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Marine Biologist Doc Ford is hot on the trail of a dead friend's wife. Apparently, the woman vanished into the steaming jungles of South America guided by a truly disgusting specimen of humanity. From Florida to Columbia and Panama, Doc traces their path, but a shadowy figure is following him-and the violence left in the wake of this individual is terrifying.
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"another good doc ford book. a little sad at the ending tho. the mother gail and the daughter amanda get killed right after he rescues them. jackie merlot, the bad guy finally gets killed! come to find out, bobby is alive. good twist at the end but this was one of the slower doc ford books."
— Diane (4 out of 5 stars)
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“[A] fast-paced, well-written thriller…The writing is swift, deft, and full of the crunchy nuggets of world-weary wisdom that admirers of the MacDonald genre loved and that White’s growing number of devoted readers have come to expect.”
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“Master of the thrilling climax and surprise ending, White leaves the reader breathless and satisfied.”
— Library Journal
Mangrove Coast Listener Reviews
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" Good, but i don't remember it. "
— Tom, 1/13/2014 -
" Doc Ford is recruited to help the daughter of an old "military" friend whose mother has disappeared. He becomes embroiled with unsavory characters in ot only Florida but in Columbia and Panama. I enjoyed this book. "
— Florence, 1/5/2014 -
" Fun, engaging read. A quick weekender. "
— Peg, 12/30/2013 -
" Nancy 5 stars; Ron 4.5 stars "
— Ron, 12/15/2013 -
" If you like John D. MacDonald you'll like this "
— Michael, 11/6/2013 -
" The ending was really amazing....all the way to the epilogue. I enjoyed this one. "
— Bonnie, 9/26/2013 -
" I hesitated with rating this book. Looking back, I should have given it two stars. It was not a good effort by the author. Too much politics and very little story. I'll read the next book in the series, but if that is the same? Probably no more for me. . . . . "
— Jim, 8/29/2013 -
" Doc Ford novel - Doc's old war buddy's widow is missing in South America. "
— Tara, 8/23/2013 -
" Great author. I have read everything he has ever written. "
— Anne, 2/15/2013 -
" One of the more unique of the Doc Ford series. Not to give away anything, but the ending was almost creepy. It was a great read, however! "
— Finzleft, 9/26/2012 -
" It took me a little while to get into this book, but I liked the action and the ending was a great surprise. I enjoyed the Florida setting. "
— Alice, 8/15/2012 -
" Enjoyed the quirky secondary characters, a twisty plot, a likeable hero and the tidbits of knowledge and philosophy dropped in here and there. "
— Drew, 8/13/2012 -
" I've had several people rec this book/author to me, and I can completely see why - it's very good, great characters, great setting, and an atmosphere that's as viable as any of the other characters as well!! "
— Fara, 2/7/2012 -
" Another great Randy Wayne White novel. In this novel you will learn more about Florida and the Panama Canal. "
— Chris, 4/11/2011 -
" I'm reading many FL authors while I'm here. White writes an interesting thriller. I've already bought another one of his titles. "
— Carol, 3/3/2011 -
" I like the characters and setting in all of Randy's books. I hate that I lost all of my autographed copies during Hurricane Katrina. "
— Frank, 2/24/2011 -
" Not one his better books. I don't think the plot really moved along until the last one hundred pages and that was still so-so. "
— John, 2/10/2011 -
" I'm reading many FL authors while I'm here. White writes an interesting thriller. I've already bought another one of his titles. "
— Carol, 1/6/2011 -
" Another great Randy Wayne White novel. In this novel you will learn more about Florida and the Panama Canal. "
— Chris, 12/2/2010 -
" Not one his better books. I don't think the plot really moved along until the last one hundred pages and that was still so-so. "
— John, 6/17/2010 -
" Doc Ford novel - Doc's old war buddy's widow is missing in South America. "
— Tara, 1/22/2010 -
" Fun, engaging read. A quick weekender. "
— Peg, 7/5/2009 -
" I've had several people rec this book/author to me, and I can completely see why - it's very good, great characters, great setting, and an atmosphere that's as viable as any of the other characters as well!! "
— Fara, 6/4/2009 -
" Great author. I have read everything he has ever written. "
— Anne, 7/30/2007
About Randy Wayne White
Randy Wayne White has written twenty-five books in the Doc Ford series and several novels in the Hannah Smith series as well as nonfiction. Several of the Doc Ford novels have been New York Times bestsellers. Four collections of his columns for Outside magazine have been published elsewhere. In 2002, a one-hour documentary film called The Gift of the Game, about his trip to Cuba to find the remnants of the Little League teams founded by Ernest Hemingway in the days before Castro, won the “Best of the Fest” award from the 2002 Woods Hole Film Festival and then was broadcast by PBS in 2003. A veteran fishing guide who at one time had his own local PBS show, he lives in an old house on an Indian mound in Pineland, Florida.
About Ron McLarty
Ron McLarty is a veteran actor of television, film, and stage as well as an award-winning audiobook narrator. He has more than 100 television appearances to his credit, including as a series regular on Spencer for Hire and Law & Order. His film career began in 1977 with a performance in The Sentinel and continued with such films as The Postman, Flamingo Kid, and, most recently, How Do You Know? His stage credits include Broadway and other productions. He has narrated more than 100 audiobooks, earning nine Earphones Awards and recognition by AudioFile magazine as a Best Voice in Mystery & Suspense in 2009 and 2010. He has twice been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Awards and then won the award in 2001 for Best Mystery Narration. He is also an accomplished playwright and an acclaimed novelist.