Murder in the Tropics

By Stuart B. McIver

Book Overview

Here's the first statewide collection of true Florida murders, and, as the saying goes, truth is stranger than fiction. From Pensacola to Key West, the Sunshine State has played host to a memorable and varied array of crimes of passion, greed, and revenge. In stories spanning the 1860s to the 1990s, you will meet such varied characters as Lena Clarke, a killer with both feet planted in a dozen bewildering worlds; Terry Jo, the Sea Waif; Chief Tigertail; the outlaw Ed Watson; Blue, the Enforcer; President Franklin Roosevelt; the Duke of Windsor; novelist Zora Neale Hurston; Lobster Boy; the Gulf Stream Pirate; Brother Gillette, a gentle Shaker who killed out of compassion; and Pensacola's Black Widow, who killed mercilessly.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1561644412
• ISBN13: 9781561644414
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Pineapple Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Interesting Reading

The book is easy reading with vignettes of murders staged in Florida. I enjoyed it and would recommend it to readers.