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Tropical Depression
- Key West Capers, Book 4
- By: Laurence Shames
- Narrated by: Jem Matzan
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 40
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 36
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35
When Murray Zemelman, a.k.a. The Bra King, pops another Prozac and heads to the Keys, he has nothing much in mind beyond a quixotic hope of winning back his first wife, Franny, whom he dumped years before. But when he forms an unlikely friendship with Tommy Tarpon, the last remaining member of an obscure Indian tribe, another plan also starts shaping up in his fevered brain. Why not open up Key West's first casino?
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5 out of 5 stars
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tropical depression
- By Linda D. on 06-25-19
By: Laurence Shames
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Mangrove Squeeze
- By: Laurence Shames
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 84
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Story4 out of 5 stars 75
Laurence Shames’ funny, elegantly written, and hip thrillers have topped best-seller lists across the country, and earned him a leading role as a writer of “Florida noir” with Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen. When Island Frigate advertising rep Suki Sperakis decides to write an exposé on the Key West black market, she is strangled and left for dead in the trunk of a car sinking slowly into the Gulf of Mexico.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wise, endearing and incredibly funny.
- By Richard Delman on 06-07-12
By: Laurence Shames
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Welcome to Paradise
- A Novel
- By: Laurence Shames
- Narrated by: Ron McLarty
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 48
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 43
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Story4 out of 5 stars 42
When Al Marracotta, Mafia boss, takes a week’s vacation in Key West, he looks forward to days of sun, sex, and seafood. Alan Tuschman, New Jersey furniture salesman, is a reluctant tourist. He has won a week in Key West for his sales record. But they have something in common: vanity license plates that read BIG AL. So when two goons are sent to ruin Big Al’s vacation, it’s not long before they target the wrong guy. Between the frustrated henchmen and the baffled Als, each chapter grows loonier than the last. And with the addition of a romantic wild card, the tough guys’ schemes are tempered....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not his absolute best, but great anyway.
- By Richard Delman on 06-12-12
By: Laurence Shames
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Tropical Swap
- Key West Capers, Book 10
- By: Laurence Shames
- Narrated by: Jem Matzan
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4 out of 5 stars 26
Wanted: NY apartment in exchange for a great Key West house with swimming pool. In February. Who wouldn't take a swap like that? Then again, if a deal seems too good to be true, it probably is, as Meg and Peter Kaplan soon discover. Heading south for a supposed dream vacation, what they find instead is a panic attack waiting to happen. Coconuts crash through windows, bearing cryptic death threats.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic combination of Story and Narrator
- By Stephen Campbell on 09-14-16
By: Laurence Shames
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Sunburn
- By: Laurence Shames
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 83
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Story4 out of 5 stars 72
Listeners across the country have fallen in love with Laurence Shames’ rollicking national best-sellers set in South Florida. Energetic, forceful and unpredictable as a hurricane, Sunburn is filled with off-beat characters, top-notch suspense, and colorful dialogue. When aging Mafia godfather Vincente Delgatto flies to Key West to get a little sun, he decides to write his memoirs.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Still waiting for a laugh
- By C. Byrd on 08-16-13
By: Laurence Shames
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Key West Luck
- Key West, Volume 11
- By: Laurence Shames
- Narrated by: Jem Matzan
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 34
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 31
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Story4 out of 5 stars 31
Phoebe has a dream - a very modest dream. She wants to own a Sno-Cone truck at the beach in Key West. Nicky, her would-be boyfriend, also dreams small. All he wants is a decent gig as a guitar player in a bar. Doesn't seem like too much to ask of life, does it? So why do things keep going so dreadfully wrong for Phoebe and Nicky? Is it just plain bad luck? Or is it the decidedly bad intentions of a sleazy local cheat, a Miami gangster desperate to stay in business, and a murderous Cuban smuggler looking for a fall guy?
