After the barn-burner that was "One Deadly Eye" -- a return to form for Randy Wayne White -- Doc Ford is back in this quasi-sequel. It both is a sequel to ODE because it picks up right where that book ends, but also not as it can be read as a standalone. However, I would not start there. This book continues to tightness that White brought back after a few years away from the characters, but it still feels like a chapter in a long-running series. The first chapter in particular can be very confusing if you have no idea who Tomlinson is. I don't feel like this book is a strong as ODE (hurricane pun intended?), but it's still solid. The beginning felt much like those meandering entries in the series published during the 2010s, but by the middle of the book, it's all hands on deck until the end. It's got all the hallmarks you come to expect from Doc Ford, and I hope he's back sooner rather than later. Sad about Mac, though...

I want to read badly but will not download to kindle x multiple attempts. If you will send me a real copy will gladly review

Randy Wayne White lives in a great place to write about the climate and eco changes. His character are so funny nad Doc is just a Florida boy

Doc Ford's friend, Tomlinson, was lost at sea in the hurricane that wiped Dinkin's Bay, their home away. His sailboat is found grounded on a shore in Honduras so Doc goes to search for him there. He finds him living in a treehouse Robinson Crusoe style bombed out of his head with a severe concussion high on weed and beer with a strange story to tell. He tells Doc about a guru, a one-armed boy, a crazy neurologist and the nyphomanic wife of the governor of the state and then he disappears again before Doc can convince him to go with him to a hospital. Thus begins a nonstop adventure with a gang of human traffickers, a band of orphaned children, a drug lord's army and being drugged with a zombie drug.
The book is a nail-biting adventure it will be hard to put down.
Having read most of the author's previous books, I found this book to be raw and more intense. The author has businesses on the islands of southwest Florida that were damaged in last year's hurricanes . I think this gives the book anger/rage more authenticity. I enjoyed reading this book.

Doc Ford books are a little darker than my usual choice of books, but they are so addictive! I love stepping into Ford's mind and seeing the world from an exotic and fearless perspective. This book was even better because I got to step into the intoxicating and wild mind of Tomlinson. A must read for all action adventure fans!