“Treat yourself to an exotic setting, laughs, and suspense.” “A fast-paced read with a complex but well-told plot, Corcoran’s latest will take you to Margaritaville without wasting away your time.”

“Vividly portraying the Key West scene, Tom Corcoran has created a wild cast of characters who are a welcome addition to the Alex Rutledge series.” Sign up on the Minotaur Web site at: PRAISE FOR TOM CORCORAN AND HIS NOVELS Martin’s Minotaur monthly newsletter, you’ll learn about the hottest new Minotaur books, receive advance excerpts from newly published works, read exclusive original material from featured mystery writers, and be able to enter to win free books! Visit Key West, and hang on for dear life.Be the first to hear the latest mystery book news… The plot twists in surprising directions, and Corcoran's characters are true characters, never as laid-back as they first appear. To protect himself and his friends, to avoid arrest - unsuccessfully, at first - he must scratch for information on an island where few tell the truth.Īt the core of Bone Island Mambo is betrayal, retribution, and revenge. Yet there is no identifiable antagonist, no motive, no reason for Rutledge to be a hub for evil. A powerful real estate broker offers Rutledge an odd, lucrative job. Alex questions the detective's blundering, while the cops begin to link him to the crimes. He can't divulge the link to his lover, Teresa Barga, for fear of compromising her police media liaison job. Rutledge soon suspects that the murders are linked - illogically, through him. An hour later, the county sheriff, Chicken Neck Liska, asks Alex to photograph another murder victim, this time on nearby Stock Island. Detective Dexter Hayes, Jr., is caustic and inept, and Rutledge is dismissed before he completes his work.

A murder victim has been found - at the same work site. But he's challenged at a restoration district construction site, accused by a developer of snapping photos for an expose.Īn hour later, the city police request Rutledge's forensic photo expertise. Freelance and part-time crime photographer Alex Rutledge bicycles near-vacant streets, taking pictures for his own enjoyment. A pleasant Key West Sunday in January turns into a tropical nightmare.

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