Book Ten

I did manage to read a book in between, but have continued with my zeal for the Doc Ford series.  I am a third of the way through Everglades.

It is odd for me to continue reading a series; so many putter out and dismay me.  Many authors end up having their characters do things totally out of character, therefore I completely stop reading anything by them. (prime example, the Scarpetta series by Cornwell...she committed that unforgivable sin, and the characters that she didn't have doing unfathomable things she flatlined...they stopped developing).

Hence, the reason the Doc Ford series continues to draw me in: Character development.  Characters staying true to themselves (in the midst of the reader discovering more about them), and plots that propel the characters into situations that don't have them straying from their central "being."

I love as well the interplay between Tomlinson and Doc Ford; it would be hard for anyone to pull off developing these two wildly differing people, yet White manages to do so.

I root for both characters, and root even more for their friendship. 

The next four books in the series are due to arrive today; it certainly appears as if I will read through the series. Cuba Straits comes out in March.  I have the others to read while I wait for that one.  I actually entered a contest via Goodreads to win a copy of his latest, but since I never post anything to Goodreads, I am sure I won't win that.  I entered through Facebook, after discovering he has an author page. He (or whomever runs his author's page) responded to a question I had about his Hannah Smith series...I truly didn't expect a response, so that was an added touch that makes me respect him even more.  As an aside, I did try that series, and it didn't grab me like Doc Ford did.

Enough of my rambling; onto reading Everglades! 

Truly, if you haven't picked up this series...do so now...only other comparison I can make, is with the Harry Potter series!