Book description
"A Doc Ford novel has more slick moves than a snake in the mangroves. In Captiva, Randy Wayne White takes us places that no other Florida mystery writer could hope to find."-Carl Hiaasen
Randy Wayne White is acclaimed as "wildly inventive" (The San Diego Union-Tribune), "a wonderful writer" (Paul Theroux),…
Why read it?
1 author picked Captiva as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I enjoyed the descriptions and flavor of the Captiva and Sanibel Islands, which I have visited on many occasions. In addition, the main character is a bit of a mystery himself.
While reading, I wondered whether the main character was an ex-CIA agent, a secret agent, or a mercenary. I wondered where he got his moral compass from. I rooted for him to do the right thing, and he did.
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