Purely delightful––rich, clever, and crawling with affectionately twisted characters. Kelby is a natural-born storyteller who manages to be very funny and very wise at the same time.” Carl Hiaasen

". . . this is mighty good fun." - Publishers Weekly

"An engrossing story of deliverance told like a parable about second chances . . . a fast piece of pop-lit that fans of Tom Robbins will enjoy."

-People magazine

"Required Reading...a trip to and beyond Hiaasen country."  -New York Post

“ a journey deep into the whacked-out fantasyland of Carl Hiaasen and Dave Barry..."

-New York Times Sunday Book Review

“Black humor that sizzles. A cartoon Crime and Punishment in ‘Margaritaville’. . . And there's enough mad plot to hook most anyone.”

- Kirkus Reviews

"Kelby manages to make the Florida shtick seem fresh and overlays it with a patina of spiritual yearning in a cross between the work of Carl Hiaasen and Christopher Moore."

- Bob Lunn, Library Journal

"A terrific addition to the genus of comic swamp opera."- The Philadelphia Inquirer

"...a riotous, laugh-out-loud tour de force."

- South Florida Sun Sentinel

Whale Season is about the quintessentially weird heart of Florida where sunburn is the only thing you can be sure of. Set in Whale Harbor, a town that has no whales, it is the story of Leon Pettit, an RV Salesman who once loved a one-ton alligator, but has a lot has a lot of trouble with non lizard-like women.

One Christmas Eve, Leon is visited by a man who thinks he's Jesus and claims to be looking for a game of poker. But, as usual, things are not quite what they seem.

Literary Guild Featured Alternate and the featured selection for Doubleday and Quality Paperback Book Clubs.

Good Housekeeping recommends as a “Romantic Read.”

Book Sense 76 selection

Film rights optioned by Dwight Yoakam

A Target “Breakout Book” Selection for 2006.