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Pepperfish Keys by Darryl Wimberley


Paperback: ISBN: 978-1-59264-227-4      Pages: c.250      US$12.95 UK£7.99 CANADA $12.95
Publication date: May 2008

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“Special agent Barrett "Bear" Raines has some slippery fish to fry in Wimberly's cleverly constructed fourth procedural, which hinges on the gruesome murder of Beth Ann Stanton, daughter of Florida senator Baxter Stanton. Raines, "a black cop in a white town"—that of Deacon Beach, just north of the Pepperfish Keys—is still smarting from his recent failure to tie the senator's wealth to dirty money. Eddy DeLeon, Beth Ann's boyfriend and a local criminal, becomes a key suspect after his tryst with Beth Ann on the day of the murder comes to light. When Sharon Fowler, an ambitious local TV reporter, offers to help Bear nail DeLeon, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement agent agrees despite his misgivings. The twisted killer—whose identity is a real shocker—challenges Bear to trust his gut instincts as well as standard investigative procedure. Wimberly is a top-notch writer with command of both his plot and the northwestern Florida coastal setting.”
- Publishers Weekly



About the Author

Darryl WimberleyDarryl Wimberley is an author and screenwriter who resides with his family in Austin, Texas.

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Pepperfish Keys


The Critics Praise:

"…its melodious prose brings the same sense of paradise lost to northwest Florida that James Lee Burke evokes in his Louisiana-set Dave Robicheaux novels.”
- Booklist, starred review

Praise for
the audiobook version:

"This taut mystery is full of intrigue, complex plot twists, and finely scripted characters. Dion Graham gives a stellar performance as he moves fluidly through a multicultural cast of characters. Graham is so good he makes everyone from a Latino mobster to a white Southern socialite and a black college student sound authentic. Dialogues between characters are impressive—there's never confusion about who is speaking. When narrator and author are so perfectly matched, the result is nothing short of dazzling."
© AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
 



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