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5 out of 5 stars
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entertaining and fun
- By C. Unger on 09-29-17
By: Laurence Shames
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Tropical Depression
- Key West Capers, Book 4
- By: Laurence Shames
- Narrated by: Jem Matzan
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 40
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 36
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35
When Murray Zemelman, a.k.a. The Bra King, pops another Prozac and heads to the Keys, he has nothing much in mind beyond a quixotic hope of winning back his first wife, Franny, whom he dumped years before. But when he forms an unlikely friendship with Tommy Tarpon, the last remaining member of an obscure Indian tribe, another plan also starts shaping up in his fevered brain. Why not open up Key West's first casino?
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5 out of 5 stars
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tropical depression
- By Linda D. on 06-25-19
By: Laurence Shames
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Mangrove Squeeze
- By: Laurence Shames
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 84
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Story4 out of 5 stars 75
Laurence Shames’ funny, elegantly written, and hip thrillers have topped best-seller lists across the country, and earned him a leading role as a writer of “Florida noir” with Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen. When Island Frigate advertising rep Suki Sperakis decides to write an exposé on the Key West black market, she is strangled and left for dead in the trunk of a car sinking slowly into the Gulf of Mexico.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wise, endearing and incredibly funny.
- By Richard Delman on 06-07-12
By: Laurence Shames
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Welcome to Paradise
- A Novel
- By: Laurence Shames
- Narrated by: Ron McLarty
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 48
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 43
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Story4 out of 5 stars 42
When Al Marracotta, Mafia boss, takes a week’s vacation in Key West, he looks forward to days of sun, sex, and seafood. Alan Tuschman, New Jersey furniture salesman, is a reluctant tourist. He has won a week in Key West for his sales record. But they have something in common: vanity license plates that read BIG AL. So when two goons are sent to ruin Big Al’s vacation, it’s not long before they target the wrong guy. Between the frustrated henchmen and the baffled Als, each chapter grows loonier than the last. And with the addition of a romantic wild card, the tough guys’ schemes are tempered....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not his absolute best, but great anyway.
- By Richard Delman on 06-12-12
By: Laurence Shames
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Tropical Swap
- Key West Capers, Book 10
- By: Laurence Shames
- Narrated by: Jem Matzan
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4 out of 5 stars 26
Wanted: NY apartment in exchange for a great Key West house with swimming pool. In February. Who wouldn't take a swap like that? Then again, if a deal seems too good to be true, it probably is, as Meg and Peter Kaplan soon discover. Heading south for a supposed dream vacation, what they find instead is a panic attack waiting to happen. Coconuts crash through windows, bearing cryptic death threats.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic combination of Story and Narrator
- By Stephen Campbell on 09-14-16
By: Laurence Shames
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Sunburn
- By: Laurence Shames
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 83
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Story4 out of 5 stars 72
Listeners across the country have fallen in love with Laurence Shames’ rollicking national best-sellers set in South Florida. Energetic, forceful and unpredictable as a hurricane, Sunburn is filled with off-beat characters, top-notch suspense, and colorful dialogue. When aging Mafia godfather Vincente Delgatto flies to Key West to get a little sun, he decides to write his memoirs.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Still waiting for a laugh
- By C. Byrd on 08-16-13
By: Laurence Shames
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Key West Luck
- Key West, Volume 11
- By: Laurence Shames
- Narrated by: Jem Matzan
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 34
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 31
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Story4 out of 5 stars 31
Phoebe has a dream - a very modest dream. She wants to own a Sno-Cone truck at the beach in Key West. Nicky, her would-be boyfriend, also dreams small. All he wants is a decent gig as a guitar player in a bar. Doesn't seem like too much to ask of life, does it? So why do things keep going so dreadfully wrong for Phoebe and Nicky? Is it just plain bad luck? Or is it the decidedly bad intentions of a sleazy local cheat, a Miami gangster desperate to stay in business, and a murderous Cuban smuggler looking for a fall guy?
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5 out of 5 stars
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entertaining and fun
- By C. Unger on 09-29-17
By: Laurence Shames
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Shot on Location
- By: Laurence Shames
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Story4 out of 5 stars 43
Take three speedboats, a disgruntled ghostwriter, and a hit TV show starring a gorgeous but impossible diva and created by a driven genius who may be losing his marbles. Add a fearless and gleefully profane stuntwoman, an ancient Mafioso with a chihuahua, and a revenge-crazed blonde in gladiator sandals. Stir in a thug with a heart of gold and an inveterate slacker who yearns for glory.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Bert the Shirt returns! And with Giovanni, too!
