Skinny Dip
Skinny DipCarl HiaasenSkink, book 5
Characters in Skinny Dip
8 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Joey Perrone
Thrown off a boat by her husband, she survives, plays dead and sets out to make him confess.
Antagonists
Chaz Perrone
Joey's husband, a marine biologist who fakes pollution test results for a farm tycoon.
Red Hammernut
A crooked farm tycoon whose fertilizer runoff is poisoning the Everglades.
Supporting characters
Mick Stranahan
A former state investigator who becomes Joey's ally in her revenge. He first appeared in Skin Tight.
Karl Rolvaag
The Broward County detective who investigates Joey's disappearance.
Tool O'Toole
Red Hammernut's illiterate employee, assigned to guard Chaz.
Clinton Tyree
The hermit known as Skink, who turns up in the Everglades; the recurring figure of Hiaasen's Skink novels.
Ricca
Chaz's mistress.