Ten Thousand Islands

Ten Thousand Islands (2000) Randy Wayne White

Synopsis:
One of Doc’s neighbors shows up asking him to look out for a friend–a woman she’d known for years, who had lost her only child years before, and who now has people breaking into her house and searching–but not actually stealing anything.

He agrees–and somehow Tomlinson ends up heading out with him, only things take a more disturbing turn before Doc and Tomlinson can get there.

Couple things bugged me. This was the first time a hurricane had been mentioned (despite most of the stories being set in Florida) so it was pretty obvious that Ford would end up battling the weather before the end of the story. It wasn’t horrific, but it was annoyingly obvious.

I was also a little unsure about Ford’s current dealings with Tomlinson. Tomlinson has always been flaky, but in this book he was far more of a troublemaker than he’s ever been. It just felt… off.

I guess that’s how I felt about the book in general. Just a bit… off.
Rating: 6/10

Published by Berkley

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