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Key West: Tequila, a Pinch of Salt and a Quirky Slice of America...a year in Key WestWhat would you do if you were on holiday and your better half said 'Let's not go back'?Would you stay?
Would you stay if staying meant giving up everything back home in the UK to live on the backwater island of Key West, Florida--illegally?
Come with me to this oddball, bacchanalian corner of the world where anything goes, the closest major city is Havana and where my wife and I lead an eye-popping, adventure-filled life until it is all ripped asunder by a catastrophic hurricane.
KEY WEST: Tequila, a Pinch of Salt and a Quirky Slice of America is a lyrical portrait of a couple from the UK integrating themselves on a startlingly picturesque, joyously wacky island that is more Caribbean than it is American. More neurotic than it is sane. More corrupt than it is law-abiding. And more prone to hurricanes than it should be.
This book is a celebration of life, love and adventure--an enchanting account of a couple who weren't afraid to jump off the hamster wheel and have a go at a dream.
SETUP ON FRONT STREET (Key West Nocturnes series)Key West, 1991. Don Roy Doyle is back in town. Tough and quick-witted, he's fresh out of prison, where he served three years for a diamond swindle. Now he's back to collect his share of the proceeds, about $200,000, but the money has vanished.A local family dynasty which has controlled the island's politics for generations, a cop with a grudge, the FBI, and the Russian mob all have a stake in the action. They're convinced Cuba is on the verge of "opening up", and they all want Doyle gone.
In this tightly-knit town, who can be trusted? And how long can Doyle stay alive?
SETUP ON FRONT STREET is the first novel in Mike Dennis' Key West Nocturnes series. It takes you deep inside the world of Key West noir, a world tucked way back in the shadows, where the tourists never go.What they're saying about Mike Dennis and SETUP ON FRONT STREET:
"Mike Dennis is a modern master of noir." -- Max Allan Collins, author of ROAD TO PERDITION
"Dennis writes true noir." -- Vicki Hendricks, author of CRUEL POETRY
"...tight, to the point, like a line drawing..." -- Noir Journal
"Fans of Elmore Leonard should find Mike Dennis an author worth watching - and worth reading." -- BooksAndPals.com
