A while back I started reading a series of mystery novels by A.J. Stewart featuring a private detective named Miami Jones and his wife Danielle, a FDLE (Florida Department of Law Enforcement) agent. This is another one of those self-published novels that are sold on Amazon. These days there are only 4 major book publishers, and so many authors who used to get published have resorted to publishing on their own. This particular series caught my eye because Miami Jones and his partner Ron have an office in West Palm Beach, and Miami and Danielle live on nearby Singer Island, in a ranch house on the intercoastal waterway, near Riveria Beach Municipal Beach. And Stewart's description of Singer Island really surprised me. The last time I explored the beachfront there it was the site of a deserted mall, with nothing else around. Of course, that was over 20 years ago. In Stewart's books, he describes it as a thriving beach community. And so, this past Saturday, I drove back to see Municipal Beach, and it is indeed a thriving and attractive area, as seen in the photograph above. Amazing how things can change in a mere quarter of a century. I also looked around for a 1950s era ranch house located right on the intercoastal, and although there were plenty of ranch houses, I did not see a single one on the water - just condos and very upscale homes. I definitely think that house must be artistic license. Much better to have your hero ruminating about a case while gazing out at the water than a ranch house across the street, right? In any case, I enjoyed seeing the area very much, and even found a parking spot at the beach. A win-win situation, as they say.
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