KILLERS ON THE DOORSTEP

TOM TURNER

Killers on the Doorstep by veteran author Tom Turner is another outstanding crime caper set in Palm Beach. Turner focuses this outing on a reunion between a well-to-do brother and his step-and-half brothers, who are mobbed up in Providence, Rhode Island. What results are chaos, violence, and, surprisingly, family emotions.

Reed Barton runs and owns a large financial firm called Barton Resources based in West Palm Beach. He has done quite well for himself, so well that he is suffering the typical middle-aged malaise. That is until he is visited by his two brothers who are mobbed up in Providence, Rhode Island, conveniently in the waste disposal business, as well as in the fishing business, fold in a series of minor crimes, as well as larger ones, including kidnapping, attempted rape, and murder. However, the writer, Turner, accomplishes this with panache. Even a dollop of humor reminds the reader of Carl Hiaasen, Paul Levine, Laurence Shames, and others, too numerous to mention. Killers on the Doorstep is an entertaining read that will transport readers to the wealthy areas of Palm Beach and the less desirable. Accordingly, the reader will meet barflies' hangers-on and people with ill intent.

Tom Turner certainly is the master of the Florida-based crime/comedic novel. Readers would be advised to check out Turner's extensive list of books, including the ever-popular Palm Beach series and others in his vast and outstanding portfolio.