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To start, I found the opening segments along with the reader to make this one of the few audible books I've had to force myself to continue. For the first CD, and into the 2nd, I had to force myself to keep with it.

The reader is very skilled but I found difficult to listen to. By the end of the book I was keenly interested in seeing how it would play out, and even became impressed with the reader's skill at the range of characters he could successfully pull off.

You need to consciously turn on the 'suspension of disbelief' switch for the first CD or two, then you're Ok. Stick with it.

White and Strozier earned a standing "O" for this effort. Whether judged based on the merits of his craft, his research skills, his cheesehead lines and/or his "good sense" of storytelling... RWW deserves good marks here. Honorable Mention also goes to the narrator for the "Futch rants" and to the author for his insights regarding the relative survival skills of pigs and cats.

It should be noted that, given my credentials as a Native Cracker and resident authority, my 5 Star rating ought to be doubled when calculating the final percentage.

Let me start by saying that I love the light reading, quick tempo and engaging novels by Randy Wayne White. The narrator's use of a monotone, slow tempo voice with almost no variation in character voices made this audiobook unlistenable for me.

Good stuff, light entertainment with some interesting seafaring folklore attached. Different slant on Florida than Hiaasen.

This is another excellent book in this fantastic series. I'm not very critical and generally judge books by the litmus test of did it pass the time. This book sent the hours flying by. I’ve thoroughly enjoy this series characters and general mayhem. If you like the previous books then this addition will be a delight as well. If you’re trying to start here then I would say go back to the beginning it is more satisfying to get to know the characters from their introductions.

I'm a RWW fan but this one fell short of the mark. The usual interesting insights but the plot was weak and the narrator sleep-inducing.

This would have easily earned a five star review, but for the tedious monotone narration. It's a shame, because the book is a great read especially on summer driving vacations...which is why we bought it. It's still worth listening to, but would be sooooo much better read by someone with more range.

Good but not great. Somewhat predictable. Not nearly as entertaining as Everglades.

I truely enjoyed this book from start to finish.