About the AuthorWayne Stinnett is a best selling American novelist and a Veteran of the Marine Corps. Between those careers, hes worked as a deckhand, commercial fisherman, Divemaster, taxi driver, construction manager, and long-haul truck driver. He lives in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, near Travelers Rest, SC with his wife and youngest daughter. They have three grown children, four grand children, three dogs and a whole flock of parakeets. He grew up in Melbourne, Florida and has also lived in the Florida Keys, the Bahamas, and Cozumel, Mexico. how do i make a wikipedia book Fallen Out: A Jesse McDermitt Novel (Caribbean Adventure Series) (Volume 1)
148 of 150 people found the following review helpful. Saving my pennies for the next one!By DonnaI downloaded this book as an audio file so I could listen while doing other things. I'm a 70-year-old physically disabled female, living alone with a cat (of course) and many would probably think I wouldn't like this book at all. It's a story about a recently-retired Marine, 38, divorced, and at loose ends. Until he goes to visit a dear friend in Marathon FL and decides to buy a boat and become a fishing/underwater photography guide. This is the prequel to Stinnett's "Fallen" series and apparently tells his readers the back stories of the main characters in those books. I haven't read the series yet but I certainly intend to! This is a good story, well-presented, feels authentic. There is some violence with an obvious hero; there is some sex but it's mostly implied with a wink and pulled curtains. The characters feel like real humans who do good things. And stupid things. And bad things.The narration on the audio file is clear and very well done. The male narrator even manages to imply a female voice without sounding patronizing or just plain dumb.Overall I've given this book 4 stars. I have no complaints about anything in or about the book, but I don't usually give 5 stars unless a book knocks my socks off (and I almost never wear socks).5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. It's OkayBy jbsilverspringI read this because it was set in Florida and because I'm the wife of a retired Marine. It was an okay read maybe a little to much unnecessary detail in some areas as well as an overuse of "Marine" termonology. There was not enough action for me and the action there was seemed to be spaced out. All in all it was an okay effort and I did enjoy the fact that I recognized the parts of Florida described.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Excellent!By Stan SWhat a great book! The writing and editing were just excellent. This book did what I feel a book should do - took me to another place. I easily pictured myself right there with the characters in the keys. I actually looked up a couple locations on Google Maps to even more enhanse the experience. Plenty of things going on in the story to keep me turning pages.As soon as I was done I grabbed book 2 in the series and am off to start that right now.