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It went against all of Ford's instincts. When his goddaughter, Shanay, called one day, he assumed it was with details of her imminent wedding, but the news was anything but cheerful. She and her bridesmaids had thrown a pretty wild bachelorette party, it seemed, on St. Arcs, in the Windward Islands - and someone had secretly videotaped it. Now that person was threatening to blow up her future unless she came across with enough money. "But don't worry, Doc," she said. "I negotiated it down. All I need you to do is make the exchange. Please?"
Ford knew it was a mistake - a mistake to trust the extortionist, a mistake for her not to tell her fiancé - but he agreed. And now one of the bridesmaids is near death. The blackmailer took the money and released the tape on the Internet anyway, and the panicked bridesmaid took an overdose of pills washed down with alcohol.
Fueled by guilt and an overpowering rage, Ford and his friend Tomlinson swear to destroy the person responsible, but she - and it is a woman - has other ideas. An agent of corruption like no one they have ever met, the black widow is just getting started. . . .
"Despite some awkward prose (The combination of flesh and death, the orderly geometrics of my wound, struck me as indefinably profound), series fans should enjoy the ride." - Publishers Weekly.
"Starts intriguingly, then descends into a welter of aimless episodes, derivative characters and suspense-killing digressions. Fans will be put to the test." - Kirkus Reviews.
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Randy Wayne
White is a New York Times best selling author whose novel, Sanibel Flats, was
chosen by the American Independent Mystery Booksellers Association as one of the
Hundred Favorite Mysteries of the 20th Century.
He was a light tackle fishing guide at Tarpon Bay Marina, Sanibel Island for
13 years, did more than 3,000 charters, and draws heavily on those experiences
for his novels about marine biologist Doc Ford and his quirky pals at Dinkin’s
Bay.
His tenth novel, Everglades, was published by G.P. Putnam's Sons in the
Spring of 2003 to reviews that cemented his position as "one of the hottest
writers in America" (Booklist). His previous novels, Twelve Mile Limit, Shark
River, Ten Thousand Islands, The Mangrove Coast, North of Havana, Captiva, ...
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