Another winner with laugh out loud moments from Hiaasen. The action takes place in Palm Beach County, starting with the mysterious disappearance of 72 year old widow during a fundraising event at a private estate. The next night, wildlife exterminator Angela Armstrong is called to the same estate to remove a python from the premises - without disturbing the wealthy guests at that night's fundraiser. From the bulge in it's stomach and it's lethargy, Angie can see that the python has recently eaten - she decapitates it and places the body in a freezer she keeps as part of her business. (here is the one small plot point that Hiaasen tweaks - I'm pretty sure that Angie is required to take the python to a state lab immediately - not at her convenience - but - the whole story falls apart if she gets the python to the state too quickly).
And now the fun begins, the estate manager hires two burglars to steal the snake's body from Angie and "dispose of it". They bungle the job, separating the snake from the dead widow's body. Turns out the dead woman was a member of "The Potussies", a group of wealthy women who adore the current president, donating money to his campaigns and lunching at "Casa Belicosa", the Winter White House where they are all members. The snake, the dead woman, a conch shell necklace, a wrongly arrested political refugee named Diego, a tanning bed, secret service agents, Mastodon (president) and Mockingbird (first lady) - these components alone make for a great book - but Hiaasen gives us more. Angie has a stalker who moves from random phone calls to actually trying to harm her. More pythons are released in Palm Beach County. Angie is contacted by Jim Tile who arranges for her to meet with one of my favorite Hiaasen characters - Skink. 
I loved the audio book - but missed the opportunity to highlight the laugh out loud moments - of which there were many.