I just finished reading the Cayo Hueso Maze, the latest Alex Rutledge Key West mystery by Tom Corcoran. I really like this series. It is not so much the story lines as the local characters, the Key West ambiance, and the descriptions of life on that island paradise that I really enjoy. Reading these books, you learn that many of the Conchs (Key West natives) can no longer afford to live there anymore, and have left the island for Northern Florida cities such as Ocala and Lakeland, which are much more affordable. This time, in the Cayo Hueso Maze, there are two murders that make a reporter friend of Alex Rutledge - a local photographer - and his girlfriend Beth - a city police detective - the chief suspect, and both of them work to find the real culprit. There is also a second unsolved murder related to a string of house burglaries. It sounds to me like Key West is becoming a pretty dangerous place these days, but I digress. In any case, I enjoyed this story, although this series, once issued by a major publisher, is now self published by Corcoran, and available only on Amazon. Go figure. Those publishing houses are probably too busy releasing books about recent political horrors, which we all desperately crave.
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