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Florida Fiction

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Weird or profound, these books set in Florida demonstrate that in fiction, sometimes what's most important is the setting.

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16 items

16 items

Sanibel Flats

Sanibel Flats

by White, Randy Wayne

Book - 1991

After ten years of living life on the edge, it was hard for Doc Ford to get that addiction to danger out of his system. But spending each day watching the...Show more After ten years of living life on the edge, it was hard for Doc Ford to get that addiction to danger out of his system. But spending each day watching the sun melt into Dinkins Bay and the moon rise over the mangrove trees, cooking dinner for his beautiful neighbor, and dispensing advice to the locals over a cold beer lulled him into letting his guard down. Then Rafe Hollins appeared. How could he refuse his old friend's request---even if it would put him back on the firing line? Even if it would change forever the life he'd built here on Sanibel Island? Show less

After ten years of living life on the edge, it was hard for Doc Ford to get that addiction to danger out of his system. But spending each day watching the...Show more After ten years of living life on the edge, it was hard for Doc Ford to get that addiction to danger out of his system. But spending each day watching the sun melt into Dinkins Bay and the moon rise over the mangrove trees, cooking dinner for his beautiful neighbor, and dispensing advice to the locals over a cold beer lulled him into letting his guard down. Then Rafe Hollins appeared. How could he refuse his old friend's request---even if it would put him back on the firing line? Even if it would change forever the life he'd built here on Sanibel Island? Show less

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Tourist Season

Tourist Season

by Hiaasen, Carl

eBook - 1996

Journalist-turned-sleuth Brian Keyes investigates a group of most unusual terrorists that has set out to purge Florida of greed and corruption by attacking what they consider the root source--tourists. Journalist-turned-sleuth Brian Keyes investigates a group of most unusual terrorists that has set out to purge Florida of greed and corruption by attacking what they consider the root source--tourists. Show less

Journalist-turned-sleuth Brian Keyes investigates a group of most unusual terrorists that has set out to purge Florida of greed and corruption by attacking what they consider the root source--tourists. Journalist-turned-sleuth Brian Keyes investigates a group of most unusual terrorists that has set out to purge Florida of greed and corruption by attacking what they consider the root source--tourists. Show less

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No Sunscreen for the Dead

No Sunscreen for the Dead

by Dorsey, Tim

Book - 2019

Serge's visit to a scandal-tainted Florida retirement village turns into a Robin Hood-like crusade to save the residents' stolen funds, an effort challenged by two nosy detectives. Serge's visit to a scandal-tainted Florida retirement village turns into a Robin Hood-like crusade to save the residents' stolen funds, an effort challenged by two nosy detectives. Show less

Serge's visit to a scandal-tainted Florida retirement village turns into a Robin Hood-like crusade to save the residents' stolen funds, an effort challenged by two nosy detectives. Serge's visit to a scandal-tainted Florida retirement village turns into a Robin Hood-like crusade to save the residents' stolen funds, an effort challenged by two nosy detectives. Show less

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Their Eyes Were Watching God

Their Eyes Were Watching God

by Hurston, Zora Neale

Book - 2006

When Janie Starks returns home, she seeks identity and independence as the small southern black community buzzes with gossip about the outcome of her affair with a younger man. When Janie Starks returns home, she seeks identity and independence as the small southern black community buzzes with gossip about the outcome of her affair with a younger man. Show less

When Janie Starks returns home, she seeks identity and independence as the small southern black community buzzes with gossip about the outcome of her affair with a younger man. When Janie Starks returns home, she seeks identity and independence as the small southern black community buzzes with gossip about the outcome of her affair with a younger man. Show less

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A Land Remembered

A Land Remembered

by Smith, Patrick D.

Book - 1984

Traces three generations of the MacIvey family, who settled in Florida in the mid-nineteenth century, and shows the family's ultimate effect on the state. Traces three generations of the MacIvey family, who settled in Florida in the mid-nineteenth century, and shows the family's ultimate effect on the state. Show less

Traces three generations of the MacIvey family, who settled in Florida in the mid-nineteenth century, and shows the family's ultimate effect on the state. Traces three generations of the MacIvey family, who settled in Florida in the mid-nineteenth century, and shows the family's ultimate effect on the state. Show less

