We stopped in over at Doc Ford’s Sanibel on Sunday, February 9th for a book-signing by New York Times bestselling author (and Sanibel literary icon) Randy Wayne White!
White was scheduled to speak and sign copies of his forthcoming novel SALT RIVER, which is #26 in his acclaimed Doc Ford series.
The restaurant had plenty of advance copies of the yet to be released book for sale – and the noontime book signing represented the perfect excuse to grab a seat at the upstairs rum bar and enjoy an aggressively early-in-the-day Island Mojito while waiting for Mr. White to begin the event.
Once White arrived, he regaled the gathered crowd with an evocative account about his previous life as a Tarpon Bay fishing guide — and his current life as an author with restaurant interests.
Some of the topics touched upon during White’s engaging talk, and the subsequent Q+A session, included his love of Sanibel and Captiva: “Many people here think they chose these islands, but it is my contention that these islands actually choose us…”; the “true identity” of his beloved Tomlinson character from the Doc Ford series: “Are there any Red Sox fans in the house? Let me tell you a few stories about a former left-handed Red Sox pitcher named Bill ‘Spaceman’ Lee…”; and colorful anecdotes about island-folk from days long gone: “The sign at the ferry boat landing read: ‘All of our fishing guides are gentleman…except for one. And she’s a lady.’ That was Esmerelda Woodring.”
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About ‘Salt River’ by Randy Wayne White:
The sins of the past come back to haunt Doc Ford and his old friend Tomlinson in this thrilling new novel from New York Times-bestselling author Randy Wayne White.
Marine biologist and former government agent Doc Ford is sure he’s beyond the point of being surprised by his longtime pal Tomlinson’s madcap tales of his misspent youth. But he’s stunned anew when avowed bachelor Tomlinson reveals that as a younger man strapped for cash, he’d unwittingly fathered multiple children via for-profit sperm bank donations. Thanks to genealogy websites, Tomlinson’s now-grown offspring have tracked him down, seeking answers about their roots. . . but Doc quickly grows suspicious that one of them might be planning something far more nefarious than a family reunion.
With recent history on his mind, Doc is unsurprised when his own dicey past is called into question. Months ago, he’d quietly “liberated” a cache of precious Spanish coins from a felonious treasure hunter, and now a number of unsavory individuals, including a disgraced IRS investigator and a corrupt Bahamian customs agent, are after their cut. Caught between watching his own back and Tomlinson’s, Doc has no choice but to get creative–before rash past decisions escalate to deadly present-day dangers.
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