Chapters 1-2 Summary

Double Whammy is a dark comedy by writer Carl Hiaasen. R.J. Decker is a down-on-his-luck private investigator that is hired to catch a cheating bass fisherman. Not knowing anything about fishing, Decker turns to an eccentric recluse to help him with the case. This man, Skink, is a famous politician living incognito, who is determined to stop the cheater, but for different reasons. Together Skink and Decker find themselves embroiled in a world of murder and mayhem, going from investigators to fugitives on the run. Double Whammy is a suspenseful comedy that will appeal to readers of all backgrounds, even those who cannot tell a lunker from a hawg.

Bobby Clinch is a telephone repair man who has the annoying hobby, in his wife's opinion at least, of bass fishing. One morning Bobby gets up early to go out on...