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Sanibel Flats [Mass Market Paperback]

Randy Wayne White (Author)
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Publication Date: April 15 1991 | Series: Doc Ford Novels (Book 1)
Its cool gulf breezes lured him from a life of danger. Its dark undercurrents threatened to destroy him.

After ten years of living life on the edge, it was hard for Doc Ford to get that addiction to danger out of his system. But spending each day watching the sun melt into Dinkins Bay and the moon rise over the mangrove trees, cooking dinner for his beautiful neighbor, and dispensing advice to the locals over a cold beer lulled him into letting his guard down.

Then Rafe Hollins appeared.

How could he refuse his old friend's request-even if it would put him back on the firing line? Even if it would change forever the life he'd built here on Sanibel Island?

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"A major new talent...hits the ground running...a virtually perfect piece of work. He's the best new writer we've encountered since Carl Hiassen. White's stylish narrative never falters. This is a book that's got everything and then some..." --Denver Post

"He describes southwestern Florida so well it's easy to smell the salt tang in the air and feel the cool gulf breeze." --Mansfield News Journal

"Stylish written!" --Kirkus Reviews

"[The] first appearance of intelligent, likable Doc Ford will leave readers hoping to see him again." --Publishers Weekly

"A promising debut from another Floridian who can turn a phrase." --Booklist

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Randy Wayne White is a columnist for Outside Magazine, the host of "On the Water," a PBS television series, and a veteran Sanibel Island fishing guide. He lives with his family in Ft. Myers, Florida.
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Ford saw the vultures from a half mile off; noticed them wheeling over the island like leaves in a summer thermal, dozens of black shapes spiraling, and he thought, What in the hell has Rafe gotten himself into? Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars the Doc Ford novels are great! Jun 17 2004
By PC Mountain
Format:Mass Market Paperback
The Doc Ford novels are fantastic and they've got a little bit of everything. There's mystery, suspense, action, sex, Florida history, science, politics, and fishing! What also impresses me about these books is that they appeal to both women AND men. I think the Doc Ford books have a lot of machismo but that doesn't seem to deter the numerous female fans (my mother included). The Doc Ford novels even got my father reading. He's not an avid reader but with my prodding he tried Sanibel Flats and ended up quickly reading the entire series. White writes an exciting novel that's chalked full of interesting tid-bits and with each passing novel in the series he develops his characters more fully.
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5.0 out of 5 stars First among the best Feb 14 2004
By Chris Callahan
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Assuming others will give you an overview of the story, let me simply state that this is the first of the series, and among the best. (And I've read every one). An excellent place to start, rather than the latest book, Everglades.

So if you've never read any of the Doc Ford series, or you're already a fan of author Randy Wayne White, by all means buy this book! My favorites in the Doc Ford series, are, (drum roll, please):

(5 stars)
Captiva
Twelve Mile Limit
Shark River
The Heat Islands
Ten Thousand Islands
Sanibal Flats (the first in the series)

The following are the 4 stars in the series--great stories, but I wouldn't recommend them as a first read of the author:

Everglades
The Man Who Invented Florida (a bit different from the rest of the series--Doc Ford isn't as prominent in the tale as his uncle, Tucker Gatrell, but this also is the funniest in the Doc Ford series)
North of Havana
The Mangrove Coast

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5.0 out of 5 stars Doc Ford Is A Keeper Feb 9 2013
By drrudey
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I've enjoyed Randy Wayne White's writing since his days submitting articles to Outside Magazine. The Doc Ford series is east\y enjoyable reading, and fun if you know the west side of Florida Peninsula.
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3.0 out of 5 stars a hybrid of so many other (and better) mystery novels..
Being a resident Floridian I was hoping for some local Florida 'attitude' in this Randy Wayne White novel, much like what is delivered in the novels by Carl Hiaasen. Read more
Published on July 5 2004 by lazza
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Fun
This is the 1st of the Doc Ford books and the first that I have read, and I am excited about moving on to Heat Islands. I thought this was a great book and a lot of fun to read. Read more
Published on April 29 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars Great effort for a first novel
One of my favorite authors has always been John MacDonald with his Travis Mcgee sreies. The only problem is because of MacDonald's death there isn't anything new. Read more
Published on May 26 2002 by Charles Hickey
5.0 out of 5 stars Made Me Want to Move to Florida
This book did several things, all of which I loved. It introduced me to the author Randy Wayne White, the author of several novels set in Southwest Florida, and probably one of... Read more
Published on Mar 8 2002 by Flavius Josephus
4.0 out of 5 stars Randy White Gives Doc Ford A Great Start
My sister got me hooked up on Randy White's Doc Ford novels this summer. I am from Sarasota so it was interesting to read about action and adventure occurring in an area that is... Read more
Published on Dec 9 2001 by Bill Stockstill
5.0 out of 5 stars What a marvelous book.
A good story, well told, with thoroughly fleshed out characters and an optimistic sense of impending triumph that runs from the first to the last page.
Published on Mar 23 2001 by "natto_blasto"
5.0 out of 5 stars Hard to put down.
Talk about your coincidences!

Doc Ford used to live in the fictional Latin American country of Masagua. Read more

Published on Dec 7 2000 by Bruce Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars gone fishin
I'm never sure whether I enjoy Randy Wayne White's Doc Ford mysteries because I love Captiva Island, or because they're as good as they seem. Read more
Published on July 24 2000 by marzipan
5.0 out of 5 stars Captures the essence of Sanibel
The best way to read this page turner is by actually being in Sanibel. Sanibel is indeed still Florida'a Florida. Read more
Published on July 18 2000 by Patricia Lavins
5.0 out of 5 stars It's a Jungle in Here...
The not-handsome but unquestionably sexy Doc Ford is a marine biologist with odd friends and bed fellows. He happens also to be sneaky, strong, and loyal. Read more
Published on July 2 2000 by "copperphyle"
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