Air Dance Iguana (Alex Rutledge Mysteries) [Mass Market Paperback]

Tom Corcoran (Author)

Book Description

Series: Alex Rutledge Mysteries | Publication Date: October 31, 2006

Lately, Key West is not quite the laid back place that occasional freelance crime-scene-photographer Alex Rutledge prefers. It's bad enough that the discovery of two dead ex-Navy men one morning?both found swinging on boat lifts twenty miles apart?means grisly work at the indecent hour of 7AM. It's worse that Alex's run-in with a chest-thumping new deputy turns out to have ominous consequences when his wayward younger brother turns up in town...and becomes the prime suspect.

Alex knows Tim has messed up his life, but he just can't believe his brother isn't a killer. As Alex digs deeper, he starts to make connections the cops have missed?but he's baffled when he finds one of the deceased owns a picture of a young girl who turned to Alex for help many years ago. And when a third man is found swinging on the docks, he knows time is running out for his brother. But what he doesn't know is that facing the killer may turn out to be the least of his problems...

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The reading highlight of the year."
--Michael Connelly, author of The Closers

 

"Tom Corcoran and his hard-ass protagonist are destined to become national treasures."--Randy Wayne White, author of Dead of Night, Tampa Burn, and Everglades
 
"Tom Corcoran has put his time on the water to great use. [He] reconnects my heart and brain to the Key West I knew."--Jimmy Buffett

 

"Vividly portraying the Key West scene, Tom Corcoran has created a wild cast of characters who are a welcome addition to the Alex Rutledge series." --Dallas Morning News
 
"A fast-paced read with a complex but well-told plot, Corcoran's latest will take you to Margaritaville without wasting away your time." --Richmond Times-Dispatch
 

 

From the Back Cover

SOME WOUNDS NEVER HEAL
Lately, Key West is not quite the laid back place that occasional freelance crime-scene-photographer Alex Rutledge prefers. It's bad enough that the discovery of two dead ex-Navy men one morning?both found swinging on boat lifts twenty miles apart?means grisly work at the indecent hour of 7AM. It's worse that Alex's run-in with a chest-thumping new deputy turns out to have ominous consequences when his wayward younger brother turns up in town...and becomes the prime suspect.

SOME PROMISES SHOULD NEVER BE MADE
Alex knows Tim has messed up his life, but he just can't believe his brother isn't a killer. As Alex digs deeper, he starts to make connections the cops have missed?but he's baffled when he finds one of the deceased owns a picture of a young girl who turned to Alex for help many years ago. And when a third man is found swinging on the docks, he knows time is running out for his brother. But what he doesn't know is that facing the killer may turn out to be the least of his problems...
 
"Tom Corcoran and his hard-ass protagonist are destined to become national treasures."?Randy Wayne White, author of Dead of Night, Tampa Burn, and Everglades
 
"Tom Corcoran has put his time on the water to great use. [He] reconnects my heart and brain to the Key West I knew."?Jimmy Buffett

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (October 31, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312941897
• ISBN-13: 978-0312941895
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #585,397 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rutledge Rules, November 16, 2005

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Teresa Vickery "moody blue" (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Air Dance Iguana (Alex Rutledge Mysteries) (Hardcover)

Air Dance Iguana is absolutely wicked. The twists and turns of the plot along with the unsual and intriguing cast of characters makes it impossible to put the book down. Corcoran has an eerie knack for weaving a tantalizing tapestry revealing the unexpected. A "who done it" that shouldn't be missed.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another Good Effort, November 7, 2005

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St. Louis Mystery Fan "Mystery Buff 2005" (St. Louis) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Air Dance Iguana (Alex Rutledge Mysteries) (Hardcover)

I am not sure why this author does not get more buzz in the Florida contingent of mystery writers - I find his stories very entertaining and always look forward to the next Alex Rutledge
mystery. This one is another interesting story - and it disappopints me that Corcoran gets no press. I checked out of curiosity and saw that the Borders near my house did not carry this book nor did any Borders in St. Louis - you could order it and get it in a week. Obviously the published is not doing much to promote - and I believe the release of this book was delayed for some time - not sure what is going on but I encourage the writer to keep up with this story line.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good atmospheric mystery with heart, December 24, 2005

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David J. Forsmark "Book Reviewer" (Flushing, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Air Dance Iguana (Alex Rutledge Mysteries) (Hardcover)

Another indication that Harriet Klausner does not read all of the books she posts about is her description of Air Dance Iguana as "zany." Despite the uniquely Floridian manner of murder and the title, in tone, the Alex Rutledge books are far closer to John D. MacDonald and Steve Hamilton than Carl Hiaasen and his countless imitators-- which is what someone who only looked at the COVER of this book might mistake it for.

Like Travis McGee, Alex works when he needs to, and enjoys his lifestyle, like Steve Hamilton, the cases are an imposition on his real life. At the heart of this book is Alex's attempt at rescuing his derelict brother. Sure there's humor, but this book is anything but "zany." Check it out if you like MacDonald and Hamilton, and would like something set in Florida that's not a cheap rip-off of Hiaasen like FAR too many other series.