Synopsis
Government agent-turned-marine biologist Doc Ford sails an endless sea of questions when he agrees to investigate a death from the past. Years ago, off Florida's Gulf Coast, a teenaged girl found an ancient gold medallion. Then, she began having nightmares. Then she was found hanging from a tree.
Now, years later, the girl's mother is being terrorized with break-ins, phone calls with no one there--and her daughter's grave has been dug up. Somebody wants that medallion.
The search for answers will lead Doc through a shadowy world of ancient ritual and modern corruption, to an evil that was born in the past--but lives in the present...
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Review
One of the most satisfying thrillers in recent memory. Chicago Tribune
This latest entry in the Doc Ford series is one of the strongest A taut story of modern greed and violence. Plenty of great twists make this one of the most satisfying thrillers in recent memory. Chicago Tribune We can t think of a better way to spend a summer afternoon than curled up with this book A wild dangerous adventure Breathless action. The Denver Post
A powerful look at Florida s heart of darkness A rapid-fire tale that will snare readers like a treble hook No on around today writes as well about Florida Rough-edged and violent One of the best in a series that is as good as anything being written today. The Tampa Tribune
When it comes to Florida, White is positively lyrical Marvelous description, good plotting, and plenty of action. Florida Times-Union No one evokes life along the sultry mangrove coast of Southwest Florida as perfectly White s best book yet. Albuquerque Tribune
White can be counted on to produce the real goods And although he s subtle about the atmospherics, when White cranks up the momentum, he tosses in everything. The Palm Beach Post Fast-paced This is Key Largo meets Wild Kingdom. The News and Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
White writes with an obvious knowledge and love of Florida s west coast, an intimacy made possible only by living here, and one which helps make the book a pleasant summer escape. Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Maintains an edgy sense of adventure White s strong sense of place and people keep us wanting to return to Florida s west coast. The Times Union (Albany, N.Y.)
""One of the most satisfying thrillers in recent memory."--Chicago Tribune
"This latest entry in the Doc Ford series is one of the strongest...A taut story of modern greed and violence. Plenty of great twists...make this one of the most satisfying thrillers in recent memory."--Chicago Tribune"We can't think of a better way to spend a summer afternoon than curled up with this book...A wild dangerous adventure...Breathless action."--The Denver Post
"A powerful look at Florida's heart of darkness...A rapid-fire tale that will snare readers like a treble hook...No on around today writes as well about Florida...Rough-edged and violent...One of the best in a series that is as good as anything being written today."--The Tampa Tribune
"When it comes to Florida, White is positively lyrical...Marvelous description, good plotting, and plenty of action."--Florida Times-Union"No one evokes life along the sultry mangrove coast of Southwest Florida as perfectly...White's best book yet."--Albuquerque Tribune
"White...can be counted on to produce the real goods...And although he's subtle about the atmospherics, when White cranks up the momentum, he tosses in everything."--The Palm Beach Post"Fast-paced...This is Key Largo meets Wild Kingdom."--The News and Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
"White writes with an obvious knowledge and love of Florida's west coast, an intimacy made possible only by living here, and one which helps make the book a pleasant summer escape."--Sarasota Herald-Tribune
"Maintains an edgy sense of adventure...White's strong sense of place and people keep us wanting to return to Florida's west coast."--The Times Union (Albany, N.Y.)
Synopsis
Fifteen years after a young girl unearths an ancient gold medallion and then mysteriously dies, Doc Ford investigates strange occurrences at the girl's home and concludes that a dangerous person is determined to find the medallion.
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Ten Thousand Islands
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Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 3769061-6
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Ten Thousand Islands
Seller: Manyhills Books, Traralgon, VIC, Australia
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Hardcover. Condition: Good (ex-library). Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Large Print. Large Print. 331 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Wheeler Pub., 2000. Large Print. Item Type: Large Print. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in good (ex-library) condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Text and spine/cover marked with Library stamps, in all other respects in very good condition throughout. Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket is in excellent condtion. Dust jacket is unclipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear, plastic sleeve. Edges of pages are slightly soiled. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Florida marine biologist Doc Ford returns in an electrifying novel of new murder, and old. Fifteen years before, in the labyrinth of mangrove, sawgrass, and swamp called the Ten Thousand Islands, off Florida's Gulf coast, a fifteen-year-old girl with a gift for finding things unearthed a four-hundred-year-old gold medallion, a relic of the Calusa Indians. Then she began having nightmares. And then she was found hanging from the limb of a tree. An accident, ruled the coroner, but now Doc Ford isn't so sure. Strange things have been happening recently, the girl's mother tells him. Her home has been broken into; the phone rings and there's no one there; and, worst of all, her daughter's grave has been dug up. Someone suddenly wants that medallion--but why, and why now? The search for the answers will lead Ford into a labyrinth of another kind, a maze of ancient ritual and modern greed, and, finally, to a place of infinite evil. . . Filled with crackling prose and atmosphere, and some of the best characters in suspense fiction, Ten Thousand Islands is a triumph of storytelling. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Crime; ISBN: 1587241102. ISBN/EAN: 9781587241109. Inventory No: 20080015. Seller Inventory # 20080015
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