Tampa Burn (Doc Ford)

Overthecourseoftennovels,RandyWayneWhite'sacclaimhastakenextraordinaryleaps."Whiteiswillingtotakerisks,"saystheFortWorthStar-Telegram,"whichiswhyhe'soneofthefewdeservingofthetitlewriter."AndinTampaBurn,theriskshaveneverbeengreater.They'vetakenourson,Marion.Inallhislife,Marion"Doc"Fordhasbeenpassionately,irresponsiblyinlovewithonlyonewoman.HernamewasPilar,andshewasmarriedtoathuggishpoliticonamedBalserioinacountrywhereFordwasworkingundercover.WhenFordhadtorun,itwaswithabountyonhisheadand,unknowntohimthen,alegacy:Pilarwaspregnant.Now,manyyearslater,outofpowerandconsumedwiththedesireforrevenge,BalseriohaskidnappedtheboyandtakenhimtohisnewhomebaseinFlorida.Fordhopedhe'dlefthisviolentpastbehindhimlongago,butheknowshehasnochoice.Themanhashisson....Filledwithremarkableprose,richatmosphere,knife-edgetension,andsomeofthebestsuspensecharactersanywhereinfiction,TampaBurnisabrilliantworkfromawriterwhosetimehascome.