Wet Feet: Sex, Life and Murder in the Caribbean
by BD Anderson
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Author: BD AndersonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-01-28
ISBN: 0595486088
Number of pages: 168
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
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Book Review: Wet Feet, Soggy Ground
Summary: 3 Stars
This is an enjoyable beach read - all the more if you know the Caribbean island of St. Maarten/St.Martin where the story unfolds. To be sure, the premise is ripe for development. Retired NYC detective Jack Donnelly has lost his wife prematurely to cancer. He has returned to this Dutch/French island paradise they once visited. He occasionally offers his expertise to a local Dutch-side investigator even as he skirts the island's laws as an undocumented resident. Stray cats always seem to find Jack sensing he is a lost soul. The Island is a pretty postcard, but paradise has its serpents. That's the convention and the reality. A nasty creep is murdered. No surprise that multiple suspects surface. Among the suspects are Jack's friends Andy and Dana.
So far so good. But Jack seems to exist mostly to explain that island bureaucracy and protectionist immigration policy thwart economic progress. And for a guy who is (presumably) reflecting on the loss of his wife, he seems to have no shortage of casual hook-ups. OK, but if we meet Jack Donnelly again, which would be nice, let's hope for a little more investigative insight, NYC street smarts, and more interaction with the French side of this unique island. Maybe Jack will have something to say to or about the Gendarmes or find himself a 'French side' girlfriend to help bridge the cultural differences. Jack's character seems a bit lost attending an off-island conference in Jamaica where he engages in some free-style kink with a female investigator attendee, but there are no insights in his bedside summary to her of the murder back in St. Martin. You almost feel sorry for him. He has been pushed off the island and out of the plot. When we last see Jack he has returned to St. Maarten and we leave him walking across a parking lot! By this time the story has shifted its interest to friends Andy and Dana and they have the final chapters pretty much to themselves.
Perhaps there will be be better use of the natural and cultural environment of the island the next time we are there - the parched dryness of the inland hills, the torrential rains during hurricane season, the constant wind at Orient Bay, the fussy French attention to dining detail in Grand Case, the sparkling night lights of pricey hillside villas, and the various social classes on both the French and Dutch sides of the island. I read WET FEET on a dreary, cold, fall New York day and it held my interest while I imagined myself back on this wonderful island. I look forward to the next mystery and promise to be reading it in St. Martin.
Summary of Wet Feet: Sex, Life and Murder in the Caribbean
Living the Dream of Island Life Experience the real world of Caribbean living! Meet Jack Donnelly, a retired NYC detective. Sadly single, Donnelly moves to the island of St.Martin and finds solace and personal peace in the natural beauty, friendly people, and relaxed lifestyle. The discovery of a man?s body on an isolated beach starts in motion an investigation that propels Jack into a world of greed, anger, and suspicion as likely suspects surface. Put on your favorite flowered shirt or sun dress and follow the exploits and romps of lusty tourists, new friends, unlikely lovers and dangerous smugglers. www.WetFeetTheNovel.comAction & Adventure Books
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