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Cam Derringer #1
Knee Deep
Cam Derringer, Key Wests most unlikely hero, is risking it all to find the men responsible for his wife's disappearance five years ago. The path to justice leads him through a tangled web of murder, terrorism, love and deceit.
He finds that his new love interest has lied about everything from her name to her game.
Follow Cam through his worst nightmares to his eventual understanding of how the world really works when you don't always follow the rules. He's a hero you'll pull for to save our country from the men who we have appointed to save and protect it.
He finds that his new love interest has lied about everything from her name to her game.
Follow Cam through his worst nightmares to his eventual understanding of how the world really works when you don't always follow the rules. He's a hero you'll pull for to save our country from the men who we have appointed to save and protect it.
384 pages, Paperback
First published December 21, 2014
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November 14, 2018
Mac has a great way with words. He provides details about each one of the characters enough that you can picture them in your mind. But he doesn't give you enough information to figure out the surprising ending. I plan to read more of his books. I recommend you do the same.
October 24, 2023
Cam Derringer is the usual Florida PI. He's looking for his missing wife, when he's hired for another job, and finds a new woman. Of course, it's all connected in a huge plot. He gets beaten up a lot, and he probably has it coming to him.
July 13, 2022
What an amazing book that keeps you guessing at what will happen next.
Filled with twists and turns. Never a dull moment. Looking forward to the next book in the series.
Filled with twists and turns. Never a dull moment. Looking forward to the next book in the series.
July 4, 2021
Knee Deep - a review by Rosemary Kenny
Key West PI Cam Derringer has been looking for evidence in the rapidly-cooling case of his wife Malinda, missing (after a suspected boat-jacking raid five years earlier). As his search continues he's involved in a violent event that nearly proves fatal. Who's Jenny Jacobs? Why does she help him?
Hired by a wife to find her missing husband, Cam and his 'daughter' Diane are getting too close to the truth for both sides of a terrorist plot, that's linked to boat-jacking and drug-running.
As the body-count in Davy Jones' locker rises, Cam faces tough questions from the FBI...he's knee deep in trouble and a net of death and betrayal is gradually closing in on him.
Mac Fortner really knows his stuff when it comes to riveting crime-thrillers and flawed, believable main characters, in exciting storylines.
Get your copy of Knee Deep as soon as you can - it's a sure-fire, action-thriller-winner of an adventure to grace your bookshelves... don't miss it!
Key West PI Cam Derringer has been looking for evidence in the rapidly-cooling case of his wife Malinda, missing (after a suspected boat-jacking raid five years earlier). As his search continues he's involved in a violent event that nearly proves fatal. Who's Jenny Jacobs? Why does she help him?
Hired by a wife to find her missing husband, Cam and his 'daughter' Diane are getting too close to the truth for both sides of a terrorist plot, that's linked to boat-jacking and drug-running.
As the body-count in Davy Jones' locker rises, Cam faces tough questions from the FBI...he's knee deep in trouble and a net of death and betrayal is gradually closing in on him.
Mac Fortner really knows his stuff when it comes to riveting crime-thrillers and flawed, believable main characters, in exciting storylines.
Get your copy of Knee Deep as soon as you can - it's a sure-fire, action-thriller-winner of an adventure to grace your bookshelves... don't miss it!
July 12, 2021
Initially I enjoyed the story. As the story evolved, enjoyment reduced. The plot became overly complex, yet characters lacked depth. The lack of detail when characters were introduced made it hard to recall who was who. I read it in Kindle. There were no x-ray entries to assist track the characters.
The story is mostly linear but in places stepped back ("x hours earlier..."). I prefer stories that unfold in chronological order.
The nature of a lot of the characters in the story were predictable but not to the point you understood how they were involved or who might return from the 'missing' list.
There is a hint of olde worlde detective story that I dislike in the writing style. It may appeal to some but I won't be reading another by the same author.
Summing up: A just OK read that I did finish but...
The story is mostly linear but in places stepped back ("x hours earlier..."). I prefer stories that unfold in chronological order.
