With its sure feel for the Key West that resides beneath the tourist facade and a quirky, hard-edged rhythm pulsing beneath the surface calm, this debut deserves a wide and welcoming audience. Untangling the twists proves dangerous and exacting as a parade of memorable characters send Rutledge on a trip down memory lane that includes flashbacks to the Cuban boatlift and dubious characters on both sides of the law. Rutledge's familiarity with the victims seems to be at the center of a mystery as snarled as a mangrove clump. Rutledge's involvement becomes more direct when additional murders and attempted murders occur-all aimed at women who are part of his somewhat promiscuous past. Tom Corcoran - Mango Opera, Paperback - Although he prefers magazine work, freelance photographer Alex Rutledge wont turn down an occasional crime scene. Rutledge's laid-back routine is disrupted when estranged girlfriend Annie Minnette shows up with some hastily gathered belongings after her roommate has been found murdered. Alex Rutledge, longtime Key West resident, earns a precarious living as a photographer whose work includes some crime-site picture taking for the police. Corcoran's colorful Key West debut shows that there's room for at least one more. Southern Florida keeps turning out mystery writers.
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