by Randy Wayne White, audiobook narrated by Ron McLarty, 2001

This book was pretty enjoyable.  I believe the author lives on Sanibel Island and he uses the island as the backdrop for this mystery.  The plot is just okay, but the characters are pretty easy to warm up to, and White provides a great deal of information on the habitat and environment of Southern Florida.  His scientific passages sometimes detract from his story-telling, but they can be enlightening if you have an interest in the area.

One thing I really liked about the book was that the author used foul language only on a very limited basis, something that seems unusual in today’s crop of mysteries.