• The Heat Islands

  • Doc Ford #2
  • By: Randy Wayne White
  • Narrated by: Dick Hill
  • Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (608 ratings)

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The Heat Islands

By: Randy Wayne White
Narrated by: Dick Hill
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Publisher's summary

Marine biologist and former secret operative Doc Ford is lazily poling his skiff along Southwest Florida's flat copper sea in search of sea anemones when he runs into the body of the most hated man on Sanibel Island: Marvin Rios. And when the Island's simplest and sweetest resident is arrested for the murder, Doc heads straight into the heart of the sunshine state's dark side - to save his friend from being framed, and to save Sanibel Island from a rising tide of land-grab schemes, blood money, and violence.

The doctor is in: listen to more of our Doc Ford thrillers.
©1992 Randy Wayne White (P)2010 Tantor

Critic reviews

"Politics and land development are pivotal elements in this taut, suspenseful tale as White makes the lure of the sea understandable to landlubbers and presents a panoramic view of southwest Florida." ( Publishers Weekly)

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The Heat Islands

This is first time to read from this series - will definitely look for more!

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living in southwest Florida

They story was interesting do me especially since I live in the area. Good ending

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Distracting Narrator

I generally like the Doc Ford series but this is not the best one. The main problem is the narrator. He has a nice voice but is not a very good actor. His accents are mostly corny and the accent for Tomlinson is all over the place. Probably worth reading but I struggled to get through this performance.

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Hot Times in the Heat Islands

Randy does it again, pleases the reader with adventure, local culture, and sexy characters.

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great

Love all of the books in this series. I can't wait for the next story to start.

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Enjoyable listen.

Enjoyed the reader, like the fact that it makes me smile while listening. Kept my attention.

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entertaining

Randy Waybe Write brings a sophisticated twist to nefarious doings in the waters off Florida. Narrated creatively by Dick Hill.

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Doc is a pretty cool guy

What a character, the story and narrator were fun and enjoyable listen. Doc is quite the guy to have around. The nerdier version of Jack Reacher?

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Fun book

Reader of this book really does and good job with the various characters. Story is a bit far fetched but entertaining.

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CANNOT finish this one!!

Would you try another book from Randy Wayne White and/or Dick Hill?

No. I can't get through the second one I've tried so will not waste time/money on more.

What do you think your next listen will be?

Something in the Historical Fiction genre - - probably WW-II or something from Bernard Cornwell or, perhaps, Leon Uris.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

As was once said in a parody of the old TV show "Friday", he is guilty of a "409" - OVER-Acting. Corny accents, poorly rendered.

Was The Heat Islands worth the listening time?

NO. I wish I had not invested the time it took me to get half-way through.

Any additional comments?

Wandering main plot (if there, indeed, was one). Too many seemingly unrelated sub-plots. Most characters are pretty shallow and uninteresting. I have NO idea what my wife finds attracting in this author.

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