I'm a big fan of Randy Wayne White. I was turned on to White by someone who told me that he writes about Florida in the John D. MacDonald tradition. Being a major fan of the late MacDonald and his Travis McGee character, I immediately started reading White and I haven't been disappointed much. Doc Ford is a great character, and White's ruminations on Florida, especially about environmental issues, are spot on. I recommended him to my 31 year old son, and he read several of the Ford novels in the first month. All that being said, I have to say that Black Widow was not one of my favorites. I just couldn't buy what he was selling in that story. But I'll look forward to buying and reading the next one.
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