Diamond Reef: A Chase Gordon Tropical Thriller (Chase Gordon Tropical Thrillers Book 1)

Name: Diamond Reef: A Chase Gordon Tropical Thriller (Chase Gordon Tropical Thrillers Book 1)
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Rating: 4.4 (5079 reviews)
Author: Douglas Pratt

by Douglas Pratt

Mystery Thriller Thriller

4.4 (5,079)

4.4 stars from 5,079 reviews. One of the highest rated Mystery Thriller books we track.

Published by 1974Published 2020-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You loved Travis McGee novels and want that same sun-baked, maritime detective energy with modern stakes and higher body counts.
You're after fast-paced thrillers where the protagonist's combat training actually matters and the Caribbean setting isn't just window dressing.
You appreciate protagonists who are competent and reluctant rather than eager, and who solve problems with intelligence rather than just firepower.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer character-driven literary fiction where the internal world matters more than plot momentum.
You want romance to be a significant subplot rather than absent or peripheral to the action.
You're looking for mysteries with puzzle-solving at the heart rather than thrillers where the protagonist is reacting to immediate danger.

About this book

Former Marine Chase Gordon lives a quiet life tending bar part-time and island-hopping through the Florida Keys and Caribbean aboard his 40-foot sailboat. When the young wife of an old Marine buddy arrives in South Florida searching for her missing husband, Chase agrees to help. What starts as a favor pulls him into the violent world of drug cartels, DEA operations, and smugglers working between Miami and the Bahamas. Caught between a ruthless South Florida trafficker and federal agents in a deadly standoff, Chase learns his friend may be involved in something far more serious than expected. He must draw on his Marine training, intelligence, and sailing expertise to survive and determine whether his brother-in-arms can be rescued. The story unfolds against South Florida, the Keys, and the Bahamas, involving DEA agents, drug cartels, missing persons, and a reluctant ex-Marine protagonist unwilling to abandon a friend in danger. Themes include loyalty, survival, and peril on open water.

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