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An Almost Tropical Mystery #2
Coconut Chronicles: Ransom
A clean, fun, cozy mystery set in the Virgin Islands
Sam and Walter are at it again in this clean, fun, very tropical mystery in the Caribbean. This is a stand-alone story in the Almost Tropical Mystery series.
Sam is branching out as a writer. He's finally got a gig with a travel magazine - and it means going to the Caribbean. Of course, Walter is coming as the unofficial photographer - and owner of a brand new, DSLR. It just wouldn't be right for Sam to send the magazine pictures from his phone.
What could be better than a nice, relaxing, working vacation to the Caribbean? They'll never know. This adventure is immediately interrupted with strange, threatening phone calls, a break-in, a possible kidnapping and dodging bullets while running for their lives.
And all over a couple of strange coconuts that happen to be in someone's luggage. Before they've had their fill, Sam and Walter will be delivering these coconuts - or else! A coconut ransom? Can it get any weirder than this?
If you like Mango Bob, Lawrence Block, Mike Faricy, or mysteries set in Florida, Key West, the Caribbean, the Virgin Islands, or other tropical locales, or just cozy mysteries in general, then you'll probably enjoy the entire Coconut Chronicles series and other stories by Cam Larson.
Sam and Walter are at it again in this clean, fun, very tropical mystery in the Caribbean. This is a stand-alone story in the Almost Tropical Mystery series.
Sam is branching out as a writer. He's finally got a gig with a travel magazine - and it means going to the Caribbean. Of course, Walter is coming as the unofficial photographer - and owner of a brand new, DSLR. It just wouldn't be right for Sam to send the magazine pictures from his phone.
What could be better than a nice, relaxing, working vacation to the Caribbean? They'll never know. This adventure is immediately interrupted with strange, threatening phone calls, a break-in, a possible kidnapping and dodging bullets while running for their lives.
And all over a couple of strange coconuts that happen to be in someone's luggage. Before they've had their fill, Sam and Walter will be delivering these coconuts - or else! A coconut ransom? Can it get any weirder than this?
If you like Mango Bob, Lawrence Block, Mike Faricy, or mysteries set in Florida, Key West, the Caribbean, the Virgin Islands, or other tropical locales, or just cozy mysteries in general, then you'll probably enjoy the entire Coconut Chronicles series and other stories by Cam Larson.
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182 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 9, 2015
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June 24, 2022
I really enjoyed this book. Great character study. Short enough to not get too wordy but a pleasure to read. Will have to check out more in this series. Spoiler Coconut Grove in these stories is in California, not Florida. Doesn’t give anything away, just a note of interest for my Florida friends.
December 14, 2020
Some fun, mystery and travel
A trip to the Caribbean, kidnapping, forgeries and more. A little detective work, some sightseeing and fun. Overall a good weekend read.
A trip to the Caribbean, kidnapping, forgeries and more. A little detective work, some sightseeing and fun. Overall a good weekend read.
December 28, 2017
I was given a copy of this book from the author for an honest review
We find Sam after changing jobs getting ready to take a trip to St. Thomas to do a story for a Travel Magazine about Americans who invest in property there. He takes his friend Walter along to snap pictures for his article. They get settled on the plane and Sam starts talking to Alice, the woman sitting next to him. She is traveling to St. Thomas to see her dad. As Alice begins to talk about her dad, Sam realizes he would be a great person to interview for his article. After all Alice's dad is a mainland American . They exchange numbers and agree for Sam to meet her dad to interview him.
After a long flight, Sam and Walter get settled in their little bungalow . They decide to rest before venturing out to do a bit of sightseeing. As Sam is enjoying the quiet, his cell phone rings. It's a woman on the other end of the call. She informs Sam that she mistakenly took his suitcase at the airport and he must have hers. He is anxious to get his suitcase back because it has his computer and other items needed for his article.
At this point the story takes us on an adventure straight out of a James Bond movie. The suitcase Sam has is not Maggie's. In the suitcase he finds two very large coconuts. Walter and Sam finds that strange since they are surrounded by coconuts on the island. What is in the coconuts that are so vital to the owner of the suitcase ? Why are strange men shooting at them ? Why is Alice's dad suddenly kidnapped ? Her dad specializes in old recovered Spanish and Caribbean treasures that has come from shipwrecks. Could that be a clue as to why he is so valuable to the kidnappers ?
The author has such a witty, funny and captivating style of writing that the reader will be glued to this well written mystery. He describes the sky as "the most beautiful deep turquoise ever seen." In another scene in the book he writes, "the sunlight became mere flecks among the high branches of the tropical trees." The authors words paint such a vivid picture , you feel as though you are in St. Thomas watching the story unfold in front of you.
As I was was reading the book I could almost hear the waves of the water, feel the breeze in the air and notice the sun as it began to bask the island in its brightness. I loved how he gave his characters such interesting traits and a strong desire to find out the truth . This is a book filled with intrigue, an intense race to uncover the mystery of the coconuts and a rescue so gripping that the reader will be anxious to find out the ending. This is a must read for mystery fans everywhere.
