les Standiford -- Biscayne blues / Paul Levine -- The L.A. connection / Edna Buchanan -- The old woman and the sea / James W. Hall -- Heading to Havana / Carolina Hospital -- The lock & key / Evelyn Mayerson -- Strange fish / Tananarive Due -- South Beach serenade / Brian Antoni -- Dance of the manatee / Vicki Hendricks -- Where are you dying tonight? / John Dufresne -- The odyssey / Elmore Leonard -- The law of the jungle / Carl Hiaasen.