The nature of a lot of the characters in the story were predictable but not to the point you understood how they were involved or who might return from the 'missing' list.
There is a hint of olde worlde detective story that I dislike in the writing style. It may appeal to some but I won't be reading another by the same author.
Summing up: A just OK read that I did finish but...
March 7, 2015
Once again, another of Mac Fortner's novels, Knee Deep, kept me turning the pages and did not disappoint. The action and twists and turns were enough to keep me on pins and needles. The characters are as dark and as complex as his characters in his Sunny Ray books. In Knee Deep, the plot starts off simply enough, but soon turns into a complicated maze of deceit, revenge, and intrigue. Fortner's ability to weave such a complicated plot in a quick-read book (it's hard to put down, and his unpredictable ending will surely satisfy the reader who is looking for a fast ride and lots of action. I look forward to the next book in this Cam Derringer series.
April 5, 2025
I don’t know what happened…started out fairly well but. I maybe lost interest. For me too many characters, then it just became meh.
November 7, 2021
This was a great fun read. I loved the plot and the humor. The story moves right along with some fun twists. I highly recommend it.
March 21, 2015
A fun action packed read. Love, lies, murder and humor. You'll be cheering for Cam Derringer as he fumbles his way through an assortment of friends and enemies trying distinguish one from the other. Set in Key West, you can't help but love the quirky characters Cam calls his friends.
May 6, 2018
A good, fun & easy read. Cam is an interesting character, like many of those that surround him. I'll be reading the rest of this series, as well as Fortner's other books!
February 23, 2024
The plot was okay, some things were obvious to occur, other things I was genuinely shocked by but it all was super rushed. A lot of details were missed that could have built up the story better. There is little to no character building, which was confusing for how many people were shuffled in and out with multiple names. I couldn’t keep track. Also, in the most non-sexist way possible this book screams *wrote by a man* the only thing we knew about the women was their name & what there bodies looked like, specifically their boobs… really dude? Giving it 3 stars, but really it’s more like a 2.5 mayybee 2.75. Wouldn’t recommend unless you’re an adult male at a 3rd grade reading level. It’s just not that great, sorry!
*changing my review to 2 stars the more I think about it, ugh sorry I just cant* For being a PI, Cam has got to be the worst investigator I’ve ever witnessed in my life. Definitely not continuing on with the series.
*changing my review to 2 stars the more I think about it, ugh sorry I just cant* For being a PI, Cam has got to be the worst investigator I’ve ever witnessed in my life. Definitely not continuing on with the series.
April 28, 2022
( Format : Audiobook )
"Time to get off."
Narrator Tom Taverna becomes the Key West P.I. fan Derringer, as he gets drawn into the search for a missing man, an insurance assessor, gone for three weeks. Dan's own wife vanished five years before and he's still trying to find out what happened to her. Then along comes this rather attractive woman who almost makes him forget his post love. But then more people in the little port start vanishing including his Cam's partner.
Written in the first person so that everything becomes immediate and personal, the text doesn't pull it's punches right up to the father predictable ending. But with interesting characters and full action plot, this story is recommended to those who enjoy the slow of waves on a boat as well as slaps on the protagonists.
Fast, furious and funny.
"Time to get off."
Narrator Tom Taverna becomes the Key West P.I. fan Derringer, as he gets drawn into the search for a missing man, an insurance assessor, gone for three weeks. Dan's own wife vanished five years before and he's still trying to find out what happened to her. Then along comes this rather attractive woman who almost makes him forget his post love. But then more people in the little port start vanishing including his Cam's partner.
Written in the first person so that everything becomes immediate and personal, the text doesn't pull it's punches right up to the father predictable ending. But with interesting characters and full action plot, this story is recommended to those who enjoy the slow of waves on a boat as well as slaps on the protagonists.
Fast, furious and funny.
November 6, 2020
This is a very good start to a new series about a private eye, Cam Derringer, operating out of his houseboat in Key West Florida. It is a more realistic private eye story because Cam is not an ex-Navy SEAL. He is a former lawyer. So, he doesn’t beat-up or shoot every bad man he encounters, and he does encounter quite a few. Instead, he interviews witnesses and suspects and tries to develop his case. The case involves missing pleasure boats and often the boat owners as well. There are unexpected and surprising plot twists that breathe new life into the mystery just when you thought you had a handle on a solution. All in all, a good start to this mystery series.
