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On the Road to EdenWoodstock, Vietnam and the Tocks Island Dam-all hot button issues that divided a nation and a town. The Sixties were filled with a mix of conflict and hope, with madness and music, and the Delaware River became ground zero for that fight.In Finding Woodstock, author Jeff Widmer reflects on one of America's most turbulent times as he examines the promise of a generation and the decade that shaped our lives. A companion to the novel Born Under a Bad Sign, this collection of short essays provides the backstory to a generation that is still trying to get back to the garden.With original photography by the author.Jeff Widmer has written seven novels, including the crime series featuring real estate agent CW McCoy (Peak Season, Permanent Vacation) and the defrocked journalist named Brinker (Mr. Mayhem, Mr. Magic). He is also the author of several works of nonfiction, including the Spirit of Swiftwater, a chronicle of vaccine-makers at the turn of the twentieth century.
Come Hell or High WaterFrom the author of the McCoy and Brinker crime series comes a novel of treachery and greed on Florida's luxury coast. In the tony resort town of Spanish Point, sea levels are rising. So is the body count. Both threaten the lifeblood of the Gulf Coast, the real estate industry, and its agents. That includes CW (Candace) McCoy. In her fourth outing (after Peak Season, Tourist in Paradise and Curb Appeal), the former detective is still reeling from the murder of her fellow real estate agents. She relishes a fresh start-a new agency, a stellar property and a second chance at love. But when she's attacked near Spanish Point's hottest condo project, she knows there's more at play than road rage. The massive redevelopment will generate untold wealth. It also will expose thousands to the risk of storm surge. Despite nonstop protests and allegations of fraud, the city greenlights the project. As tragedy strikes, CW launches her own probe, without her friend and mentor Walter Bishop, who's feared lost at sea. Who approved the project? Who tampered with evidence? And who's eliminating its opponents? Despite warnings from the authorities, she presses the city elite for answers, jeopardizing her job, alienating friends and lovers and triggering a political backlash that will reach the statehouse. CW knows who's guilty. She just has to prove it-before someone sends her on a permanent vacation. Praise for Jeff Widmer"CW is a great character. Widmer easily brings the town of Spanish Point and its colorful cast of characters to life. An entertaining mystery romp." -- Kirkus Reviews "A writer who knows how to put the reader in the action is a rare thing. Jeff Widmer does it with every character and every scene." -- Anna Schmidt, Last Chance Cowboys series "Jeff Widmer takes you on a wild ride in the murderous tour bus in a uniquely dark and twisted story that touches on euthanasia, addiction, sex and more. And then there's Brinker. . . ." -- Louise Machinist, My House Our House "Reading Jeff Widmer's novels is like gliding on Hans Brinker's silver skates-the writing just flows. It's smooth, sharp and with a cutting edge throughout." -- Screenwriter Michael Downend
Can You Ever Go Home Again?Did CW McCoy's father kill her mother and brother and nearly take her life? The question has haunted the former detective for nearly thirty years. When friend and mentor Walter Bishop discovers that police have arrested a suspect, CW reluctantly revisits her roots to uncover the hard truth about her family-no matter the cost.Confronted by hostile sources and a city ravaged by a string of arsons, CW questions everything she's come to believe about that night. Did her father commit the crime, or was he framed? Did he disappear, or was he murdered? And what about her own history with conflict? Does the family's violent streak run in her veins, too?In her fifth outing (after Permanent Vacation), CW rushes headlong into her most troubling case, one that will change her life forever. With Burning Man, she faces the greatest challenge of all-coming to terms with a past that continues to blaze.Jeff Widmer is the author of eight novels and three works of nonfiction, including Peak Season, with real estate agent CW McCoy, and Mr. Mayhem, featuring the defrocked journalist known as Brinker.Praise for Jeff Widmer"CW is a great character. Widmer easily brings the town of Spanish Point and its colorful cast of characters to life. An entertaining mystery romp." - Kirkus Reviews "A writer who knows how to put the reader in the action is a rare thing. Jeff Widmer does it with every character and every scene." - Anna Schmidt, Last Chance Cowboys series"Jeff Widmer takes you on a wild ride in the murderous tour bus in a uniquely dark and twisted story that touches on euthanasia, addiction, greed, sex, and more. And then there's Brinker. . . ." - Louise Machinist, My House Our House"Reading Jeff Widmer's novels is like gliding on Hans Brinker's silver skates-the writing is smooth and sharp, with a cutting edge throughout." - Screenwriter Michael Downend
From Ferguson to Baltimore to Hattiesburg, police officers face an unprecedented challenge-how to keep the law while maintaining public trust, as well as their own safety. Theirs is a balancing act that largely goes on behind closed doors.With its Citizens Academy, the Sarasota Police Department has opened those doors. Based on a journal Jeff Widmer kept in class and in the field, Riding with the Blues explores the often hidden world behind the badge, taking readers beyond the front lines of law enforcement to see how officers work and hear how they feel about their jobs and the people they protect.
