The Mangrove Murder
Author : Mary Scott
Publisher :
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 28,53 MB
Release : 1964
Category : Detective and mystery stories, New Zealand
ISBN :
Crossing the Mangrove
Author : Maryse Conde
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 45,92 MB
Release : 2011-03-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307787702
Book Description
In this beautifully crafted, Rashomon-like novel, Maryse Conde has written a gripping story imbued with all the nuances and traditions of Caribbean culture. Francis Sancher--a handsome outsider, loved by some and reviled by others--is found dead, face down in the mud on a path outside Riviere au Sel, a small village in Guadeloupe. None of the villagers are particularly surprised, since Sancher, a secretive and melancholy man, had often predicted an unnatural death for himself. As the villagers come to pay their respects they each--either in a speech to the mourners, or in an internal monologue--reveal another piece of the mystery behind Sancher's life and death. Like pieces of an elaborate puzzle, their memories interlock to create a rich and intriguing portrait of a man and a community. In the lush and vivid prose for which she has become famous, Conde has constructed a Guadeloupean wake for Francis Sancher. Retaining the full color and vibrance of Conde's homeland, Crossing the Mangrove pays homage to Guadeloupe in both subject and structure.
Murder in the Mangroves
Author : Marty Ambrose
Publisher : Thomas & Mercer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,57 MB
Release : 2013-01-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781477811979
Book Description
Mallie Monroe's life as a reporter on Coral Island has finally settled down. She's adjusted to the Florida lifestyle, received a small raise, and is enjoying a playful romance with island cop Nick Billie. Things start to heat up when Mallie's old boyfriend, Cole, reappears and she finds herself torn between two men. But just before the annual Mango Festival, which had promised to be a pleasant distraction, the body of the Mango Queen is found in the mangroves. So it's back to business and Mallie is assigned to report on the case. She soon finds that the murderer isn't the only one in town to worry about, as her investigation begins digging up old secrets that many islanders prefer to remain buried. Can Mallie find the key to the Mango Queen's death before the killer plants her under the nearest tropical tree? And if she survives that, will she be able to decide whether Nick or Cole holds the key to her heart?
Death Among the Mangroves
Author : Stephen Morrill
Publisher : Untreed Reads
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 38,89 MB
Release : 2016-05-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1611878586
Book Description
In the heart of the Ten Thousand Islands/Everglades National Park region lies the small town of Mangrove Bayou. Troy Adam, mixed-race, ex-Army, and northern-born, was fired from his job as a Tampa cop, but has been reluctantly hired by the town council, on probation, as Mangrove Bayou’s new police chief. After surviving a hurricane and solving a crime involving the death of a local citizen, Adam had hoped his employers would view him differently. Unfortunately, they still view him as “soft and squishy on the inside.” This all changes when a college student on vacation goes missing. Adam has to deal with overwhelming press attention, a town council doubtful that he can solve the crime, and a powerful judge. Can Adam solve the case on his own terms and finally prove his merit without giving in to his ruthless side?
The Jolly Roger Social Club
Author : Nick Foster
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 28,88 MB
Release : 2016-07-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1627793720
Book Description
"In the remote Bocas del Toro, Panama, William Dathan Holbert, aka 'Wild Bill,' is awaiting trial for the murder of five fellow American ex-patriots. Holbert's first victims were the Brown family, who lived on a remote island in the area's Darklands. There, Holbert turned their home into the 'Jolly Roger Social Club,' using drink- and drug-fueled parties to get to know other ex-pats ... But this is not just a book about what Holbert did and the complex financial and real estate motives behind the killings; it is about why Bocas del Toro turned out to be his perfect hunting ground, and why the community tolerated--even accepted--him for a time"
Murder at the Bad Girl's Bar and Grill
Author : N. M. Kelby
Publisher : Crown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 48,90 MB
Release : 2008-06-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 030744953X
Book Description
Take a slasher-movie actress, a Scottish circus clown, an FBI school dropout, a blind heiress, a junk-food-loving millionaire developer, and a Buddha-quoting bluesman, add a couple of murders in a normally sedate retirement community in south Florida, and you get an irresistible tale that’s part Carl Hiaasen and part Gabriel García Márquez. It all goes down as easy as a Key lime pie martini, the signature drink of the Bad Girl’s Bar & Grill. N. M. Kelby’s last three novels have received glowing reviews in the New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, People, and the Atlantic Monthly. Carl Hiaasen has called her “a natural-born writer,” and Kirkus praised her “black humor that sizzles.” Sit back, put up your feet, and get ready to lose yourself in a rollicking good story.
