The Cayman Switch

Sam Mackenzie #2

by Paul Carr

Jack Craft is a con man. When he sells a Key West resort he doesn’t own to a trio of crooks, the deal turns sour and he calls Sam Mackenzie for help. By the time Sam arrives, Jack is gone, and even the bad guys are in the dark. Delray Jinks is pretty unhappy about being swindled on the resort. Sam knows him from their past days in clandestine government work, and knows what he’ll do if he doesn’t get his money back. A fortuneteller, prescription drug dealers, and the mob, are all after a piece of the action. Mona Miles, a beautiful TV reporter, wants the big story, but her relationship with Sam puts her in the line of fire. As Sam unravels a deadly trail that leads to Grand Cayman, and back, he learns that Jack’s resort scam is just the beginning of the con.

294 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 28, 2013

About the author

Paul Carr says, "Give me summer beaches, a cold drink and palm trees, and I'm a happy camper." He cut his teeth on books by John D. MacDonald, Ross Thomas, Raymond Chandler, Donald Hamilton, and Robert B. Parker, to name a few, and now enjoys hard-boiled novels by John Sandford, Michael Connelly, Robert Crais and others.
He is the author of eight novels that take place in Miami and the Florida Keys: four Sam Mackenzie Thrillers and four Detective Michael Dalton Mysteries. He lives with his wife on a lake in Georgia where he is working on his next crime novel.

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was probably one of the most confusing books I've read in a long time. I felt like I was dropped into the middle of a scene rather than building up to a plot. New characters and situations kept getting introduced. Lost track of how many times people were shot and survived (until they didn't). Not my cup of tea at all.

[Ed Robinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jack Craft is a con man. When he sells a Key West resort he doesn’t own to a trio of crooks, the deal turns sour and he calls Sam Mackenzie for help. By the time Sam arrives, Jack is gone, and even the bad guys are in the dark. Delray Jinks is pretty unhappy about being swindled on the resort. Sam knows him from their past days in clandestine government work, and knows what he’ll do if he doesn’t get his money back. A fortuneteller, prescription drug dealers, and the mob, are all after a piece of the action. Mona Miles, a beautiful TV reporter, wants the big story, but her relationship with Sam puts her in the line of fire. As Sam unravels a deadly trail that leads to Grand Cayman, and back, he learns that Jack’s resort scam is just the beginning of the con.

This is a really fast paced read. You are never sure where the author is going to take you next. Cool characters, well described scenes, non-stop action . . . this book has it all.