Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. The first of doc ford series novel was finished and published in the year 1990. Captiva by randy wayne white doc ford series, book 4. Doc ford mystery series by randy wayne white goodreads. He wasnt directly involved in negotiations, white says, but ill be a co. Randy wayne white is the author of sixteen previous doc ford novels and four collections of nonfiction. Her realestate developer husband has disappeared and been pronounced dead, and shes sure theres worse to followand shes right. After having spent a week touring captiva and sanibel and learning of the doc ford series while dining at of all places doc fords bar and grill equally as good as the book, dove in with the ebook and had a thoroughly pretty good time. Between ford s tangles with violent bad guys and his randy. Randy wayne white is the author of the doc ford novels, the hannah smith novels, and four collections of nonfiction. For the most part, one new book comes out in the series every year. Following the trail, ford ends up deep in the everglades, at the gates of a community presided over by a man named bhagwan shiva formerly jerry singh. The doc ford series began in 1990 with sanibel flats. Randy wayne white is an american author who not only writes crime fiction novels featuring retired nsa agent doc ford, but also nonfiction adventure books.
But the book s twin plots are farfetched even for a doc ford novel. He is the author of the doc ford books including sanibel flats, the heat islands, and the man who invented florida. The complete series list for a doc ford novel randy wayne white. Does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. See the complete doc ford mystery series book list in order, box. Captiva a doc ford novel by randy wayne white may 1, 1997. Thirty years have zipped by since randy wayne white first introduced readers to doc ford and his pals in sanibel flats, and from time to time the mostly solid crime fiction series seems to. For those who havent read my books dont worry youre one of millions youll find an introduction on the about doc ford link below.
That shows in the truly terrific series he has with doc ford. Books in this new series will appear under the banner, sharks incorporated, but each will have a standalone title. Now one of those secrets is about to come alivewith a vengeance. Doc ford, marine biologist and sometimes assassin, ramps up the action in balmy sanibel island, florida, in this series of thrillers. Introductory summary to the randy striker novels by randy wayne white.
He has also had four collections of his columns for outside magazine and elsewhere publishedand the new hannah smith series has debuted with gone, deceived, and haunted. The story is fun and the setting of south florida on the water fits perfectly with the story. After 10 years on the job as a secret operative and trained killer, it was hard for marion doc ford to get that addiction to danger out of his system. Randy wayne whites doc ford novel series including new york times best selling novels. Ford is a former government agenttriggerman who currently runs a marine biology supply business from a stilt house in dinkins. Feb 05, 2020 randy wayne white to meet doc ford fans, sign new book in fort myers, sanibel, marco island. Families come forward in randy wayne whites latest doc ford book. Marion doc ford, a marine biologist and excia agent, lives and works on the west coast of florida. A doc ford novel, the man who invented florida a doc ford.
The third book in doc ford series, the man who invented florida, doc is pulled into danger by his uncles discovery of the fountain of youth. Introductory summary to the hannah smith series by randy wayne white. Mar 04, 2014 randy wayne white serves a tasty literary franchise. Below is a list of randy wayne whites doc ford series in order of when they were originally published. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. Dead silence a doc ford novel book 16 kindle edition. Doc ford series by randy wayne white, books in order, book list. Tv series in the works for randy wayne whites doc ford character.
A doc ford novel doc ford novels by randy wayne white february 27, 2018. Randy wayne white is a columnist for outside magazine, the host of on the water, a pbs television series, and a veteran sanibel island fishing guide. A very high 3 star book and good enough to warrant more doc ford books. Randy wayne white is the new york times bestselling and awardwinning author of the doc ford series. Randy wayne whites new doc ford mystery salt river not. On a moonless night on sanibel island, florida, marine biologist marion doc ford carefully watches a video of a hooded man executing three hostages. The man who invented florida by randy wayne white doc ford series, book 3. A friend of mine suggested these doc ford novels so i picked up sanibel flats since it is the first in the series. The bestselling local author says a probable hannah smith tv series is in the works.
