Flamingo

by Bob Reiss

On sabatical from his crime beat at the "New York Daily News," reporter Raleigh Fixx travels to the Florida Keys to write a book on a bird sanctuary and becomes the suspect in the murder investigation of a man he had just met

229 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1990

About the author

Bob Reiss (born 1951) is an American author of nonfiction and fiction books. Reiss, who also writes under the pen-names of Scott Canterbury, Ethan Black, and James Abel, has written more than a dozen books, including Purgatory Road, a murder mystery set in Antarctica, The Road to Extrema, a study of the destruction of Brazilian rain forests, and The Coming Storm, which focuses on global warming and catastrophic weather. Many of his books and articles are based on his travels to Hong Kong, Somalia, South Africa, Antarctica, and other locations around the world.

As the writer Ethan Black, Reiss has penned a series featuring Conrad Voort, a New York City police detective.

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wasn't quite what I was expecting; more of a Carl Hiassen romp, but okay. Not a bad whodunit, the writing of the female characters left something to be desired. The book is older, and hopefully Reiss is a little more enlightened by now.