Appearances aren't just deceiving. They can be deadly.While showing a mansion on Florida's tony Spanish Key, former detective CW McCoy discovers the naked body of a rival real estate agent, a black bra wrapped around her neck.It's the least of CW's problems. The hot new cop she's dating may face assault charges. Relations with both her best friend and mentor have frayed. And back-to-back hurricanes threaten to flatten the coast.As the deception and bodies mount, CW must uncover the truth about her friends, her lover and a serial killer bent on murdering fellow agents . . . before she becomes a victim herself.
On the 50th anniversary of Woodstock comes a gripping story of love and obsession, set in one of the most turbulent times in American history.It is 1969, capstone of a tumultuous decade, and life in the rural town of Pennsboro, Pa. is about to explode. A dam that would flood the valley pits family against family. Protesters riot. Buildings burn. Amid the chaos, two lovers risk everything to fight for their dreams.Elizabeth Reed feels conflicted. She loves the river the government wants to dam, and a musician who can't settle on any one person or place. Hayden Quinn, the guitarist Rolling Stone calls the next Jimi Hendrix, feeds a single obsession-to play Woodstock, the biggest concert of his life. He presents Elizabeth with a terrible dilemma: stay to save her family farm, or relinquish her dreams to follow Quinn into the unknown?With saboteurs targeting everyone she loves, Elizabeth faces the greatest risk of all-whether to trust herself.Rich in unforgettable characters, brimming with social insight and historical detail, Born under a Bad Sign is a dramatic and nuanced portrait of love and loss in the Sixties-a coming-of-age story for a generation.Jeff Widmer is the author of seven novels and three books of nonfiction, including Peak Season, with real estate agent CW McCoy, and Mr. Mayhem, featuring the defrocked journalist known as Brinker.
Who’s killing the tourists in Florida?When a gunman mistakes Candace McCoy for a wealthy visitor, the former detective faces her biggest challenge yet: Is the violence the start of a full-blown war on tourists? Or are the attacks a smokescreen for an even greater threat?And if CW (who made her debut in Peak Season) unmasks the killers, will it spell the end of her career, her friends, and her life?Haunted by a father who destroyed her family and a skinhead who wants to finish the job, CW must confront her violent past as well as a dangerous future as she uncovers a conspiracy that leads from the sunny beaches of Florida to the statehouse.
In this economy, even an assassin needs an agent.Sued by his publisher for libel, Brinker is reduced to promoting trolley tours of crime scenes. The tour business is dying. There aren’t enough murders to draw a crowd.A good serial killer would help.When his doctor asks for aid in euthanizing terminal patients, Brinker hires an assassin named Angel, who reigns chaos and fame on the sleepy resort town.But as Angel’s demands soar with the body count, Brinker wonders whether he’ll become the latest addition to his own list.
Life at the beach can be murder.Forced to shoot a fellow police officer, CW McCoy surrenders her gun, her badge and her confidence to take refuge in Southwest Florida. There, in the wealthy tourist mecca of Spanish Point, CW sells luxury real estate and cares for her ailing grandfather.But even in paradise, violence finds her like a divining rod.Declared dead by the courts, Bobby Lee Darby bursts into CW’s office to demand the family friend clear his name in a scheme to bilk millions from investors. When CW refuses, the fugitive financier kidnaps Pap to ensure her cooperation, triggering a chain of burglary, assault and murder that convinces local police that the former cop has gone rogue.Racing to find Darby, CW must confront her violent past, risky affairs and love-hate relationship with Southwest Florida before those personal demons turn her new-found paradise into hell on earth.
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