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Everyone knows Miami. South Beach, neon lights, Dexter, Miami Vice. Florida crime fiction has been synonymous with Miami for decades.

But Southwest Florida? That's different. And that difference is exactly what makes it such fertile ground for crime thrillers.

The Real Florida Nobody Writes About

Naples, Florida is one of the wealthiest cities in the United States per capita. It's manicured, sun-drenched, and expensive — the kind of place where people come to disappear into a comfortable...

You've finished the Reacher series. Again. You've burned through every Carl Hiaasen novel set in Florida. You need something new — but it has to hit that same nerve. Gritty. Fast. Smart. With a protagonist who doesn't flinch.

Meet Frankie Armstrong.

The DNA of a Great Crime Thriller Hero

What makes Jack Reacher work isn't the action — it's the code. Reacher operates by his own moral compass, completely outside the system, utterly self-sufficient. He walks into chaos and walks out the other side,...

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Real fish I caught off the beach in Naples Florida

In addition to writing books, I also enjoy writing songs...

Here are some more examples of the wooden fish I've carved in the past, plus a real fish I caught in Naples Florida

For some unknown reason (does everything we do need to have a reason?) some years ago I began to make wooden fish. This very morning I gave one of my works to a local fishmonger. He seemed quite pleased.

We recently visited one of our favourite places, Nice - The French Riviera (Côte d'Azur). We have history in the region. When I was in my twenties I started a coach camping company, taking folks from Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and London, to St Tropez. where they stayed in pre-erected tents, caravans or mobile homes. Later we bought a small apartment on the Promenade des Anglais where we enjoyed many long weekend trips. This latest trip, as usual was very enjoyable. Happy days...