His first three doc ford novels were published under st. He is best known for his series of crime novels featuring the retired nsa agent doc ford, a marine biologist living on the gulf coast of southern florida. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. In randy wayne whites the heat islands, marine biologist and former secret operative doc ford is lazily poling his. Captive is a very well written book and a big improvement over the preceding book in the doc ford series. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. The ballad of songbirds and snakes from the author that brought you the hunger games, reenter the world of panem again sixtyfour years before the events of the original series. Randy wayne white serves a tasty literary franchise. The stunning new thrillerthe twentieth doc ford novelfrom the new york timesbestselling author. Twin plots of latest doc ford novel are farfetched. I found this series by accident and loved the first book so much i have bought the entire series on audio there are a couple of the books that are no longer available that way, so i had to break down and read a book but doc ford is just the bees knees and i. The reallife adventures of randy wayne white gulfshore life.
The plot is well developed, the characters are appealing and authentic, and the book ends while the reader is still wanting more. Randy wayne white talks doc ford, hannah smith and more. Hes kind of a chilly guy, the author said of the character at the center of the plot in the 23rd mystery in a series of doc ford novels. Sanibel flats is a fastpaced reissue of the first doc ford novel from new york times. A doc ford novel, the man who invented florida a doc ford novel, and several more. He has written new york times bestselling novels and has received awards for his fiction and a television documentary. One plotline picks up the story told in caribbean rim, when doc outmaneuvered thugs hunting spanish gold off the bahamas. Jul 17, 2014 doc ford wont be coming to cbs after all. The main characters of doc ford and his friend tomlinson are great. Doc ford is a series of novels written by randy wayne white, an american author. Jan 31, 2020 my first time reading one of author randy wayne white doc ford novels and i loved it. Whites characters, always good, are getting better. After sitting out of 2019, doc ford, the hero of randy wayne whites new york times bestselling series, will return in 2020 in salt river. I thought dead of night was very good, but sanibel flatsthe first book in the doc ford series was much better.
Doc ford is drawn into a deadly battle when his goddaughter shay is blackmailed. M arion doc ford is the protagonist of several novels by fort meyers fishing guide, outside magazine columnist and former cheezoid potboiler author under the names randy stryker and carl ramm randy wayne white. Sanibel flats is a fastpaced reissue of the first doc ford novel from new. Sanibel island novelist randy wayne white has yet another doc ford thriller coming out next week. Complete order of doc ford books in publication order and chronological order. My wife, no great devotee of spyfi like myself, likes ford a lot. Someone filmed her at an outofcontrol bachelorette partyand they want big money to keep it quiet. They have a nice chemistry between them and even some lol moments. The sales figures and the bestseller lists which have his latest books on them show others like ford a lot. The ghosts of a 1925 multiple murder stalk doc ford, in the electrifying new novel in the new york timesbestselling series. Randy wayne white born 1950 is an american writer of crime fiction and nonfiction adventure tales. Randy wayne whites doc ford books in order fantastic fiction. The tv network has passed on the proposed series based on the crime novel captiva and its famous marine biologistexnsa character, according to the.
Find the most popular the doc ford series audiobooks available for instant download to your mobile phone, tablet, laptop or desktop at. In 1981, impressed by articles id published in outside magazine, an editor at new american library called and asked if id write two sample chapters for a series of thrillers they wanted to publish in a rush. Doc ford is back from another trip he works for a secret organization and when. He lives in an old house built on an indian mound in pineland, florida. Randy wayne whites new doc ford mystery salt river not up. Both doc ford and his friend tomlinson have buried secrets. This is randy wayne whites twentythird doc ford book. White has contributed material on a variety of topics to numerous magazines and has lectured across the united states.