January 19, 2023
A medium length Kindle unlimited offering that I could have skipped. Cam Derringer (cheesy name) is found beaten, naked on a dirt road in the Keys with no idea how he got there. He was investigating the rash of stolen boats in the area that have grown in the last five years since his wife and her boat disappeared.
He is a disbarred lawyer (why is never fully explained) and now a PI who kind of trips over information instead of really investigating. The bad guy seems easy enough for the reader to figure out but he bumbles on for hundreds of pages before getting to it.
Won't be going on with this series
He is a disbarred lawyer (why is never fully explained) and now a PI who kind of trips over information instead of really investigating. The bad guy seems easy enough for the reader to figure out but he bumbles on for hundreds of pages before getting to it.
Won't be going on with this series
July 4, 2021
Head Twister
I’ve read hundreds of books just this year as I’m a voracious reader, helped by the pandemic with time on my hands.
As plots and stories go, subplots, twists and turns and surprises are par for the course but this book really takes the cake. Even the title, Knee Deep had an amusing part toward the end (not a spoiler alert).
Action packed, interesting characters, romance, friendship, heartache, devotion, loyalty, and betrayal all played major parts in the story very cleverly but carefully linking and tying everything together.
I’ve read hundreds of books just this year as I’m a voracious reader, helped by the pandemic with time on my hands.
As plots and stories go, subplots, twists and turns and surprises are par for the course but this book really takes the cake. Even the title, Knee Deep had an amusing part toward the end (not a spoiler alert).
Action packed, interesting characters, romance, friendship, heartache, devotion, loyalty, and betrayal all played major parts in the story very cleverly but carefully linking and tying everything together.
June 12, 2021
A Great Read
I really enjoyed this one. It is action packed and suspense filled and will keep you reading long past your bedtime…just one more chapter. Cam is working as a PI in Key West after loosing his law license. His wife went missing five years ago along with her boat and he is still trying to find out what happened. Boats and their owners are still going missing and Cam is determined to solve this.
I really enjoyed this one. It is action packed and suspense filled and will keep you reading long past your bedtime…just one more chapter. Cam is working as a PI in Key West after loosing his law license. His wife went missing five years ago along with her boat and he is still trying to find out what happened. Boats and their owners are still going missing and Cam is determined to solve this.
May 4, 2020
👍♥️
Absolutely cant wait to read the next adventure of Cam. I really enjoyed the book. The book was faced paced dialogue with intrigue, seduction, murder, love, grief, mystery, and friendship (& so much more). The bond between Cam and Diane characters is priceless. Love Cam's humor and quick wit. I can see it becoming a tv series. 😉
Absolutely cant wait to read the next adventure of Cam. I really enjoyed the book. The book was faced paced dialogue with intrigue, seduction, murder, love, grief, mystery, and friendship (& so much more). The bond between Cam and Diane characters is priceless. Love Cam's humor and quick wit. I can see it becoming a tv series. 😉
August 11, 2020
The first half of this book was quite boring, to the point I almost gave up hope on finishing it. BUT, finally about 70% through, it got interesting and I really enjoyed the last few chapters.
There's a lot of "he said, then she said, then he said" which makes it read very choppy, like you're just reading a screenplay conversation. The storyline of how it ended up, was actually really good though
There's a lot of "he said, then she said, then he said" which makes it read very choppy, like you're just reading a screenplay conversation. The storyline of how it ended up, was actually really good though
September 6, 2021
Terrorists plan a bomb attack and insurance fraud, boat theft, and drugs fund it.
Fast-paced, excellent characters, with plenty of twists and changes as murder covers loose ends and a concrete block seems the common form of burial. Action flows quickly throughout and surprises form natural attention grabbing elements. A fascinating tale and well worth the time.
