SWAMP STORY

There's a range of ways to make a pile of money down in the great swamps of Southern Florida--from finding buried treasure to selling "Bortle Brothers Bait and Beer" T-shirts or creating the perfect viral video for the TikTok generation. In his "just-happy-to-be-here" tone, Pulitzer-Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry delivers the tale of down-on-her-luck Jesse Braddock, who hopes all her problems are solved when she stumbles across a trove of long-lost Confederate gold. But there are a few dozen nitwits standing in the way of that, including her ex-boyfriend, the Russian Mob, the Everglades Melon Monster, and a clueless presidential candidate. Throughout, Barry sounds just as entertained and delighted by his crazy characters and his trademark gentle lunacy as his listeners will be. B.P. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2023]