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Deep Blue

by Randy Wayne White

Series: Doc Ford (23)

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1596170,133 (3.56)5
Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:Doc Ford has long lived a double life. This time, it may finally have caught up to him. The electrifying new thriller from the New York Times-bestselling author.
 
     ā??Iā??ll make an example of someone close to you.ā?
     On a moonless night on Sanibel Island, Florida, marine biologist Marion ā??Docā? Ford carefully watches a video of a hooded man executing three hostages. The man is an American working with ISIS, and in the next few days, itā??ll be Fordā??s job, as part of his shadowy second life, to make sure he never kills anybody else again.
     But a lot can go wrong in a few days, and Ford has no way of knowing that not only will the operation prove to be a lot more complicated than he has anticipated, but that heā??ll end up bringing those complications back with him to the small community of boaters, guides, lovers, and friends in Dinkinā??s Bay, where heā??s long made his home.
     Someone has taken Fordā??s actions very personally, and now no one there is safe ā?? least of all, Ford himself.
     ā??White continues to provide thinking readers with action-packed thrillers that are also thoughtful and informative,ā? writes Bookreporter.com. ā??By the end, you wonā??t be able to read fast enough.ā?… (more)
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I think that this was my favorite Doc Ford book to date; a solid 4-stars if not the 4.5 I gave it. I am not sure if the beginning of the story was fully explained or not, and the ending had a "to be continued" quality, but I felt this book progressed better than many of the others. I like all the Randy Wayne White characters, but Marion can be a whiny little bitch at times, and he didn't have a lot of time to do so in this one; I don't recall any particular, tangential philosophizing, and only a very little commiserating on his woman problems, problems he is generally guaranteed to make in each book in the series.

The storyline wasn't too over the top, maybe a bit out there, and most events worked as put forth. There was crazy good storylines developing around all of the residents of Dinkins Bay that was a real added benefit. Again, this was a really good one. ( )
  Picathartes | Jan 16, 2024 |
Read it as a friend handed it off and it was about Sanibel. Just couldnā€™t get into the main character, etc. action packed but not for me ( )
  Asauer72 | Jul 3, 2023 |
Started out good but for me the dialog was awkward. I lost interest then some where in the middle I had to skip to the end.
  xKayx | Dec 14, 2020 |
Synopsis: Doc is pitted "against David Abdel Cashmere, a Chicagoan turned terrorist who features as the executioner of three hostages in several videos. Ford travels to the Yucatan, where his target is staying at a seaside resort, but things donā€™t go as planned. He finds his facilitator, known only as K.A.T., with one of Cashmereā€™s supposed victims, Winslow Shepherd, in an eighth-floor hotel room. When Ford confronts the pair, they both fall from the roomā€™s balcony, and Ford is forced to flee back home to Sanibel Island, Fla. Cutting-edge drones appear on the island, which are controlled, he soon discovers, by Winslowā€™s son, Julian (aka the Black Knight of the Internet). Ford rallies his allies, chief among them Tomlinson, his ā€œboat-bum hipsterā€ sidekick with ESP powers, and Brazilian Vargas Diemer, a wealthy jet-setter of questionable loyalty."
Review: This was a good story with several plot twists. The last few books have brought the occult into the stories, a different aspect of White's writings. ( )
  DrLed | Apr 23, 2020 |
On a moonless night on Sanibel Island, Florida, marine biologist Marion "Doc" Ford carefully watches a video of a hooded man executing three hostages. The man is an American working with ISIS, and in the next few days, it'll be Ford's job, as part of his shadowy second life, to make sure he never kills anybody else again. But a lot can go wrong in a few days, and Ford has no way of knowing that not only will the operation prove to be a lot more complicated than he has anticipated, but that he'll end up bringing those complications back with him to the small community of boaters, guides, lovers, and friends in Dinkin's Bay, where he's long made his home.

Doc Ford is a marine biologist when heā€™s at home in Florida. When heā€™s on assignment from the government, he assassinates the bad guys. There were surprises and excitement as he strategized and carried out his assignment. His home on Sanibel Island had a laid back atmosphere with quirky and somewhat odd but likeable characters. It contrasted nicely with the tension of the job he was doing. Although a bit over the top, a fun read. ( )
  gaylebutz | Jan 15, 2020 |
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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:Doc Ford has long lived a double life. This time, it may finally have caught up to him. The electrifying new thriller from the New York Times-bestselling author.
 
     ā??Iā??ll make an example of someone close to you.ā?
     On a moonless night on Sanibel Island, Florida, marine biologist Marion ā??Docā? Ford carefully watches a video of a hooded man executing three hostages. The man is an American working with ISIS, and in the next few days, itā??ll be Fordā??s job, as part of his shadowy second life, to make sure he never kills anybody else again.
     But a lot can go wrong in a few days, and Ford has no way of knowing that not only will the operation prove to be a lot more complicated than he has anticipated, but that heā??ll end up bringing those complications back with him to the small community of boaters, guides, lovers, and friends in Dinkinā??s Bay, where heā??s long made his home.
     Someone has taken Fordā??s actions very personally, and now no one there is safe ā?? least of all, Ford himself.
     ā??White continues to provide thinking readers with action-packed thrillers that are also thoughtful and informative,ā? writes Bookreporter.com. ā??By the end, you wonā??t be able to read fast enough.ā?

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