Synopsis
As unpredictable as island trade winds, Bahamarama twists and turns its way to a stunning slam-bang conclusion and announces the arrival of Bob Morris, a writer who is sure to surprise and delight mystery fans for years to come.
STAYING ON THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW PATH…
Two years in a Florida federal prison on bogus charges has made former Miami Dolphins strong safety, Zack Chasteen, stir crazy. The first step toward getting his life back together is meeting up with his beautiful magazine mogul girlfriend, Barbara, on Harbor Island in the Bahamas.
ISN'T EASY…
But making it out of Florida proves to be more trouble than a gator with a toothache—and even deadlier when he discovers Barbara's been kidnapped and her ex-lover, a fashion photographer, murdered...a gang of Cuban thugs is on his tail, a nymphet named Tiffani is in his bed, and he's about to lose his idyllic family homestead, a place that has been home to generations of Chasteens.
WHEN SOMEONE HAS IT IN FOR YOU…
Once again, trouble has come knocking on Zack's door…with a sledgehammer. But this time he's fighting back, with the help of a Royal Bahamanian police superintendent, his trusted mystical Taino Indian friend Boggy, and a cast of the most colorful characters ever to step into the warm Bahama sun.
"Marvelous."
—Dave Barry, New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner
"This book stands out…a fun and engrossing read."
—Michael Connelly, New York Times bestselling author of The Narrows
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Publishers Weekly
As Morris's hard-boiled, edgy debut novel opens, former Miami Dolphins linebacker Zachary Chasteen is being released after serving almost two years in a Florida penitentiary on trumped-up charges. Zack longs to be reunited with Barbara Pickering, his velvet-voiced lover, who is busy in the Bahamas shooting a spread for the magazine she owns. He gets ditched mid-journey by the limo driver she's sent ahead to fetch him and is suddenly on his own, penniless and without ID. Zack hitches a ride to his childhood home, but once there, he's ambushed by the violent lackeys of Victor Ortiz, the man who framed him years before. Zack manages a narrow escape, but is faced with even more trouble. Barbara's ex-fiance, Brice, is found murdered, and she's been kidnapped with a hefty ransom on her head. Police inspector (and former football player) Lynfield Pederson and Zack put their heads together as Hurricane Curt barrels toward them. After the limo driver who originally deserted Zack is identified as a well-known deadly criminal and the probable source of all things bad, Zack gets a lucky break and speeds off to a bat-filled sea cave to confront his nemesis at the novel's bullet-ridden climax. An array of colorful locals gives the story some much-needed texture, while juicy plotting keeps this impressive page-turner simmering. Morris has produced an accomplished first novel with a priceless final scene. Agent, Joe Veltre. Regional author tour. (Oct. 20) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.