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Mangrove Lightning (Doc Ford) Paperback – Large Print, March 21, 2017

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The ghosts of a 1925 multiple murder stalk Doc Ford, in the electrifying new novel in the New York Times-bestselling series.

Doc Ford has been involved in many strange cases. This may be one of the strangest.

A legendary charter captain and guide named Tootsie Barlow has come to him, muttering about a curse. The members of his extended family have suffered a bizarre series of attacks, and Barlow's convinced it has something to do with a multiple murder in 1925, in which his family had a shameful part.

Ford doesn't believe in curses, but as he and his friend Tomlinson begin to investigate, following the trail of the attacks from Key Largo to Tallahassee, they, too, suffer a series of near-fatal mishaps. Is it really a curse? Or just a crime spree? The answer lies in solving a near-hundred-year-old murder...and probing the mind of a madman.

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Random House Large Print
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March 21, 2017
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6.2 x 0.9 x 9.2 inches
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1524756253
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Randy Wayne White is the author of the Doc Ford novels, the Hannah Smith novels, and four collections of nonfiction. He lives on Sanibel Island, Florida, where he was a light-tackle fishing guide for many years, and spends much of his free time windsurfing, playing baseball, and hanging out at Doc Ford's Rum Bar & Grille.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Random House Large Print; Large type / Large print edition (March 21, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1524756253
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1524756253
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.2 x 0.9 x 9.2 inches

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Robert Pruitt

Another Wild Ride from Randy Wayne White

Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2017

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Randy writes page turners...the story pulls you along for the ride from page one. The local characters feel authentic and smart. Innocence vs. Evil and Doc Ford straddles a line in the middle as he does his secret work and at the same time attempts to live a somewhat normal life with his friends at the Marina where he lives. Like most of the Doc Ford series we get some Florida history down to the local level...Florida is always a Character and like another Author has said, Randy knows places other Floridians couldn't find with a map. The story is tough and sometimes brutal. Friendships will be tested, loves will be lost...or maybe postponed... Evil men will find justice and victims will be avenged. Great writing! My favorite Author!

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James Ellsworth

Compelling Writing Holds Complex Themes Together

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2017

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MANGROVE LIGHTNING weaves complex themes into a story that is primarily held together by compelling writing. The Forces of Good are represented by Doc (Marion!) Ford and his off-and-on lady love, fishing guide Capt. Hannah Smith. Doc Ford's comrade in arms, Tomlinson, is a mash-up of Zen Buddhist 'boxtop seminary' priest, aging hippy, do-anything druggie and educated social scientist. He is to be considered among the Forces of Good but he seems to be ineffective at crunch time. Tomlinson's methods of investigation involve 'altered states' and listening to voices and a belief in demonic possession. Gothic violence and sadistic sexual exploitation are represented by the villains in this story. Ford begins by chasing child pornographers in the Bahamas and quickly is involved in rooting out a nest of inbred, psychopathic sexual deviants on the edge of the Florida Everglades. Readers who are looking for sultry tropical atmosphere, a historically-based background,real horror and terror and tales of extreme 'animal' cunning will be this book's most satisfied readers.

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Tomlinson to the Rescue...almost anyway

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2017

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One of his better books, but a little more violent than most of his Doc Ford series. The book really follows Ford's hippie friend Tomlinson on an adventure into the occult as he tries to deal with a run away teenage girl who is taken captive by an evil monster of man. Or is it a man?

Doc Ford steps in and out of the action as he deals with European Royalty and an international cartel, as well as an aging Chinese seer. Returning heroine Hannah is pregnant, but not by Doc, and Tomlinson's spiritual gifts are called on to sustain the story line. As usual, the setting is southwest Florida, and a bit of Florida history is woven into the story, including some facts about Barron Collier that I had never heard.

Once in a while Randy seems to almost skip over a chapter as it is a bit tricky to follow the action, but there is a lot of action, and the story line is fascinating. The bad guy seems to have multiple personalities or does he? Or are there two bad guys? Or is there really a demon possession taking place?

Randy keeps you guessing throughout the book. The violence is not as graphic as Tampa Burn, thankfully, but there is a lot of 'scary' stuff happening, especially when Randy takes you inside the mind of the demonic villain. He really brings evil to life in his villians in this book.

Although the book seems to jump around a but, and a few things are left unexplained, I could hardly put the book down. It is captivating, and I recommend it for Doc Ford fans (but not if you are squeamish).

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A new installment in a downward spiral

Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2018

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I've been an ardent RWW fan from his first Doc Ford book, so writing a less than stellar review isn't easy for me. But as an ardent fan I feel obligated to provide feedback that may somehow help to nudge his work back on track.

This book continues the downward spiral of the Doc Ford series, which is tragic given how excellent the series was until a few years ago. The early books in the series were perfect--Doc Ford was a bookish and unassuming scientist who was far more capable and deadly than any of his friends could have guessed, let alone believed. He lived a simple, quiet, and satisfying life. And while there were vague rumors that he may have been an operative of some sort in his distant past, it never played a role in his current life as a scientist other than giving him the skills he needed to help out friends in need. He was a loner by choice and relied solely on his wits and wrestling skills to discreetly resolve relatively straightforward issues that plagued his friends. This premise worked beautifully and resulted in some excellent books that were gripping and yet easy on the imagination.

Fast forward a dozen books or so and we find Doc Ford actively engaged as a covert government assassin (sometimes with his ditsy and untrained cousin Ransom--are you kidding??) with immense tactical resources provided by a huge network of covert organizations, and simultaneously flailing about in relationship fiascoes and personal drama that make daytime soap operas look like paradise. He no longer gets into fights, and the last time he did he got his ass kicked (there was one book that was a turning point in the series where he got beat up, and since then he hasn't been much of a guardian of the oppressed). It's like someone in RWW's life has been (figuratively) beating him up and forcing him to tone down Doc Ford's use of his physical skills as a way to resolve issues with bad guys--like a PC thing--and at the same time cranking up the personal drama in Doc Ford's life to make it look more like a cheap reality show, possibly in the name of "developing" Doc Ford's personal life, which was just fine as it was. These days Doc Ford seems to spend most of his time dealing with estranged kids and ex-wives and ex-girlfriends and ex-girlfriends turned lesbians--and who knows what's going to turn up next in that sordid lineup--none of which help the story lines, and most of which are utterly pointless and have seriously hurt the series. Add the insane and confusing mysticism like we find in this book, and you end up with a series about a confused and incompetent assassin/scientist who does almost nothing and plays a minimal role in the books that are supposed to showcase his skills and abilities at solving problems. Now his main role in the books seems to be to impotently chase friends (mainly Tomlinson), blindly react to clever enemies, deal with tawdry personal drama, and never quite come to the rescue like he used to.

All in all this series of books has become frustrating and disappointing and almost a waste of time. RWW would do well to listen to his many fans and get these books back on their original track (as described above). All the extra stuff that has developed over the years has not added an iota of good to the series, and the series would benefit greatly by jettisoning all of it and going back to its basics.

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Mystery in the mangroves

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Mystery in the mangroves

Some craziness here with Tomlinson channeling the past and a monstrous man channeling an evil ancestor.
Ightening in more ways than one.
J did find myself confused by uncertainties from time to time but most come clear.

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