Fast-paced, excellent characters, with plenty of twists and changes as murder covers loose ends and a concrete block seems the common form of burial. Action flows quickly throughout and surprises form natural attention grabbing elements. A fascinating tale and well worth the time.
December 21, 2021
I was immersed in the story right from the beginning.
Cam is a disbarred lawyer turned private detective in Key West looking for his wife. She disappeared years ago, but he has not stopped looking.
There is a lot of snarky dialog and the usual strange Keys inhabitants.
Well written with lots of action and betrayals.
Cam is a disbarred lawyer turned private detective in Key West looking for his wife. She disappeared years ago, but he has not stopped looking.
There is a lot of snarky dialog and the usual strange Keys inhabitants.
Well written with lots of action and betrayals.
October 22, 2018
Knew deep Florida keyscrime
The book was good. It had some surprises and a good ending. The characters had a good blending to figure the good and the bad people. The keys were a good blend of the area that carried the story with some surprises! I would recomend this
The book was good. It had some surprises and a good ending. The characters had a good blending to figure the good and the bad people. The keys were a good blend of the area that carried the story with some surprises! I would recomend this
August 28, 2021
Heart pounding
Intriguing, the twist, the turns had me glued to this book...I could not put this book down and you won't be able to either it's a must have to read book so go get this book....you will be glad you did.
Intriguing, the twist, the turns had me glued to this book...I could not put this book down and you won't be able to either it's a must have to read book so go get this book....you will be glad you did.
January 26, 2022
Knee Deep
This book is certainly a page turner. Very exciting. You can't help getting involved with the characters. The author keeps you guessing as to who is the good guy and who is the bad guy!
This book is certainly a page turner. Very exciting. You can't help getting involved with the characters. The author keeps you guessing as to who is the good guy and who is the bad guy!
April 2, 2022
AS MANY TWISTS AS A RATTLESNAKE IN DEATH VALLEY
Mac Fortner has written a suspenseful story incorporating more plot twists and turns then a rattlesnake crossing the hot sands of Death Valley. Quite the page turner.
Mac Fortner has written a suspenseful story incorporating more plot twists and turns then a rattlesnake crossing the hot sands of Death Valley. Quite the page turner.
April 28, 2022
Excellent read
A fast action packed read leading you round in circles, with its twists and turns gradually unravelling as the story progresses. Good story line and good characters well worth the read and highly recommended by me
A fast action packed read leading you round in circles, with its twists and turns gradually unravelling as the story progresses. Good story line and good characters well worth the read and highly recommended by me
July 21, 2022
Couldn't wait to see what happened next.
This book was one that you arranged your chores around so you could be able to get back to reading it. Even if I wanted to stop I kept reading more chapters, just to see what was going to happen next! Thoroughly enjoyed it.
This book was one that you arranged your chores around so you could be able to get back to reading it. Even if I wanted to stop I kept reading more chapters, just to see what was going to happen next! Thoroughly enjoyed it.
June 19, 2024
Beware of your friends
Absolutely great read. Good mystery as well as funny. Not inappropriate as one might think. The characters were outstanding as well as the plot. You will enjoy this if you like comedy and mystery. I encourage you read ahead.
Absolutely great read. Good mystery as well as funny. Not inappropriate as one might think. The characters were outstanding as well as the plot. You will enjoy this if you like comedy and mystery. I encourage you read ahead.
August 25, 2024
Robin
This is a new author for me and I enjoyed this book. The characters are interesting. I was surprised that Cam just accepted Jenny without looking into her background. On to the next book.
This is a new author for me and I enjoyed this book. The characters are interesting. I was surprised that Cam just accepted Jenny without looking into her background. On to the next book.
April 17, 2018
Recommended and worth your time.
Liked it alot. Author is worth your while, good story, good characters, and good ending. Looking forward to next one in the series.
Liked it alot. Author is worth your while, good story, good characters, and good ending. Looking forward to next one in the series.
April 17, 2018
Knee Deep
Very good story. Thought Cam was a bit stupid at times but it made the story more exciting. Enjoyed it very much.
Very good story. Thought Cam was a bit stupid at times but it made the story more exciting. Enjoyed it very much.
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