TOURIST SEASON by Carl Hiassen G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1986 First Edition, First Printing Condition: Fine in VG+ to Near Fine dj Carl Hiassen has been a best-selling novelist for some years now, but before that he was a multi-award-winning investigative reporter, as well as co-author of three now nearly forgotten books. TOURIST SEASON was his first solo novel and the first of his Florida-set comic thrillers. Despite his past achievements, he wasn't really a big name yet, so the print run of the book wasn't nearly as large as his succeeding novels. So this first printing of TOURIST SEASON qualifies as a true modern collector's item. An excellent unmarked copy with moderately tanned pages. The jacket has a 1/2-inch tear on the top edge of the back cover with two corresponding creases; otherwise, just modest edge wear.