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Former president Kal Wilson approaches Doc Ford with a specific task in mind. Wilson's wife recently died in a plane crash in which she was helping to supply aid to those harmed by a natural disaster. Wilson believes that this plane crash had a human cause rather than mechanical. As Wilson was supposed to be on this plane, he must deal with survivor's guilt as well as his suspicions of foul play. He wants Ford's help in stopping the psychotic killer who caused the accident. This mission is purely about revenge rather than justice so Wilson cannot take his suspicions to a law enforcement agency. Wilson believes the killer to be psycho pyromaniac Lourdes, who Ford has dealt with in the past. Lourdes is a pen pal with Ford's son even though Ford helped lock him away. This relationship makes Ford uneasy. Wilson has information that indicates Lourdes has gained his freedom and is up to his old tricks. Ford agrees to help Wilson because he wants to make sure Lourdes is prevented from harming his son. The two men plan an escape for Wilson, who is dying and constantly surrounded by Secret Service agents. He cannot complete his revenge attempt with their surveillance. Once free, the two men continue their journey from Florida to South America. Along the way there are numerous attacks, secret agendas and global terrorists. Somehow, Ford and Wilson must overcome all of these obstacles and stop a killer from striking again. HUNTER'S MOON is not the strongest book in the Doc Ford series. This book is not completely plausible and requires the reader to accept these implausible situations in order for the action to make sense. While HUNTER'S MOON does not provide graphic violence, the threat of violence hangs over every character interaction. The implicit violence overshadows any interesting or reflective interactions between the characters. Rather than combining well-developed characters with adventure, HUNTER'S MOON is action-driven only. After reading and enjoying most of the books in this series, HUNTER'S MOON was a disappointment. Randy Wayne White needs to rethink the purpose of his books and recapture some of the positive things in his earlier works. If HUNTER'S MOON is a sign of the direction White plans on moving, I will not be reading these thrillers in the future. I prefer the slightly laidback Key West feel of earlier Doc Ford books to the testosterone-driven HUNTER'S MOON.
Reviewed by Sarah Dudley, July 2007
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