A mystery taking place in the Florida Keys, Sleeping Dogs Lie, is the first installment of the story of lottery winner turned private detective, Dan Coast.
     Dan, a wise-cracking excessive drinker, is haunted by the memory of his dead wife. Shortly after the two won the lottery and purchased a small beach bungalow in the Florida Keys, her life was taken in a car accident. Soon after his wife’s death, Dan relocated to the Keys with his wife’s dog, whom he blames for her death.
     In Sleeping Dogs Lie, Dan Coast, an unlicensed Private detective of sorts is hired to find the missing boyfriend of a woman who herself soon ends up missing. When someone from the woman’s past unexpectedly shows up at Dan’s home, with a story of faked deaths and missing life insurance money; Dan along with his side kick Red set out to find the money, and the woman.

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For all you Parrotheads out there who feel the pull to run away from the world and wander the tropics, this is a mostly true account of how Gordon England left his thriving career and moved to the Bahamas in search of spectacular reefs, big fish, and the perfect tiki bar. You can smell the salt air and hear the steel drums in these escapades of living and working in the land of turquoise water, rum drinks, and golden sunsets, where he found a few of Buffett’s elusive harbors far away from the tourist traps. More books, photos, and videos can be found at www.islandtales.biz

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These are the stories as told by the singer/songwriters in their own words about their songs. What they were thinking about or what inspired them or what happened that caused them to write the song. Sometimes the inspiration is described as “Research”, when you're out partying a little too much and wind up in an awkward situation. No problem, it was just “Research for a new song I'm trying to write”. This book is just a whole lotta phun!

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