We find Sam after changing jobs getting ready to take a trip to St. Thomas to do a story for a Travel Magazine about Americans who invest in property there. He takes his friend Walter along to snap pictures for his article. They get settled on the plane and Sam starts talking to Alice, the woman sitting next to him. She is traveling to St. Thomas to see her dad. As Alice begins to talk about her dad, Sam realizes he would be a great person to interview for his article. After all Alice's dad is a mainland American . They exchange numbers and agree for Sam to meet her dad to interview him.
After a long flight, Sam and Walter get settled in their little bungalow . They decide to rest before venturing out to do a bit of sightseeing. As Sam is enjoying the quiet, his cell phone rings. It's a woman on the other end of the call. She informs Sam that she mistakenly took his suitcase at the airport and he must have hers. He is anxious to get his suitcase back because it has his computer and other items needed for his article.
At this point the story takes us on an adventure straight out of a James Bond movie. The suitcase Sam has is not Maggie's. In the suitcase he finds two very large coconuts. Walter and Sam finds that strange since they are surrounded by coconuts on the island. What is in the coconuts that are so vital to the owner of the suitcase ? Why are strange men shooting at them ? Why is Alice's dad suddenly kidnapped ? Her dad specializes in old recovered Spanish and Caribbean treasures that has come from shipwrecks. Could that be a clue as to why he is so valuable to the kidnappers ?
The author has such a witty, funny and captivating style of writing that the reader will be glued to this well written mystery. He describes the sky as "the most beautiful deep turquoise ever seen." In another scene in the book he writes, "the sunlight became mere flecks among the high branches of the tropical trees." The authors words paint such a vivid picture , you feel as though you are in St. Thomas watching the story unfold in front of you.
As I was was reading the book I could almost hear the waves of the water, feel the breeze in the air and notice the sun as it began to bask the island in its brightness. I loved how he gave his characters such interesting traits and a strong desire to find out the truth . This is a book filled with intrigue, an intense race to uncover the mystery of the coconuts and a rescue so gripping that the reader will be anxious to find out the ending. This is a must read for mystery fans everywhere.
January 5, 2016
Meh. The mystery part made no sense and the dialogue was stilted & simplistic. The whole thing felt like the author sat down with a travel book in one hand plotted out where the characters would visit, then filled in the rest of the book with facts about those locations & rambling dialogue. (Seriously - the action is broken up by several pages describing SNUBA diving & the fish they saw.)
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December 31, 2015
Sam and Walter
Sam and Walter go on a working vacation to St Thomas. While there, Sam's suitcase, which he purchased from WalMart at the last minute, is mixed up at the airport with two other similar bags. A man looking to retrieve one of the bags is acting a little too desperate to get it back. Walter decides to open the bag and finds two coconuts. Who would brings coconuts to a tropical island? Therein lies the mystery! Beautiful setting, interesting characters, lovely story! I give it 2 1/2 stars
Sam and Walter go on a working vacation to St Thomas. While there, Sam's suitcase, which he purchased from WalMart at the last minute, is mixed up at the airport with two other similar bags. A man looking to retrieve one of the bags is acting a little too desperate to get it back. Walter decides to open the bag and finds two coconuts. Who would brings coconuts to a tropical island? Therein lies the mystery! Beautiful setting, interesting characters, lovely story! I give it 2 1/2 stars
January 13, 2016
Slow start, good ending.
A clean mystery with a good story; it just took to long to develop the story. The first half of this book was introducing the characters and boring descriptions of things that (in my opinion) could have been glossed over. I kept thinking about putting it aside. The second half was much better. I give it two stars for the first half and five for the second half.
No sex or foul language. The only violence was a bit of gun play, but no gore.
A clean mystery with a good story; it just took to long to develop the story. The first half of this book was introducing the characters and boring descriptions of things that (in my opinion) could have been glossed over. I kept thinking about putting it aside. The second half was much better. I give it two stars for the first half and five for the second half.
No sex or foul language. The only violence was a bit of gun play, but no gore.
January 1, 2016
I gave up
What trite dialogue and slow plotting. Sorry, but I packed it in after 17 percent --don't know how many pages that is. I didn't read the first book so don't know why Walter, her neighbor, is trying to matchmake Sam with every woman she meets --is Sam gay? It's not cozy, it's sleep inducing.
What trite dialogue and slow plotting. Sorry, but I packed it in after 17 percent --don't know how many pages that is. I didn't read the first book so don't know why Walter, her neighbor, is trying to matchmake Sam with every woman she meets --is Sam gay? It's not cozy, it's sleep inducing.
January 1, 2016
Review
I rated this book low because of the misspellings, rambling dialog, and missing, or words that were used that were in the wrong tense. These mistakes were so frequent that I didn't finish the book.
I rated this book low because of the misspellings, rambling dialog, and missing, or words that were used that were in the wrong tense. These mistakes were so frequent that I didn't finish the book.
January 6, 2016
Cute
I liked reading this because it was a softer mystery. I could read before going to sleep and not worry about falling asleep. I liked how they meet friends that where truly friends
I liked reading this because it was a softer mystery. I could read before going to sleep and not worry about falling asleep. I liked how they meet friends that where truly friends
May 27, 2016
I downloaded this to my phone because it is set on St. Thomas, a U.S. Virgin Island. I lived there for 3 years so it was fun to read about the locations and local sites. A very basic quick read mystery. Will I read more of them, probably not, but it was fun.
January 9, 2016
nice cozy.
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January 19, 2016decent read, kind of predictable
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