- By Richard Delman on 01-13-15
By: Laurence Shames
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One Big Joke
- Key West Capers, Book 13
- By: Laurence Shames
- Narrated by: Jem Matzan
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 24
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 22
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Story4 out of 5 stars 21
Unemployed TV writer Lenny Sullivan has been having trouble seeing his life and times as anything more than fodder for edgy wisecracks. But when he bolts to Key West, things suddenly turn serious. Well, sort of serious. A bullying businessman in league with a pair of bumbling mobsters is plotting to burn down his best friend’s struggling comedy club. The pill-popping star of his last best chance at a hit show is under a death threat from a very sore loser in a love triangle. And Lenny’s staunchest ally happens to be a 90-something named Bert the Shirt.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Shames Just Gets Better!
- By Pale Fire Press on 02-19-18
By: Laurence Shames
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Florida Straits
- A Key West Mystery, Book 1
- By: Laurence Shames
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 131
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 115
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Story4 out of 5 stars 115
In the grand tradition of Elmore Leonard, Laurence Shames creates an outrageous heavyweight thriller that’s heavy on atmosphere and action. Joey Goldman is a low-level New York hustler. He’s taking a working vacation in South Florida and looking to score big with a time-share scam. His half brother Gino Delgatto is a man in need of a fall guy. When they meet in Key West, the term dysfunctional family takes on a new meaning. Will one of them succeed? Or will the Miami mob find an eye-popping way to dispose of them both?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Florida Funny
- By stephen on 08-20-16
By: Laurence Shames
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The Naked Detective
- By: Laurence Shames
- Narrated by: Ron McLarty
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 31
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 31
Popular crime novelist Laurence Shames consistently draws favorable comparisons to Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen. In his Key West tales, Shames paints vivid, hilarious portraits of the sun-splashed “paradise” he calls home. The retired Pete Amsterdam isn’t really a private investigator. But he has a license, a gun, and a listing in the phone book—all so he can write-off his wine cellar as an “office.”
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3 out of 5 stars
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Unusual for Shames: kinda boring.
- By Richard Delman on 06-27-12
By: Laurence Shames
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Scavenger Reef
- By: Laurence Shames
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 69
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 59
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Story4 out of 5 stars 60
On best-seller lists all over the country with his witty cynicism and delightfully dark humor, Laurence Shames writes thrillers that his fans endearingly classify as great “Florida noir.” In the tradition of Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen, he gives character to the inhabitants of Florida’s steamy underbelly. Artist Augie Silver’s friends are ostensibly grief-stricken when he drowns in a shipwreck off Scavenger Reef, but most of them are nervous because his body wasn’t found.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Shames's best work: articulate, warm, witty.
- By Richard Delman on 06-16-12
By: Laurence Shames
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Nacho Unleashed
- Key West Capers, Book 14
- By: Laurence Shames
- Narrated by: Jem Matzan
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14
Key West has a new hero. He weighs four pounds and stands eight inches off the ground. His name is Nacho and he’s the bravest, shrewdest, funniest Chihuahua you will ever meet. He’ll do anything to help his master, the retired mafioso Bert the Shirt, and his friends - especially the beautiful Rita, with whom Nacho is smitten from the very first time she reaches down to scratch his ears.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Laugh Out Loud Fun
- By Holly Roberts on 04-22-20
By: Laurence Shames
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One Strange Date
- Key West Capers, Book 12
- By: Laurence Shames
- Narrated by: Jem Matzan
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 21
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Story4 out of 5 stars 21
Meet Key West native Renita Daughtry - 22, wide-eyed, gorgeous, and very much in love with love. In other words, an irresistible target for professional impostor and pathological liar Richie Pestucci, who plans to charm her into utter helplessness. But there's just one problem. Renita's seeming naiveté masks a lot of savvy and a will of velvet-coated steel, and it isn't long before Richie, now smitten with his intended victim, starts to wonder just who is gaming who.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A fun story with great narration!
