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Dark Light (Doc Ford Novels) By Randy Wayne White ( Putnam Adult )
Release Date: 2006-03-16
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Product Description
I magine hurricane winds over the Sahara Desert, preceded by a cavalry of tornadoes. Imagine dunes flattened, then resculpted. Then imagine all that at the bottom of the sea.
A Category Four hurricane has swept the west coast of Florida, creating havoc, changing lives, and reshaping the ocean bottom. Well-known reefs and wrecks have been covered up-and new ones have emerged. The old woman who visits Doc Ford's lab late one night has a haunting story, of a loved one lost while rendezvousing with a German submarine off the coast of Florida sixty years earlier, of her belief that he was being blackmailed and that the storm has given her a second chance to prove his innocence by uncovering the wreck of his boat-and the truth-if only Ford would look for it. Intrigued, Ford agrees, and sets in motion a chain of events that will change his life forever. For there are other things in that wreck as well, and other men want those things, men willing to commit terrible acts to get them. And the woman herself-the woman is not what she seems. . . .
Rich with passion and vivid, pungent prose, and some of the best characters found in suspense fiction today, Dark Light is a thriller of uncommon intensity.
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 good book with some typos in script
I love the Randy Wayne books but was disappointed in several obvious typos in the hardcover G.P. Putnam's book. They were distracting. I wonder if you have had similar comments. Will keep reading as many of this authors books I can find but it is disturbing to find printing errors - have never seen any in the paperback versions of these books.
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Hurricanes and Sunken Treasure ( spirit527 )
This tale had lots of things Florida is famous for like hurricanes and sunken treasure.
I live in Florida and this book brought back lots of memories of Hurricane Charley. RWW accurately describes dealing with the government and insurance companies after a hurricane.
I'd never thought much about WWII and the possibility of shipwrecks from the era. This book kept my interest with its interesting plot.
The bad guy, Bern Heller, was so evil I had to take breaks after reading about him. I read on RWW's website, [...], that he will be in his newest novel.
Doc Ford fans and all people who love Florida will enjoy this book.
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 Hello there..... ( jwilliams@leeuniversity.edu )
It took me forever to get into the story and it never really clicked for me. There is one part in the book where for several pages the author simply fills in the space with specifics of Admiralty Law. The facts pertaining to the specific situation could've been elicted in a much more entertaining manner by use of dialogue or description. There were a lot of typos, a lot of jumping around and the plot did not move forward in a smooth manner. One story line involving two women and a bump on the head were self-serving and unnecessary. A lot of other stuff just didn't make sense condsidering Doc's background as a covert operative and no drama was ever achieved. Wondering where the editor was on this one? Sorry, Doc, I just didn't like it.
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Randy Wayne White is DaMan for Florida history/mystery stories ( bookio )
I first discovered White on a trip to Sanibel a dozen years ago while vacationing with my sons and families. At Jerry's, where one must shop for groceries (or Bailey's), I found my first White book, either Sanibel Flats or Captiva. As a tourist, I saw the usual things, but I was captivated by the islands and wanted to know about things outside the "beaten path."
White uses his considerable knowledge of southwest FL along with his lyrical and informative prose, to say nothing of his intricate plots and well-developed characters. I've read all of his books as fast as I could--he draws the reader into the background of the REAL islands, and I learned much I wouldn't have by just going to Bubble Room because grandkids when small, celebrated birthdays there.
I cannot praise White's historical/mystery novels nor his laudable writing ability enough. His words flow, be it description, conversation, or interesting and well-developed characters. I'd love to meet Doc Ford or Tomlinson, especially. I know they are probably composites, but I'll bet Randy Wayne White knows people similar to them if not them.
Dark Light is no exception; it is one of his best, with an intricate, sometimes mystical bent. I've met a few similar to Chestra, and I particularly like that her mystery is left hanging to some extent. Maybe she'll appear in another book. The international connection to WWII is also evocative to me since my father died in the Battle of the Bulge when I was barely four. That topic and the boat and its artifacts and the subterfuge among the characters held my interest through a night. I really didn't know there were German U-boats off the coast of FL during WWII.
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My first Doc Ford book, I really enjoyed it. ( akitonmyers )
I was a little surprised when I got to this page on amazon and found that this book was getting lambasted by so many fans of Doc Ford. To tell you the truth I could understand why my fellow reviewers here were knocking the book around. It seems like a common complaint is that nothing really happens here, and not much does. I dont mind this at all, because Randy White's writing really takes off here and is so well done that he pulls the story along with understated prose in a refreshing manner.
At times I grew a little frustrated with White, mainly because he went overboard quite often with his descriptions and you often find yourself leafing through five or six pages of story that are re-hashing earlier thoughts or that could have been edited out without being missed. However, I would gladly read these pages and have such a strong story presented instead of being tortured once again with a Clive Cussler action packed comic.
A few things that kind of didn't resonate with me were that one of the main characters might have been a ghost. Your not sure from early on what is going on with this person, and White doesn't really go into great detail. I kind of like this in that it isn't neatly resolved. Also, the bad guy is so evil that it was a little hard to swallow. I don't think anyone ever is quite so bad. Apart from a few sentences this person is never humanized. White writes that this person had a middling average life before coming to Florida and the rest is all this persons evil deeds from the past...
I cant wait to delve into the other eleven Doc Ford books and would so far suggest this series to fans of the thriller genre.
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