![]() ![]() When it becomes clear that the town of Sandy Flats is illegally declaring the suicide too quickly, Ford begins his investigation with the sheriff there.įord fortunately has connections in the Sandy Flats/Sanibel area since he grew up in Sanibel. However, after Rafe's call, he begins to do some amateur investigating, which intensifies after he finds Rafe's body hanging from the trees, an apparent suicide. Called "Doc" by many of his friends, Ford's main focus is the study of various marine biology animals. ![]() After his friend Rafe Hollins contacts him and tells him his son is missing and he is in desperate trouble, Ford leaves his quiet life in Sanibel to pursue Jake Hollins and rescue him from a Central American guerrilla leader. ![]() SANIBEL FLATS is the story of the adventures of a man named Marion Ford, a biologist who lives in Sanibel, Florida after a long stint in Masagua, Central America. ![]()
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![]() ![]() I bought all four – because, of course, I knew I would probably enjoy them once I read them – but I’ve had this one sitting on the shelf for almost four years. ![]() Justin’s successful delivery of the letter to the queen leads to his assignment – discovering who had this man killed, why, and who might know what’s happened to King Richard.ĭespite having read and adored most of Sharon Kay Penman’s books, I’d never actually read any of her medieval mysteries before this one. The Angevin Empire is in a bad place, as King Richard has gone missing on his return from the Crusades. When leaving, his thoughts clouded with anger and betrayal, he stumbles upon a murder scene, and receives a letter meant for Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine. Finally at an age to set off on his own, Justin discovers that his father is actually the benefactor he’d already been familiar with, Aubrey de Quincey, nothing less than the Bishop of Coventry. Justin de Quincey has received an excellent education for 12th century England, despite the fact that he’s never known either of his parents. ![]() ![]() Because Pembroke was men only, in 1962 he joined the Pembroke Players, the school’s theater program, ostensibly to meet women. Idle attended Pembroke College, a constituent school of Cambridge University. His comedy debut came courtesy of a future Python. ![]() Here are some of Idle’s biggest and best revelations from the book.ġ. Idle finally wrote a memoir, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (named after the song he wrote and performed for Life of Brian). And after that, he created the somehow savage but also affectionate Beatles send-up band the Rutles. But he did more than that, writing and acting for all those Python comedy records and movies such as Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Life of Brian. ![]() Eric Idle would still be a comedy legend if all he’d ever done was Monty Python’s Flying Circus (1969–1974), still one of the greatest and definitely among the most influential sketch-comedy shows ever. ![]() |