Hunter's Moon [Unabridged, Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Randy Wayne White (Author), George Guidall (Narrator)

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Recorded Books LLC; Unabridged edition (2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1428131337
• ISBN-13: 978-1428131330
• ASIN: B0018NH4KM
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,304,957 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Randy Wayne White is the author of sixteen previous Doc Ford novels and four collections of nonfiction. He lives in an old house built on an Indian mound in Pineland, Florida.

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22 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A page turner from a master of the English language, April 13, 2007

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Jerry Saperstein (Evanston, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hunter's Moon (Doc Ford) (Hardcover)

This is my first experience with Randy Wayne White and his Doc Ford character. White is distinguishable from most mystery and thriller writers by his absolute mastery of the English language. It's rare to be able to describe a thriller as lyrical, but "Hunter's Moon" is. Even the slightest passage has a distinctive style to it and the best of the passages are truly memorable. His descriptions of guiding a canoe through Florida's fog are stunning; droplets of fog literally drip from your cheeks.

Doc Ford has appeared in twelve prior novels, but this is my first contact with him. Interestingly, for a series, White mercifully doesn't engage in flashbacks to prior novels and doesn't require his readers to have a knowledge of earlier works. Bless you, Randy Wayne White, for this small mercy.

Ford, ostensibly a self-employed marine biologist, has a past. It is because of this past that a former US President, Kal Wilson, who is dying, asks his help. There is no need to guess at the possibility of fatal violence in the near future.

Wilson has also enlisted the aid of Ford's eccentric neighbor and friend, Tomlinson, who also has a shadowy past.

Former President Wilson doesn't merely want to get even, he wants revenge.

It's quite an adventure. By sailboat, amphibious airplane, canoe and forms of locomotion, the treo, occasionally assisted by assorted oddballs, make their way across the Carribean into Central America.

The plotting is flawless, though you have to forgive a few episodes that are strained a bit to make the story work. White also plays fast and loose with technology, something that irritates me because my business is technology, but they're not the kinds of things most people will notice.

Ford is the best developed character. The other characters aren't insubstantial, but they aren't fully developed either.

The story itself, propelled by White's exquisite prose, never pauses for breath or falters. The story takes off on page 1 and doesn't finish until page 317 - at which point you wish there were more.

Interestingly enough, there is surprisingly little violent action in the novel. Much of the suspense comes from Ford, Wilson and Tomlinson being both prey and predator through the adventure.

The ending is unexpected and great, though readers who see the United States as the source of all bad things in this world will undobtedly be angered. Fair warning.

Overall, White is worth reading just to see a master of the language at work. For thriller, suspense and mystery fans, there are some great characters and an excellent story.

Jerry

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the Doc Ford That We Are Used To, July 24, 2007

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J. B. Davis (Tallahassee, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hunter's Moon (Doc Ford) (Hardcover)

I have read 12 of the 14 books in the series. Obviously, I love Doc Ford. But his character in this book is different. He leaves Dinkins Bay and his lab with not a look back. He does not long for the solitude of his work. He doesn't express any angst about killing.

If you are new to the Doc Ford series, do not make this your first book to read. Try Shark River or Tampa Burn first.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hunter's Moon, September 24, 2007

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otherdoc "Sue" (Rising Fawn, GA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hunter's Moon (Doc Ford) (Hardcover)

I have read every one of RWW's novels, and much of his non-fiction. At a booksigning once, someone asked him how he writes so much, and he countered (to that literary audience) with, "how COULDN'T you write if you have it in you?"

He is a certified character with a fascinatiing background. He is among the few writers I watch for new novels from and then read with gusto. He isn't far behind JK Rowling in my need to keep the story going.

I guess it's clear that I am a fan. THIS novel is the best he's produced in a long time, if not ever. He has wonderful character development, and has managed to keep his protagonists fresh. I loved Hunter's Moon.

I would recommend it highly.