- By Jennifer on 04-26-17
By: Laurence Shames
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The Paradise Gig
- Key West Capers, Book 15
- By: Laurence Shames
- Narrated by: Paul Burt
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12
Fact: In September 1964, the Beatles, their private flight diverted by Hurricane Dora, made an unplanned visit to Key West. Fiction: Poolside at their motel, the Fab Four fell into conversation with a snappy-dressing local named Bert the Shirt, who listened as the band worked out a harmony to the most beautiful song he’d ever heard...and wouldn’t hear again for over half a century.
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5 out of 5 stars
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So cute... can you say cute about a mystery?
- By Shanna Tidwell on 06-08-20
By: Laurence Shames
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Naked Came the Florida Man
- A Novel
- By: Tim Dorsey
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 293
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 262
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 260
Though another devastating hurricane is raking Florida, its awesome power can’t stop the Sunshine State’s most loyal son, Serge A. Storms, from his latest scenic road trip: a cemetery tour. With his best bro Colman riding shotgun, Serge hits the highway in his ’69 gold Plymouth Satellite, putting pedal to the metal on a grand tour of the past.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Horrible beyond words
- By Patrick Weldon on 01-30-20
By: Tim Dorsey
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Squeeze Me
- A Novel
- By: Carl Hiaasen
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,674
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,505
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,499
It's the height of the Palm Beach charity ball season: For every disease or cause, there's a reason for the local luminaries to eat (minimally), drink (maximally), and be seen. But when a prominent high-society dowager suddenly vanishes during a swank gala, and is later found dead in a concrete grave, panic and chaos erupt. Kiki Pew was notable not just for her wealth and her jewels - she was an ardent fan of the Winter White House resident just down the road, and a founding member of the POTUSSIES, a group of women dedicated to supporting their President.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Political Bile Instead of Wit
- By Marian on 08-25-20
By: Carl Hiaasen
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Rising Warrior (A Jesse McDermitt Novel)
- Caribbean Adventure Series, Book 18
- By: Wayne Stinnett
- Narrated by: Nick Sullivan
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 68
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 65
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Story5 out of 5 stars 64
After returning home to the Florida Keys, Jesse moves on to Fort Myers, his hometown on the Southwest Florida coast. There is much work to be done, and Jesse is no stranger to hard work. On a kayak outing with friends, Jesse's daughter finds and rescues a manatee suffering from respiratory problems. The red tide has returned and fish are dying by the thousands, along with dolphins, manatees, and sea birds. The algal bloom is a naturally occurring phenomenon, but this time it's much worse.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love this series!
- By shelley on 09-01-20
By: Wayne Stinnett
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Drunk on a Plane
- The Misadventures of a Drunk in Paradise
- By: Zane Mitchell
- Narrated by: Christopher Boucher
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 138
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 127
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Story4 out of 5 stars 126
Daniel T. Drunk, Jr. if you really wanna know. And I’m on a plane headed to Paradise Isle on the trip of a lifetime. The occasion? My honeymoon. Except, there’s only one problem. I’m riding solo. It’s a really long story, and if you don’t mind, I’d prefer to leave it at that. Really? You must know? Fine, I get it. You’re the nosey type. Here’s the abbreviated version. I came within an inch of marrying a cheating slut. There. Get the picture? Good.
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5 out of 5 stars
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MIsadventures indeed!!
- By Dee on 02-24-19
By: Zane Mitchell
Publisher's Summary
Which is more powerful: romance or revenge?
Mafia princess Angelina Amaro has only ever loved one man - and even that lone affair was never consummated. Why not? Because her would-be lover, Sal Martucci, fled into the Witness Protection Program after ratting out Big Paul, Angelina's father. Not a great way to begin life with the in-laws....
But when Sal is discovered, a decade later, working as a bartender in Key West, the wildly dysfunctional Amaro clan heads south - one member with love on her mind, the others with murder in their hearts. With an improbable team of allies - Aunt Rose and Uncle Louie and the relentlessly romantic and flamboyant Michael-Angelina sets out to quench her passion before Daddy quenches Sal. And before you can say Romeo and Juliet, the Southernmost City becomes the setting for a touching and hilarious tale of love, the Mob, underdogs rising, bad guys redeemed, and, oh, some incidental cross-dressing.