Bøger af Joe David Rice

Newlyweds Leslie Carlisle and Randy Lassiter have combined Leslie's photo assignment in the Out Islands of the Bahamas with their honeymoon. While waiting on an isolated beach so Leslie can capture the obligatory sunrise shot, they're startled when an airplane screams overhead. Something crashes through the palms above them, and then package after package tumble from the plane. As armed men appear down the beach, Leslie and Randy realize they're in the middle of a drug drop, but manage to escape detection. What was supposed to have been an idyllic time in the Caribbean turns into a nightmare. A friend goes missing, a mysterious yacht anchors in Governor's Harbor, and they encounter a reporter who's on the trail of some international businessmen of a dubious sort. And Hurricane Nikita continues to draw closer by the hour.

Like its companion book, this second volume of Arkansas Backstories will amaze even the most serious students of the state with surprising insights. How many people are aware that a world-class yodeler from Zinc ran against John F. Kennedy in 1960 for the top spot on the national Democratic ticket, or that an African-American born in Little Rock campaigned for the Presidency nearly 70 years before Congressman Shirley Chisholm made her historic run? Or that bands of blood-thirsty pirates once lurked in the bayous and backwaters of eastern Arkansas, preying on unsuspecting Mississippi River travelers? Likewise, how many readers will recognize the fact that an English botanist who spent months investigating Arkansas's flora in the early nineteenth century has been described as the worst explorer in history? That Fort Smith hosted the world's first international UFO conference? Or that the Nielsen rating system has a direct connection to the state as does Tony Bennett's signature song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco"? Such tidbits are among the unexpected elements that make the Natural State so tantalizing. Written in an informal, conversational style and nicely illustrated, Arkansas Backstories Volume Two will be a wonderful addition to the libraries of Arkansans, expats, and anyone else interested in one of America's most fascinating states.

Between two demanding careers and a wedding to plan, Randy Lassiter and Leslie Carlisle have a lot going on. But when Dr. J.J. Newell, who's agreed to be best man at their marriage, inexplicably disappears, the dynamic changes. The search for their missing friend soon extends extends past Little Rock, taking them to Hot Springs, Memphis, Helena, and Tunica. What they eventually discover is something far, far beyond what they could have imagined."Just like in his first book, Joe David Rice has come up with a bone-chilling thriller, with prominent central Arkansas landmarks as a backdrop. If this were a Netflix series (and it should be), you'd be binge-watching it right now." Craig O'Neill Arkansas Media Personality"Joe David Rice's A Nasty Way to Die is a gripping mystery novel that keeps you guessing and on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. Set in Arkansas, the entwined association of the characters amplifies the intriguing plot." James L. "Skip" Rutherford III Dean, University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service (2006-2021)"If you're a fan of C.J. Box . . . you'll appreciate the Randy Lassiter and Leslie Carlisle mystery series by Joe David Rice. Whereas Rice's first novel is staged in the rugged Buffalo National River wilderness, A Nasty Way to Die weaves the vanishing of Randy's best friend, J.J., into the ad business and urban landscape of Little Rock. One you start, you'll not put it down . . . plus the piquant Randy-Leslie relationship alone is worth the read." Jim Dailey Former Mayor of Little Rock