Everglades

DocFordreturnstohisstilthouseonDinkin'sBaytofindanoldfriendandone-timeloverwaitingforhim.Herreal-estatedeveloperhusbandhasdisappearedandbeenpronounceddead,andshe'ssurethere'sworsetofollow-andshe'sright.Followingthetrail,FordendsupdeepintheEverglades,atthegatesofacommunitypresidedoverbyamannamedBhagwanShiva(formerlyJerrySingh).Shivaisbigbusiness,butthatbusinesshasbeenalittleshakylately,andsohe'scomeupwithaschemetoenhancebothhiscashandhispower.Ofcourse,there'sthepossibilitythatsomepeoplecouldgethurtandtheEvergladesitselfdamaged,butShivasmellsakilling.Andifthatshouldturnouttobeliterally,aswellasfiguratively,true...well,that'sjusttoodamnedbad.Repletewithpassionandrich,pungentproseandsomeofthebestsuspensecharactersanywhereinfiction,Evergladesisthefinestworkyetfromanextraordinarytalent.