• The White Heron

  • A Florida Swamp Guide Mystery, Book 2
  • By: Carl Bock, Jane Bock
  • Narrated by: Ross Pipkin
  • Length: 9 hrs
  • 3.7 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)

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The White Heron

By: Carl Bock, Jane Bock
Narrated by: Ross Pipkin
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Publisher's summary

In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, the Director of the Florida Keys Bird Observatory has gone missing, along with his boat. Zoologist and fishing guide Sam Sawyer joins in a hunt for Frank Alvarado that takes him from the wilds of the Everglades backcountry to an uninhabited island where he makes a gruesome discovery. Along the way Sam encounters nefarious characters who may have wanted Frank’s disappearance to be a permanent one. Was it a team of shark poachers engaged in the illegal harvest and sale of shark fins? Or was it an ambitious co-worker hoping to take exclusive credit for the biggest ornithological find in Florida in more than a century?

Adding to the mystery is the discovery of the skeleton of a murder victim long-buried underneath a local bar, along with the murder of Becky Nesmith, a Ranger in Everglades National Park. Though seemingly unrelated, Sam cannot shake the feeling that the three cases are linked.

With the help of his wife Katie, a forensic scientist, and his best friend Snooks Lancaster, Sam works with local law enforcement to look for common threads tying the three homicides together. Ultimately they are successful, but none could have predicted the bizarre outcome.

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Fun Keys-based murder-mystery!

I really enjoyed listening to this story, based in the Florida Keys, and narrated by a local resident with a captivating and distinctive voice! All the details mentioned in the book are spot on and the story line kept me interested all the way to the end. I am looking forward to reading more from this author and listening to this narrator in the future! It was a welcome break from the dark, heavy, suspense thrillers I usually read, so thank you!

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Weird narration

The narrator has a nice voice. However, his reading of this book stinks. He has a weird cadence to his reading. He pauses between words while reading sentences. No reason for it. Not to impart surprise or emphasis. Just a pause for no reason.
For example: ‘He started……..the boat…..then headed into the bay’. ‘She seemed…..to look at him’
Almost like a stutter in the narration.
Very distracting. I liked the characters ok, but not sure if I will do an audible reading of this author again.

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