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Murder in the Tropics - (Florida Chronicles (Paperback)) by Stuart B McIver (Paperback)

Murder in the Tropics - (Florida Chronicles (Paperback)) by  Stuart B McIver (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Here is the first statewide collection of true Florida murders, and, as the saying goes, truth is stranger than fiction. The Sunshine State has played host to a memorable and varied array of crimes of passion, greed, and revenge.</p><p>In stories spanning from the 1860s to the 1990s, you will meet such varied characters as Lena Clarke, a killer with both her feet planted in a dozen bewildering worlds; Terry Jo, the Sea Waif; Chief Tigertail; the outlaw Ed Watson; Blue, the Enforcer; President Franklin Roosevelt; the Duke of Windsor; novelist Zora Neale Hurston; Lobster Boy; the Gulf Stream Pirate; Brother Gillette, a gentle Shaker who killed out of compassion; and Pensacola's Black Widow, a Spider Woman who killed without mercy.</p><p><br>Next in series > ></p><p>See all of the books in this series</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Stuart McIver's outstanding collection of eccentric crimes and human oddities captures Florida in all of its vivid contradictions. Each tale, each peek into the state's colorful history, becomes a portal that links us directly to the present. In McIver's hands, the past is a living entity." -T.J. MacGregor, author of <i>Mistress of the Bones</i><br><br>""The author uses biography, journalism, and storytelling to portray dozens of history-making individuals in a lively and engaging fashion.""<br><br>"The author uses biography, journalism, and storytelling to portray dozens of history-making individuals in a lively and engaging fashion."<br>

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