Skink Books in Order
Skink by Carl Hiaasen contains 7 books, published between 1987 and 2014. The first book is Double Whammy (1987) and the newest is Skink--No Surrender (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 7
- Published
- 1987–2014
- Confirmed
- 7 of 7 titles
- Total pages
- 2,913 across 7 books
- Reading time
- 49–73 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,913 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Skink is a Carl Hiaasen crime series built around a recurring Florida character of that name. Seven books span 1987 to 2014, opening with Double Whammy and closing with Skink--No Surrender. Florida is the constant setting, and the casts take in private investigators, journalists and public relations men. The books are spaced widely, averaging about four and a half years apart, at a median length of 432 pages.
How many Skink books are there?
Skink has 7 books, released between 1987 and 2014.
Skink Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 7 Skink books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Double Whammy1987 · 320 pages · confirmed 4/419873204/4
- 2Native Tongue1991 · 496 pages · confirmed 4/419914964/4
- 3Stormy Weather1995 · 384 pages · confirmed 4/419953844/4
- 4Sick Puppy2000 · 513 pages · confirmed 4/420005134/4
- 5Skinny Dip2004 · 480 pages · confirmed 4/420044804/4
- 6Star Island2010 · 432 pages · confirmed 4/420104324/4
- 7Skink--No Surrender2014 · 288 pages · confirmed 4/420142884/4
Is there a chronological order for Skink?
No separate chronological order is on record for Skink, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Skink books in order?
You should read the Skink books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Skink book also stands alone.
Where to start with Skink
Start with Double Whammy (1987), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Skink book?
Skink--No Surrender (2014) is the newest Skink book released so far.
Is there a new Skink book coming?
No next Skink book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Skink at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Skink title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Skink books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
- Length
- 2,913 pages across all 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 432 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Skink books, 2 of 7, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 7 of the 7 titles appear in all four independent book listings.
What the Skink books are about
All 7 Skink books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 3 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 3 of 7 books
- Marriage 2 of 7 books
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The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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