"Grand Floridians" is a story with a collection of quirky
characters whose seemingly unrelated lives become entangled in the
seamy underbelly of murder, lust, and greed in Florida's tropical
retirement paradise.
Overweight and sheltered, Verbena and her fortune-seeking
husband, Eldridge, are poised to forfeit their beach bungalow after
Verbena's father loses the family fortune. While Verbena refuses to
face her financial predicament, her neighbor Tom, the struggling
gay novelist, is the only one sympathetic to her plight.
Helen and Nero are aging con artists in search of one last score
before they retire to the islands. Helen contracts as a courier for
a psychotic colonel and his gun-running scheme. As she awaits his
call, she can't resist seducing Leon, an Iowan downsized from his
office supply job. In the process she manages to separate him from
his retirement account thus enhancing her own fortune for the
future
At the same time that Helen is working her magic on Leon, Nero
hires ex-con Bennett Durant for a simple computer job that will set
up his final con. But when the gun deal goes wrong someone must pay
the colonel his due. Who will it be? Verbena, Tom, Bennett and a
poodle named Pookie find themselves thrown together in Verbena's
Buick Electra, running for their lives Who will save them?
General
Imprint: |
Iuniverse, Inc.
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2009 |
First published: |
May 2009 |
Authors: |
Richard Haight
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
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Pages: |
228 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4401-3364-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Adventure / thriller >
General
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LSN: |
1-4401-3364-6 |
Barcode: |
9781440133640 |
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