Murder at Cape Three Points
Author : Kwei Quartey
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,78 MB
Release : 2014
Category : FICTION
ISBN : 9781616953898
Book Description
At Cape Three Points on the beautiful Ghanaian coast, a canoe washes up at an oil rig site. The two bodies in the canoe - who turn out to be a prominent, wealthy, middle-aged married couple - have obviously been murdered. DI Darko Dawson of the Accra police force is sent out to investigate. Three Points has long been inhabited by tribal villages, but real estate entrepreneurs and wealthy oil companies have been trying to bribe the tribes to move out. Dawson roots out a host of motives for murder, ranging from personal vendettas to corporate conspiracies.
THE MURDER OF MICCO BLACK
Author : J. A. Wallace
Publisher : J. A. Wallace Publisher, LLC
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 46,78 MB
Release : 2019-01-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Book Description
A Kate Cavanaugh and Renato Lopez adventure: Kate investigates the murder of a charismatic photographer found dead in the Florida Everglades, who left behind a string of broken hearts. With the help of Detective Renato Lopez, Kate will need to determine who had the greater motive for murder, the scorned lovers or their jealous husbands. Reader review: "Super story."
The Jerejak Resort Murder
Author : Bruce Allsman
Publisher : Bruce Yeoh
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 36,53 MB
Release : 2021-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Book Description
The Jerejak Resort Murder by Bruce Allsman Sam Lee, a self-exiled former MMA champion and ex-Theravada Buddhist monk, takes a break from his mixed martial arts training school in Bangkok to return to Penang to help his twin brother, Brian Lee, solve a murder connected with a ghost from the past. Brian, who runs a private investigations firm with his wife, May Lee, finds himself framed for the murder of a house detective at the Jerejak Resort. Due to the actions of an overzealous recently-appointed public prosecutor, Brian languishes in jail without bail. Desperate, he seeks Sam's help to prove his innocence by finding the true culprit. As Sam works with May Lee to unravel the hidden threads of truth about the murder, they uncover new evidence about his tragic past in the mixed martial arts world. Years ago, guilt-ridden, he had forced him into self-exile to a Buddhist monastery in the Thai Forest Tradition. Now finally able to find the closure he needs as they work toward solving the case, he and May Lee uncover the identity of the culprit, and foil a greater threat to the world. The Jerejak Resort Murder, a Penang #murder #mystery #novel
Murder in the Tropics
Author : Stuart B. McIver
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 22,27 MB
Release : 2015-10-17
Category : History
ISBN : 1561647632
Book Description
Here is the first statewide collection of true Florida murders, and, as the saying goes, truth is stranger than fiction. The Sunshine State has played host to a memorable and varied array of crimes of passion, greed, and revenge. In stories spanning from the 1860s to the 1990s, you will meet such varied characters as Lena Clarke, a killer with both her feet planted in a dozen bewildering worlds; Terry Jo, the Sea Waif; Chief Tigertail; the outlaw Ed Watson; Blue, the Enforcer; President Franklin Roosevelt; the Duke of Windsor; novelist Zora Neale Hurston; Lobster Boy; the Gulf Stream Pirate; Brother Gillette, a gentle Shaker who killed out of compassion; and Pensacola's Black Widow, a Spider Woman who killed without mercy. Next in series > > See all of the books in this series
