description: Tropical Heat is a first-rate detective story. Fred Carver, an Orlando cop until a gunman's bullet shattered his kneecap, acquires a cane and a new career, private investigating. From beach resorts and luxury condos, to the swamps and smuggler's coves of the Everglades, Carver looks for a man who police think committed suicide. Mysterious coincidences follow, Carver's life is threatened and he falls for his client, Edwina Talbot. Deception and confusion make the case into a maze, until bitter betrayal provided an explosive vehicle for a surprising climax.
language: English
title: Tropical Heat
titlecomplete: Tropical Heat (Fred Carver, #1)
genres: Fiction, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Mystery
ratings_count: 298
series: Fred Carver
awards: awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Henry Holt