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Florida Roadkill

Florida Roadkill

A Novel

by Dorsey, Tim

Book - 1999

When five million dollars in a suitcase is dropped into the trunk of the wrong car, a whole convoy of homicidal whackos follows in hot pursuit, with a stop in Miami to take in the last game of the Series. When five million dollars in a suitcase is dropped into the trunk of the wrong car, a whole convoy of homicidal whackos follows in hot pursuit, with a stop in Miami to take in the last game of the Series. Show less

When five million dollars in a suitcase is dropped into the trunk of the wrong car, a whole convoy of homicidal whackos follows in hot pursuit, with a stop in Miami to take in the last game of the Series. When five million dollars in a suitcase is dropped into the trunk of the wrong car, a whole convoy of homicidal whackos follows in hot pursuit, with a stop in Miami to take in the last game of the Series. Show less

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Deep Blue Good-by

Deep Blue Good-by

A Travis McGee Novel

by MacDonald, John D.

Book - 2013

Travis McGee is a self-described beach bum who won his houseboat in a card game. He's also a knight-errant who's wary of credit cards, retirement benefits...Show more Travis McGee is a self-described beach bum who won his houseboat in a card game. He's also a knight-errant who's wary of credit cards, retirement benefits, political parties, mortgages, and television. He only works when his cash runs out, and his rule is simple: He'll help you find whatever was taken from you, as long as he can keep half. Show less

Travis McGee is a self-described beach bum who won his houseboat in a card game. He's also a knight-errant who's wary of credit cards, retirement benefits...Show more Travis McGee is a self-described beach bum who won his houseboat in a card game. He's also a knight-errant who's wary of credit cards, retirement benefits, political parties, mortgages, and television. He only works when his cash runs out, and his rule is simple: He'll help you find whatever was taken from you, as long as he can keep half. Show less

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To Have and Have Not

To Have and Have Not

by Hemingway, Ernest

Book - 1999

In an attempt to keep his family above water, Harry Morgan runs contraband rum shipments between Cuba and Key West during the 1930s, in a humorous tale that also follows an unlikely love affair. In an attempt to keep his family above water, Harry Morgan runs contraband rum shipments between Cuba and Key West during the 1930s, in a humorous tale that also follows an unlikely love affair. Show less

In an attempt to keep his family above water, Harry Morgan runs contraband rum shipments between Cuba and Key West during the 1930s, in a humorous tale that also follows an unlikely love affair. In an attempt to keep his family above water, Harry Morgan runs contraband rum shipments between Cuba and Key West during the 1930s, in a humorous tale that also follows an unlikely love affair. Show less

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Shadow Country

Shadow Country

A New Rendering of the Watson Legend

by Matthiessen, Peter

Book - 2008

Inspired by a near-mythic event of the wild Florida frontier at the turn of the twentieth century, Shadow Country reimagines the legend of the inspired Ev...Show more Inspired by a near-mythic event of the wild Florida frontier at the turn of the twentieth century, Shadow Country reimagines the legend of the inspired Everglades sugar planter and notorious outlaw E. J. Watson, who drives himself relentlessly toward his own violent end at the hands of neighbors who mostly admired him, in a killing that obsessed his favorite son. Show less

Inspired by a near-mythic event of the wild Florida frontier at the turn of the twentieth century, Shadow Country reimagines the legend of the inspired Ev...Show more Inspired by a near-mythic event of the wild Florida frontier at the turn of the twentieth century, Shadow Country reimagines the legend of the inspired Everglades sugar planter and notorious outlaw E. J. Watson, who drives himself relentlessly toward his own violent end at the hands of neighbors who mostly admired him, in a killing that obsessed his favorite son. Show less

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Swamplandia!

Swamplandia!

by Russell, Karen

Book - 2011

The Bigtree children struggle to protect their Florida Everglades alligator-wrestling theme park from a sophisticated competitor after losing their parents. The Bigtree children struggle to protect their Florida Everglades alligator-wrestling theme park from a sophisticated competitor after losing their parents. Show less

The Bigtree children struggle to protect their Florida Everglades alligator-wrestling theme park from a sophisticated competitor after losing their parents. The Bigtree children struggle to protect their Florida Everglades alligator-wrestling theme park from a sophisticated competitor after losing their parents. Show less

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Alas, Babylon

Alas, Babylon

by Frank, Pat

Book - 2005

The survivors of a nuclear holocaust are forced to rely on their own resources as they join together in the struggle for survival amidst the ruins of Fort Repose, a small town in Florida. The survivors of a nuclear holocaust are forced to rely on their own resources as they join together in the struggle for survival amidst the ruins of Fort Repose, a small town in Florida. Show less