The heat islands, starts with doc settling back into his quiet life in sanibel. Doc ford is the leading character of the doc ford series and he is a marine biologist having a murky background. Putnam, the 21st book in his doc ford series of thrillers, on sale this week, white gives new meaning to the idea of a literary franchise. He invented the doc ford and started writing out him and the adventures of his life. In 2002, a onehour documentary film called the gift of the game, about whites trip to cuba to find the remnants of the little league teams founded by ernest. Doc ford is a fresh kind of detective novel, with ford being a retired nsa agent and a marine biologist, sharp as a tack and scientific in observations of everyone around him. In 1990, white released the first book, sanibel flats starring the character of doc ford. Ive pushed back the pub date because of a series of young adult novels im doing for macmillan publishing, and i am stoked. Read about doc fords travels, latest adventures, and upcoming books. Doc ford returns to his stilt house on dinkins bay to find an old friend and onetime lover waiting for him. Randy wayne white, author of the new york times best selling doc ford series novels and hannah smith novels. The tv network has passed on the proposed series based on the crime novel captiva and its famous. Marion doc ford, a marine biologist and exnsa agent, makes his home on the scenic west. The man who invented florida, everglades, shark river, twelve mile limit, captiva, tampa burn.
When solitary marine biologist doc ford focused his. The doc ford series in order randy wayne white fictiondb. White seemed to have found his groove with this book. Doc ford series by randy wayne white order of books. The doc ford mystery book series by randy wayne white includes books sanibel flats a mystery, the heat islands. Randy wayne white is the author of the doc ford series. Feb 15, 2020 fans of randy wayne whites series of addictive novels about sanibel biologistsecret agent doc ford will not be surprised that docs best pal, zen boat bum tomlinson, was one of those sowers. His high school friend rafe hollins draws him back into a life of intrigue when he tells doc that his 8 year old son has been kidnapped by masaguan guerillas. Dead silence book by randy wayne white thriftbooks. Former secret operative and marine biologist doc ford is out looking for sea anemones in southwest floridas flat copper sea, but gets more than he bargains for when he finds the most hated mans body on sanibel island, who is named marvin rios. In salt river, the 26th book in the series, doc ford has a new son, and tomlinson discovers hes a father many times.
Mar 20, 2016 latest doc ford book more intense by christine cole. Randy wayne white marion doc ford may seem to the outside world to be just a marine biologist living on the florida coast, but he. There are framed postersize copies of various book jackets throughout, including, of course, sanibel flats, his first. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. Feb 19, 2020 but the books twin plots are farfetched even for a doc ford novel. Randy wayne white to sign doc ford book in fort myers, sanibel. Latest doc ford book more intense orlando sentinel. Ford is dragged into the underworld of this side of florida and finds out that this case is related to real estate battles and a whole lot of violence. A fishing and nature enthusiast, he has also written extensive. The ghosts of a 1925 multiple murder stalk doc ford in this electrifying novel in the new york timesbestselling series. Doc fords fort myers beach sits on the back of beautiful estero bay on san carlos island and offers the best waterfront dining on ft. Lot 6 randy wayne white doc ford books invented florida. Doc ford quits government service in central american masagua and retires to the life of a marine biologist on sanibel island, fl. In 2011, white was named a florida literary legend by the florida heritage society.
Bone deep randy wayne white doc ford series, book 21 regular price. Find the complete doc ford mystery book series by randy wayne white. The author of the doc ford series for adults makes his middle grade debut in this series launch set on that. If youve been around southwest florida for any length of time, this is the randy wayne white. Hannah smith, protagonist of this series, is very different than her older, bawdier aunt, hannah, the commercial fisherwoman who appeared in the doc ford novel, captiva. Doc ford series by randy wayne white, books in order, book. When ford investigates, he finds that the woman responsible is an agent of corruption unlike any ford has ever encountered before.
Putnams sons for a better deal and has been there ever since. Doc ford plays a central role, as does hannah smith, but the real stars are three kids. North of havana a doc ford novel by randy wayne white may 1, 1998. Ford, who first starred in the 1990 thriller sanibel flats, was last seen in caribbean rim 2018, one of whites better novels to date. The third book in doc ford series, the man who invented florida, doc is. It was good to see doc ford doing things that utilized the skills from his time in the cia.