Randy Wayne White's Doc Ford novels are worthy heirs to the Travis McGee books, but at number fourteen and adding fast they've "jumped the shark." The soap-opera elements are getting hard to keep track of, and the characters and situations grow more and more outrageous. After a couple of late night false starts, once I got going on this one it kept me hooked. Ford is working with a cancer-ridden ex-President of the US (see what I mean about outrageous?) to kill a man they both want vengeance against. If you like the Doc Ford books, or if you like your mystery/suspense on the hardboiled side of the formula, you'll like this one. ***+
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