The Man Who Invented Florida by Randy Wayne White

By: Randy Wayne White

Doc Ford #3

Genre: Mystery | Suspense

St. Martin's Press
December 1, 1993
On Sale: December 1, 1993
Featuring: Doc Ford; Thomlinson
294 pages
ISBN: 0312098669
EAN: 9780312098667
Hardcover

Book Summary

A former intelligence agent now living in Florida, Marion "Doc" Martin, along with his hippie sidekick, Thomlinson, must clear his uncle of kidnapping and murder charges stemming from his discovery of the Fountain of Youth.

When solitary marine biologist Doc Ford focused his telescope on the woman in the white boat, he didn't know his life was about to be capsized: that his conniving uncle Tucker Gatrell would discover the Fountain of Youth, that The National Enquirer would write about it, and that the law would beat down his door in search of three missing men.

But Doc Ford is about to find these things out— the hard way. Because in the shadowy world of Southwest Florida, where gators yawn, cattle craze, and Indian bones are buried, mysteries great and small have found the man to solve them...

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SANIBEL FLATS

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THE HEAT ISLANDS

THE HEAT ISLANDS

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CAPTIVA

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NORTH OF HAVANA

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THE MANGROVE COAST

THE MANGROVE COAST

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TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS

TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS

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SHARK RIVER

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TWELVE MILE LIMIT

TWELVE MILE LIMIT

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EVERGLADES

EVERGLADES

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TAMPA BURN

TAMPA BURN

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DEAD OF NIGHT

DEAD OF NIGHT

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DARK LIGHT

DARK LIGHT

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HUNTER'S MOON

HUNTER'S MOON

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BLACK WIDOW

BLACK WIDOW

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DEAD SILENCE

DEAD SILENCE

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DEEP SHADOW

DEEP SHADOW

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NIGHT VISION

NIGHT VISION

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NIGHT VISION

NIGHT VISION

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CHASING MIDNIGHT

CHASING MIDNIGHT

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March 1, 2012

CARIBBEAN RIM

CARIBBEAN RIM

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March 1, 2018

SALT RIVER

SALT RIVER

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SALT RIVER

SALT RIVER

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CARIBBEAN RIM

CARIBBEAN RIM

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CARIBBEAN RIM

CARIBBEAN RIM

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THE HEAT ISLANDS

THE HEAT ISLANDS

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