Bones Of Coral [Import] [Paperback]

James Hall (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Mandarin; New Ed edition (1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 074930636X
• ISBN-13: 978-0749306366
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nobody does it like James W Hall!, January 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Bones of Coral (Mass Market Paperback)

James W Hall has a knack for creating quirky characters and sleazy bad guys. In this book, he has outdone himself with Dougie Barnes, a dimwitted, muscle-bound, rhyme-spouting, trash-talking thug with an appetite for murder and sex. If you think he's bad, wait until you meet his dad, Douglas, Sr.

In Bones of Coral, ambulance paramedic Shaw Chandler of Miami finds his long lost dad dead in an apparent suicide. Then he gets a frantic call from his Mom. The next thing you know, Shaw is headed to his hometown of Key West to learn the truth about his dad's death and some startling discoveries about his past. James W Hall is an excellent story teller and Bones of Coral is a knock down thriller that will stay with you long after you put it down.

FIVE STARS!!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Fine Suspense, September 29, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Bones of Coral (Mass Market Paperback)

James W. Hall not only tells an intriguing story, but his quality of writing is superior to most in this genre.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well crafted., September 9, 2006

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Michael G. "mikefromrochester" (Rochester, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bones of Coral (Mass Market Paperback)

Shaw Chandler and Trula Montoya were high school sweethearts growing up in Key West. But they went their separate ways. Shaw became a paramedic in Miami and Trula an actress in New York. Now, some twenty years later, they are both compelled to return to their hometown because of a sinister mystery that has darkened their lives.

Bones of Coral by James W. Hall is a marvelous novel. The very "readable" narrative contains a number of insightful passages about life, love and happiness. The characters are vividly drawn and the intricate plot unfolds in a way that is both smooth and satisfying. Of course no modern South Florida mystery would be complete without some bizarre, over-the-top characters to infuse the proceedings with a black comedy aspect. And Bones of Coral has its share of those. At the top of the list is Dougie Barnes a dull witted, cold blooded killer who speaks in rhymes and is quite proud of his freakishly high threshold for pain.

This is a remarkably well crafted novel that succeeds in telling an interesting story in an artful and satisfying manner. Highly recommended.