Bone Key
Bone Key

Bone Key

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Florida private eye John Deal tries to solve a murderous mystery involving a recently-discovered cache of priceless vintage wines.
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Product NameBone Key
ManufacturerPrime Crime
Product Number MPN0425195503
Retail Price $6.99
UPC978042519550
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TitleBone Key
ISBN0425195503
Author(s)Les Standiford
Release Date2004-03-01, 2004-03-02
FormatMass Market Paperback
Num of Pages320
Num. of Items1
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4 Star Rating  "bone key is a good read for the mystery buff"2008-02-06
- Reviewed By pmails from jackson,tn
i read bone key in one reading and enjoyed it very much. take out the prologue and all the action occurs in a couple of days in key west florida. the protagonist is a construction company owner who has come to key west to look at the pet project of a rich man named stone. while in key west he meets an old girl friend and encounters plenty of other trouble. i figured out the bad guy about two thirds of the way through but that isnt necessarily a bad thing. i plan to read some more of this series when i get the chance. written very well and plotted very well.
 
3 Star Rating  "Underwhelmed"2004-03-17
- Reviewed By Anonymous
If you haven't read everything by James W. Hall, Randy Wayne White, and John D. MacDonald , go ahead and do that first. I can never put those books down. Bone Key is alright I guess, but it's characters never intrigue me or even make sense like these other author's do. Standiford writes about women like a 14 year-old-boy would. I also couldn't figure out what Deal's motivation was for most of what he did. Give me Thorn, Doc Ford, or Travis McGee any day.
 
5 Star Rating  "Strong Novel And Strong Series: Bone Key by Les Standiford"2003-12-18
- Reviewed By Kevin Tipple from Plano, Texas
John Deal has once again naively blundered into a mess, but instead of doing it in his old stomping grounds of Miami, he is trouble in Key West. "Deal, who'd inherited what was left of DealCo Construction from his late father, had come down from Miami to Key West to see a man about a job, as it were." The meeting with the very rich developer Franklin Stone keeps getting postponed and as the novel opens, Deal is having a drink with Russell, his new friend as well as newly promoted construction superintendent.

Russell goes off for a few minutes and one of the local hustlers approaches Deal. Dequarius Moyes seems to want a job and Deal tries to brush him off. Dequarius insists that he needs to talk to him before being thrown out by the bartender. Deal quickly forgets all about him when the lounge singer appears. The beautiful woman is his old flame Annie, from a time long before Janice his current wife from whom he is separated.

The next day, Deal and Russell see Dequarius being beat on by a local police officer. Without a handy videotape camera, they intervene and physically stop the officer from beating the defenseless Dequarius. Both are thrown in jail and almost as quickly released because of the intervention of Franklin Stone. Stone also manages to get Dequarius released. Before long, Dequarius is brutally murdered and Deal seems to have involved himself in something that he does not understand. The Police are unhelpful, to say the least, and the mysterious Stone seems to be pulling unseen strings beyond his land development plans and using his influence to manipulate everyone to an end only he can foresee.

This book is a significant improvement over the last novel and is a refreshing return to what made this author interesting to read. The writing is tight with plenty of action and intriguing characters. And once again, just when the reader thinks he knows all there is to the John Deal character, the author manages to add a new nuance to him. This is a fast paced mystery and a story that while it is very complex, moves along at a strong pace. It is nice to see Les Standiford back on his game and this recent effort makes him a pleasure to read again.

 
3 Star Rating  "Wine and Key West"2002-11-30
- Reviewed By John Bowes from Oxford, MA USA
Well written page turner that, nevertheless, leaves the reader underwhelmed. Our hero should, with his history, be able to hear warning bells as soon as we do. Hoping for better next time.
 
4 Star Rating  "good 4 star mystery"2002-06-24
- Reviewed By Konrad Kern from OFallon, MO United States
In Les Standiford's latest John Deal novel you get a solid mystery with characters you've become familiar with but still remain fresh. This time around Deal and his newly appointed construction engineer, Russell Straight, are heading down to Key West to discuss a business proposition with a big time developer that his father once knew. Obviously with Mister Deal involved, something bad usually happens, and this time it's no exception. His unfortunate run in with a young black hoodlum is just the start of a long hard stay in the Key's. Murder, along with an old tale of piracy drive this sometime suspenseful tale to its satisfying conclusion.

Recommended.

 
5 Star Rating  "complex, multi-layered crime novel"2002-04-12
- Reviewed By Anonymous
John Deal is trying to return his deceased father's Florida building firm, DealCo Construction to its former glory. It's a matter of pride plus he needs the money to support his estranged wife and pay his daughter's tuition fees. He travels to Key West with his friend and co-worker Russell Straight to see if they can come to terms with local developer flamboyant Franklin Stone who wants Dealco to build his latest project.

Even before the two men meet, a local hustler named Dequarious tries to tell Deal something in a local restaurant. Before he can, Dequarious is thrown out. The next time the builder sees the hustler, John tries to stop a local police officer from killing Dequarious. He succeeds but shortly thereafter, Dequarious is found by Deal shot to death in his hotel room, a wine label in his hand. John Deal is determined to find out who is behind the killing or die trying.

Les Standiford has written a complex, multi-layered crime novel that will pique and maintain reader interest from first page to last. The author is a master of characterization, populating his novel with people readers will like even though the audience knows that these individuals can operate on the wrong side of the law. BONE KEY is a mystery that is impossible to figure out until the author is ready to reveal the answers.

Harriet Klausner

 
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