The survivors of a nuclear holocaust are forced to rely on their own resources as they join together in the struggle for survival amidst the ruins of Fort Repose, a small town in Florida. The survivors of a nuclear holocaust are forced to rely on their own resources as they join together in the struggle for survival amidst the ruins of Fort Repose, a small town in Florida. Show less

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Insane City

Insane City

by Barry, Dave

Book - 2013

Astonished by his imminent marriage to a woman he believed out of his league, Seth flies to their destination wedding in Florida only to be swept up in a ...Show more Astonished by his imminent marriage to a woman he believed out of his league, Seth flies to their destination wedding in Florida only to be swept up in a maelstrom of violence involving rioters, Russian gangsters, angry strippers, and a desperate python. Show less

Astonished by his imminent marriage to a woman he believed out of his league, Seth flies to their destination wedding in Florida only to be swept up in a ...Show more Astonished by his imminent marriage to a woman he believed out of his league, Seth flies to their destination wedding in Florida only to be swept up in a maelstrom of violence involving rioters, Russian gangsters, angry strippers, and a desperate python. Show less

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Florida

Florida

by Groff, Lauren

Book - 2018

A collection of stories spanning centuries of time in mercurial Florida examines the decisions and connections behind life-changing events in characters ranging from two abandoned sisters to a conflicted family woman. A collection of stories spanning centuries of time in mercurial Florida examines the decisions and connections behind life-changing events in characters ranging from two abandoned sisters to a conflicted family woman. Show less

A collection of stories spanning centuries of time in mercurial Florida examines the decisions and connections behind life-changing events in characters ranging from two abandoned sisters to a conflicted family woman. A collection of stories spanning centuries of time in mercurial Florida examines the decisions and connections behind life-changing events in characters ranging from two abandoned sisters to a conflicted family woman. Show less

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Maximum Bob

Maximum Bob

by Leonard, Elmore

eBook - 1994

Kathy Baker, a young probation officer, finds herself caught in the middle when someone in Palm Beach County, Florida, threatens the life of bigoted redneck judge "Maximum Bob" Briggs. Kathy Baker, a young probation officer, finds herself caught in the middle when someone in Palm Beach County, Florida, threatens the life of bigoted redneck judge "Maximum Bob" Briggs. Show less

Kathy Baker, a young probation officer, finds herself caught in the middle when someone in Palm Beach County, Florida, threatens the life of bigoted redneck judge "Maximum Bob" Briggs. Kathy Baker, a young probation officer, finds herself caught in the middle when someone in Palm Beach County, Florida, threatens the life of bigoted redneck judge "Maximum Bob" Briggs. Show less

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Orchid Beach

Orchid Beach

A Novel

by Woods, Stuart

Book - 1998

Military policewoman Holly Barker lost a harassment case against her superior and quit the army. On arriving for a new job as deputy of a Florida town she...Show more Military policewoman Holly Barker lost a harassment case against her superior and quit the army. On arriving for a new job as deputy of a Florida town she finds the chief shot, a case which will lead to an assault by the FBI on a compound of the very rich. Show less

Military policewoman Holly Barker lost a harassment case against her superior and quit the army. On arriving for a new job as deputy of a Florida town she...Show more Military policewoman Holly Barker lost a harassment case against her superior and quit the army. On arriving for a new job as deputy of a Florida town she finds the chief shot, a case which will lead to an assault by the FBI on a compound of the very rich. Show less

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White Shadow

White Shadow

by Atkins, Ace

eBook - 2006

Based on the true events of the Charlie Wall murder case. In 1955 Tampa, Florida, the bludgeoning death of mob boss Charlie Wall, The White Shadow, sets c...Show more Based on the true events of the Charlie Wall murder case. In 1955 Tampa, Florida, the bludgeoning death of mob boss Charlie Wall, The White Shadow, sets cops, reporters, and associates scrambling to discover the truth. But that is only the beginning. Charlie Wall had his secrets, and he guarded them well. And those secrets will have repercussions. Show less

Based on the true events of the Charlie Wall murder case. In 1955 Tampa, Florida, the bludgeoning death of mob boss Charlie Wall, The White Shadow, sets c...Show more Based on the true events of the Charlie Wall murder case. In 1955 Tampa, Florida, the bludgeoning death of mob boss Charlie Wall, The White Shadow, sets cops, reporters, and associates scrambling to discover the truth. But that is only the beginning. Charlie Wall had his secrets, and he guarded them well. And those secrets will have repercussions. Show less

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