What is naked came the manatee?

"Naked Came the Manatee" is a novel written in 1996 by thirteen bestselling Florida authors such as Carl Hiaasen, Elmore Leonard, and Dave Barry. It is a humorously written murder mystery set in Miami and involves a manatee and a cast of eccentric characters, including a sexually repressed librarian, a corrupt politician, and a wealthy philanthropist. The title is a play on words, as the word "naked" refers to the vulnerability of the manatee, an endangered and largely defenseless marine mammal, and "came" refers to its appearance or arrival on the shores. The book was written as a collaborative effort in the style of a round-robin, with each author writing a chapter without knowing where the story would go. Despite its unconventional structure, "Naked Came the Manatee" became a bestseller and received widespread critical acclaim.