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. what are some good ideas for a website Fallen King: A Jesse McDermitt Novel (Caribbean Adventure Series) (Volume 6)
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. I really liked this bookBy Luvs2ReadI really liked this book. In it, when it comes to making it a stand alone book, the author does not go overboard in describing previous characters and incidents like he has done in the past. This was greatly appreciated. The storyline moves fast and is very well done. A true pleasure to read. However, there is a tendency to overrun sentence structures. One paragraph that could easily have been made into three sentences was one long sentence long instead. His typos are really quite irritating, although there are not too many of them. For instance, "... he quickly shed his gear and climbed up, pulling the Annette up behind him." "The" Annette? Again, not too many of them, but just too many to be in a five star book, in my opinion. Also, he will use a word that can be used appropriately, but... it still makes it awkward. Such as, "that, that." In the sentence: "...any time after that that your're ready." He has done this a few times and it is a little confusing. One of the typos I found to be actually on the amusing side was, "... sheriff's separtment patrol boat." It is just little things, but these are done enough times that I did feel I had to take one star off. A shame, because it was one of his best books. I would definitely recommend it, though, and think it is well worth reading for a quick read.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. As good as the restBy JohnSomehow, I've completed the entire Jesse McDermitt series and overlooked "Fallen King". As with all the other books in this series, I thoroughly enjoyed the story. This one did take some time to launch, but once it started, you'll have to finish it before putting it down. The cast of characters are well developed, and readers are taken back to earlier times to ensure they know everything about that character.I especially like the "Rules for dating a Marine's daughter" and thought they were hilarious! But, no doubt, true in every sense.In this story, a Miami-based Haitian gang is going outside of the norm (drugs, prostitution, weapons, etc.) and using grenades to damage the ecosystems around Key West. It soon sinks in that the gang is trying to draw Jesse out of hiding, and this is why the thugs are operating in his neighborhood. His connections in the Homeland Group soon learn that an old foe of Jesse's is manipulating the gang so she can get even with him for an earlier encounter when treasure hunting. Kim develops a love life and goes out on her first date. Then the fireworks begin, and Jesse discovers that his "personal island" isn't as defensible as he thought.Great story and highly recommended. Everyone should read all six books in the series - first-timers should start at #1 to keep characters and events straight. Looking for another Jesse story to come. Great job, Mr. Stinnett!John Podlaski, authorCherries - A Vietnam War Novel7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Misses the markBy RichardHaving lived in the upper Keys for a few years, I really enjoyed the backdrop for this series. The first books were well-paced and interesting, but Fallen King misses the mark. It is about one third "cut and paste" from a previous book and too predictable. The author needs to take a break and create some new story lines,