Since last summer my favourite crime writer has been Carl Hiaasen and I think he is going to stay that way. Last finished was Native Tongue, now on Star Island. His main theme is Florida's badly damaged environment, his pan on the corrupted politicians, greedy developers and lowlife scumbags is razor sharp and ruthlessly funny. His offbeat good guys are totally attractive and engaging. The plot is always tight and flawless and even when implausible it's totally logical. I can't remember I've read any crime fictions so funny. What I like the most is that his bad guys always end up hilariously bad. The guy writes with a big heart.