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Published Feb 2011
352 pages
Genre: Thrillers
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A lot is going on in the trailer park known as Little Guadalajara, inhabited principally by illegal laborers. The park manager is the hired gun of a financial syndicate that wants to develop the property, and he's prepared to do whatever it takes - but he can't figure out what to do about the teenage girl, the one the laborers believe has some sort of gift.
When she witnesses him killing a man, though, and runs, there's nothing left to figure: He's got to find her fast and shut her up good. Her only hope for survival: a marine biologist (and sometimes more) named Doc Ford, who along with his friend Tomlinson, must undertake a search through an underground, invisible nation...and just hope he reaches her first.
"Starred Review. White balances the sordid criminal activities with plenty of intriguing wildlife lore." - Publishers Weekly
"White handles the action scenes superbly, writing with both precision and dramatic flair, but he gets inside the heads of his characters, too, not only Ford, the conflicted warrior, but also Tula, who sees herself as Joan of Arc, and even the steroid freak, who just may have an inner life beneath his biceps." - Booklist
"Much of the enjoyment depends on the reader's reaction to the idea of a really, really proactive saint." - 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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