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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780425196861
ISBN number: 0425196860
Label: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 384
Printing Date: May 25, 2004
Publishing house: Berkley
Release Date: June 01, 2004
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Doc Ford returns to his stilt house on Dinkin's Bay to find an old friend and one-time lover waiting for him. Her real estate developer husband has disappeared and been pronounced dead. She's sure there's worse to follow--and she's right. Ford follows the trail deep into the Everglades, where a shady character and his get-rich-quick scheme are about to put both of their lives on the endangered list.
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This is the very first book I've read by Randy Wayne White, and I'm not impressed, nor will I be looking for his books in the future. The plot is loosely defined and the characters hard to care about. White's descriptions are too wordy, and several of the characters--including Ford--are preachy and lecture too much. Much of what must be White's beliefs leak into this book's dialogues, and it brings the book's mood down. Also, the ending appeared be an endeavor to scramble around tying up loose ends. Given the subject and setting--the Florida Everglades--this could have been a delightful read, but unfortunately, it isn't.
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I sailed into RWW a little over a year ago and have since been hooked. Eventhough this is a fin over the top, I found myself drowning with delight in Tomlinson. Tommy-san has become essential to this series, like lime in that Cuba Libre.
"Pain is an inescapable part of human experience. misery is an option". Where do I get a copy of ONE FATHOM ABOVE SEA LEVEL?
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'Everglades' by Randy Wayne White generally delivers on his promise of providing an competent crime story in a Florida setting, complete with quirky characters and plot twists. The prose is decent, and (most of) the characters are well drawn. But this reader found himself largely bored with it all. Why?
Firstly, the heart of the story is a bit simplistic. Mysterious death of rich man who had recently been absorbed into the folds of a corrupt religious cult is investigated by a private eye and the familiar (to Randy Wayne White novels) 'Doc' Ford. Sprinkle it a lot of narrative about the Everglades, its history, and its ecology and ... that's it. Too much filler, not enough beef. And the story itself gave me a sense of deja vu; low marks on originality.
Secondly, the Doc Ford character is very tiresome. This middle-aged macho, intelligent, super-lover scientist cum investigator dude has developed into a laughable parody of Indiana Jones. Randy Wayne White would be well-advised to retire Doc Ford and create a character that is more real.
Lastly, the book seems to take itself too seriously. Randy Wayne White needs to inject a bit more humour and crisper dialogue into his novels. No, he needn't be a clone of Carl Hiaasen. But rather he can learn from the likes of Pelacanos and Lehane on how to keep the reader's interest by injecting some wit at unexpected times.
Bottom line: a disappointingly slow read.
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I have been a fan of Randy Wayne White since I very first read his columns in Outside magazine. I loved the early books in the Doc Ford series, but felt that they took a dark and offensively misogynist turn somewhere around North of Havana. I stopped reading them after The Mangrove Coast. I joked to a friend that the author must be going through a nasty divorce or something, because he seemed to have a compelling need to torture, maim, and/or kill every female character in his books. However, a friend who shared my love of the early books and has continued to read the subsequent books, gave me a copy of Everglades, saying that she thought I would like this one. She was right. I did like it. And I especially appreciated that the main female character didn't die, or lose a limb, or become permanently disfigured. I liked it enough that I'm going to give the author's latest book, Tampa Burns, a try.
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This new installment in the Doc Ford series is a good one, and
it is well worth reading. Some characteristics of a few of the
leading characters are a bit over the top, and that can be a bit
much, but in general, the mystery is well developed and moves
along nicely.
Here, Doc returns to his home-on-stilts to find an old girl friend waiting on him, and she uses his shoulder to cry on, telling about the disappearance of her husband. And, lo-and-behold, right that minute, she tells him she is being followed by someone who is right then hiding in the mangrove, watching them. Doc pulls a trick to get out of sight and sneak up on the
watcher, and they have a tough run-in that results in a strange
friendship, as they both want to help the lady in distress.
While trying to locate the missing husband, they run into a strange, power-hungry religious guru, who seems to be putting together a genuine cult, and they begin to suspect the man's disappearance has some connection with his interest in the new
religion.
Of course, this leads to another strange, unexpected meeting, this time with a small group of Seminole indians who turn out to
have a bizarre connection with Doc.
There is a lot of action here, with many characters--and we do
mean "characters" in this one--and there are plenty of death and
natural phenonomon to interest most readers.
As a slight criticism, many readers will find almost too much
history of Florida and their native Indian tribes here, and
while a part of the story, these elements almost take off on
their own, diverting our interest from the mystery.
But the author knows his subject, and he seemingly can't quite
get his mind fully on the mystery he is writing because of his
on-going strong interest in the history of his home region.
But this is plenty of action for anyone, with romance along for the ride, and this is a genuine interesting addition to the Doc
Ford series.
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