Where are you from, Mr. Pendergast? Can't quite place the accent.โ โNew Orleans.โ โWhat a coincidence! I went there for Mardi Gras once." โHow nice for you. I myself have never attended.โ Ludwig paused, the smile frozen on his face, wondering how to steer the conversation onto a more pertinent topic.
Douglas PrestonA human being creates complexity by writing a novel on the surface of paper; a weather system creates complexity by writing waves on the surface of an ocean. What is the difference between the information carried in the words of a novel and the information carried on the waves of the sea? Listen, and the waves will speak, and someday, I tell you, you will write your thoughts on the surface of the sea.
Douglas PrestonSteve Forman strafes the south Florida scene with Boca Knights, an outrageously funny mystery novel with a raft of offbeat characters and prose that moves trippingly off the pen. His main man, Eddie Perlmutter, ex-Boston cop attempting semi-retirement in Boca Raton like a fish trying to retire out of the water, is a character for the ages. Carl Hiaasen, watch your back.
Douglas Preston