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Marine biologist and former secret operative Doc Ford is lazily poling his skiff along Southwest Florida's flat copper sea in search of sea anemones when he runs into the body of the most hated man on Sanibel Island—Marvin Rios.
And when the Island's simplest and sweetest resident is arrested for the murder, Doc heads straight into the heart of the sunshine state's dark side—to save his friend from being framed, and to save Sanibel Island from a rising tide of land-grab schemes, blood money, and violence.
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"I gave this 4.25 stars. I really enjoy the Doc Ford books. We went to Pine Island and Sanibel Island, Florida, Doc Ford country, so of course I needed to read one while there! It was so interesting to actually see the setting for these books. As you can probably tell, I am a fan of character driven books. These do not disappoint. What a cast of interesting characters! White also includes a damn good mystery, action and suspense. The perfect package."
— Jodi (4 out of 5 stars)
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“[White] continues to portray the world of mangrove swamp, gulf, hummock islands, and tidal inlets with palpable description. The characters are deftly drawn and the villain is someone you’ll love to hate.”
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[White] continues to portray the world of mangrove swamp, gulf, hummock islands and tidal inlets with palpable description. The characters are deftly drawn and the villain is someone you'll love to hate."
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“Politics and land development are pivotal elements in this taut, suspenseful tale as White makes the lure of the sea understandable to landlubbers and presents a panoramic view of southwest Florida.”
— Publishers Weekly
The Heat Islands Listener Reviews
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Teryle, 6/7/2020
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" As always doc ford amazes and surprises. It shows vigilante justice and I appreciate the character development of Doc in this book. Very good beach read. I love DOC more with every book I read... "
— Kylie, 2/19/2014 -
" Another pleasant Florida mystery. "
— Marcie, 2/19/2014 -
" Nancy 5 stars; Ron 5 stars; library book "
— Nancy, 2/11/2014 -
" I always like to find Doc in different situations and his knowledge od marine life. "
— Diana, 2/11/2014 -
" Better than the first. Doc Ford finds a body and one of his friends - and least likely murderer - is arrested for the murder. This book at least stayed in Florida and followed the quirks of West Coast living. "
— Susan, 12/27/2013 -
" Good Brain Candy, short read. "
— Phil, 12/27/2013 -
" The Heat Islands (Doc Ford #2) by Randy Wayne White (St. Martin's Press 1992) finds Doc attempting to solve a murder for which a local fishing guide is accused. Doc's relationship with Dewey figure prominently in this story. My rating: 6/10, finished 8/28/12. "
— Dave, 12/24/2013 -
" Most hated man on the island winds up dead. "
— Tom, 12/21/2013 -
" My husband and I were engaged and married on Sanibel Island, so I love that these books are set there. Very entertaining and super fast reads. "
— Jennifer, 12/7/2013 -
" Great book to listen to while exercising or working around the house! It's easy to follow the plot and the characters. Not great literature, but it's entertaining. "
— Susan, 12/4/2013
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 Dick Hill
Dick Hill was one of the most awarded narrators in the business. We was named by AudioFile magazine as a Golden Voice and also as a Voice of the Century. He earned several of the prestigious annua Audie Awards for Best Narration and thirty-four AudioFile Earphones Awards. In addition to narrating, he both acted in and wrote for the theater. He passed away in 2022.