Great book!! I fully recommend it. If you haven't read any of RWW's books before, don't start with this one. Start from the beginning. There are alot of allusions to past excursions and former subjects in this book. It's full of action, a little romance, and some humor thrown in for a well-rounded, easy to read novel. Enjoy!!

I'm a big fan of RWW and Doc Ford. In this one, Doc's son has been snatched by a Central American wacko who is disfigured and wants the kid's face for his own! Carefully crafted and plotted as usual, but somehow I didn't get the sense of urgency from Doc that I expected. Great read overall, though, and I'm looking forward to the next one. When will they get smart and start making movies out of these novels? Wonder who will get to play Doc? Not Tom Cruise, I hope ....

I read White when Child, Connelly, Crais and Demille have nothing new. He is a good back up for those of us who like low brow entertainment. He ranks the lowest among my regulars because his hero, Doc Ford, seems to have no sense of humor and is presented as a politically correct James Bond. Probably not like the real Doc Ford at all when you think about it.
Still, the pace is acceptable except for times when Doc goes into self-psychotherapy mode, and the characters ususally interesting. One thing that White has heads and shoulders above others is his eye for Florida. At one point he describes someone as something like nutty in a state of nuts and does that ever capture it. At the same time, there is a segment of the book in which the hero is in the Tampa area chasing the bad guy and White's descriptions of the area are magical.

I have read this entire Doc Ford series before this book. I suggest one of the first few for a good read. As the series moves on this supposed smart man gets dumber and more feable. His mistakes are telegraphed. Also he doesn't seem to age. As I figure it Doc would be in his early 60's dating a 30 something is just weird. I enjoyed the eatlier books in this series and more for the secondary players. Doc is just not a likeable fellow.

THis is a part of the Doc Ford series, a character created by Randy Wayne White. An ex-special agent turned marine biologist that now lives in the nicest part (if you enjoy quiteness) of Florida. This, as his other books are easy and enjoyble to read with an interesting and evolving plot. You will particuarly enjoy it more if you have a special interest about Florida as his gives all sorts of trivia and descriptions.
Ifm, though, you have not read any previous books by White I would suggest if you start with one of the earlier stories of Doc Ford as the character is slowly build through out White's novels.
I would recommend it as a vacation read.