Tropical Freeze

Inanexoticblue-waterlocalewheregreedandcriminalitythrive,themysteriousdisappearanceofThorn'sboyhoodfriendGaetonRichards,anFBIagent,entanglesThorninawebofviolenceandintriguethattakeshimfromseamylocalbarstoglitteringoceanvillas.Then,whenGaeton'sbeautifulsisterbecomesThorn'slover,hefindshimselffacingajealouslunaticstalkingher,aroguegovernmentagentinvolvedinamurderousscam,andanunforgettableunderworldofpettycrooks,amoralhiredguns,anddangerouslosers."Aterrificreadwithagrittyandtangiblesenseofplace,aherowho'sacrossbetweenDavyCrockettandPhilipMarlowe,andalyrical,almostpoetictouchinscenesbothsexualandviolent."OrlandoSentinel"Provocativeandsuspenseful...aworthyandbrilliantsuccessortoUnderCoverofDaylight."Jackson,Mississippi,Clarion-Ledger"JamesHall'swritingisastringent,penetrating,andunfailinglygripping."DeanKoontz"Menacing...brilliantlywritten!"USAToday"JamesW.Hall'slyricalpassionfortheFloridakeys,hissparelanguageandunusualimageshauntuslongafterthestoryhasfaded."NewYorkTimesBookReview"Explosive...suspenseful...actiongalore."WorcesterTelegram&GazetteAselectionoftheBook-of-the-MonthClub.