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Palm Beach Poison (Charlie Crawford Palm Beach Mysteries Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Tom Turner (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.3 2,446 ratings

Book 2 of 16: Charlie Crawford Palm Beach Mysteries

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“An entertaining and amusing ride.” - Kirkus ReviewsNever say no to Vasily Zinoviev. Or you could end up like the ‘working girl’ who skinny-dipped in the wrong pool.Living in a $20 million oceanfront mansion with a harem of mistresses, Vasily and his brother are more than a handful for Palm Beach homicide detective Charlie Crawford. But throw in a vengeful ex-wife, a vicious hit man, a mysterious tycoon–even more diabolical than the Russians–and you have Palm Beach Poison, proclaimed by Kirkus Reviews a “relentlessly diverting mystery” and “briskly paced fun.”

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01M7TRFAB
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ten Hut Media (October 23, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 23, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2019 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages

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- #362 in Men's Adventure Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #1,039 in Murder
- #1,165 in Murder Thrillers

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A native New Englander, Tom Turner dropped out of college and ran a Vermont bar. Limping back a few years later to get his sheepskin, he went on to become an advertising copywriter, first in Boston, then New York. After 10 years of post-Mad Men life, he made both a career and geography change and ended up in Palm Beach, renovating houses and collecting raw materials for his novels. After stints in Charleston, then Skidaway Island, outside of Savannah, Tom recently moved to Delray Beach, where he’s busy writing about passion and murder among his neighbors. To date Tom has written eighteen crime thrillers and mysteries and is probably best known for his Charlie Crawford series set in Palm Beach.

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Kiwes

Turner Does It Again! Masterful...

Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2018

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To say that everyone has a “price” in which they can be bought might not necessarily be true if you’re the owners of the Ponciana Club. When one-half of the Russian brothers, Vasily Zinoviev, propositions the president of the Ponciana Club about purchasing the club, Churchill Ames thought this man was out of his mind. To put it mildly, Ames made it perfectly clear, the Ponciana is not for sale—no way, no how! Vasily wasn’t going away that easily. Of course everyone has a price. He demanded that Ames speak with the executive committee and board members to get them to sell him the Poinciana, but much to Vasily’s surprise, Ames flat out refused. What Ames couldn’t possibly have known is that he pissed off the wrong man. There isn’t a person alive that would ever tell Vasily—No!

Meanwhile, Ames went on with his life and satisfied he told that arrogant Vasily Zinoviev that he wouldn’t dream of selling Palm Beach’s landmark building, the Ponciana Club, he decides to celebrate his victory by chilling by the pool with a gorgeous woman. His lady friend decides to take a dip in the pool and sees something moving in the water. The next thing Ames knows, he hears piercing screams and finds himself surrounded by several water moccasins. While he’s trying to figure out his next move, his lady friend is being bitten several times by the poisonous snakes. Ames felt bad for his friend, but not bad enough to try and save her. What was he to do? And that, readers, is where our story jets from there.

This was an exciting read! In fact, as I may have mentioned in my last review of Palm Beach Nasty, it reads like an old PI story of yesteryear. Turner brings to life the most shadiest characters ever to wreak havoc on Palm Beach and its residents. He even managed to throw in some new ones. What I love about Turner’s writing is how you never quite know who to trust, and there are several little stories going on at the same time. When those “little” stories come together, you get a story so out of this world, your eyes can’t soak up the words fast enough to gather all the clues and details. Charlie Crawford is a brilliant detective, and although he may not see the whole picture at first, when he does, he gets his Columbo-ish attitude going and lookout criminals, Crawford’s about to tear you a new one!

If you’re new to the Charlie Crawford series, I’m telling you this is a great series to read. What’s even more amazing is they read as standalones, but I would advise that you read Palm Beach Nasty first so that you get to know the main characters and players in the stories. Other than that, if you love a good whodunit and detective drama, this is the series to read. Well, well, done, Turner! You did it again! Awesome read!

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Shirley Y. Thomas

Loved the snakes

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2023

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Seems the criminals have more to fear from other criminals than from the police. I like Charlie and Ott OK but this is my second reading in the series, and I'm ready to move on to something else.

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snave51

A very entertaining police novel

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2021

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Detective Crawford is charged with solving the murder of a young woman who was murdered by a water moccasin in a private pool. Well there were approximately 25 snakes . Pretty dangerous . The home owner was also bitten, however he got himself to the hospital in time . He also managed to disappear pretty fast . The center of the story is actually the very exclusive golf club in the center of Palm Beach . The who and why were very difficult to discover new . This was followed by two more murders . The pressure was on, of course as the chief demanded the murders be solved ""yesterday ". As usual , the ruffled feathers of the uber rich bothered the chief , the mayor , etc. A good amount of humor is found in the writing .

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in1ear (John Row)

Damn Russians! Golf Course Envy & Murder AUDIBLE EDITION

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2017

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"Damn Russians! Golf Course Envy and Murder!"
Overall 4
Performance 5
Story 4

What made the experience of listening to Palm Beach Poison the most enjoyable?

I enjoy books that use location as part of the story. Different plots than the norm. And interesting Good and Bad Guys. "Palm Beach Poison" incorporates these elements.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

The plot develops at a fast pace. You won't grow complacent!! I do commiserate with Tom Turner politically, but the included political commentary detracts from the work. In my opinion, anyway.

Which character – as performed by Phil Thron – was your favorite?

Crawford and Otto. However, I look at the performance as a whole. In that regard, the performance raised the writing up.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

It worked out with breaking it up into three or four sittings.

Any additional comments?

Thanks for the opportunity to listen and offer my opinions on this work!

A review copy was gifted to me at no charge. In return, I am happy to provide an honest review. Also at no charge.

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Pam

Interesting Characters, Multiple Methods of Murder and Intimidation - Fun

Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2018

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Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Charlie Crawford, the main character is very likeable and I really liked how his characters interacts with others, good and bad, throughout the story. I think the book could have been even better had Turner taken the time to further develop the characters. I admit this was my first book in the series and starting at the beginning may have solved this.

As to the plot, I was hooked. While it is evident from page one who the "bad guys" are, another layer or two exist. I found the book fun in that the methods of murder and intimidation were many and creative (what does that say about me). In spite of this, the book is a fairly light read. All of this is combined with the interesting characters and setting. Next for me: starting at the beginning - on to Palm Beach Nasty.

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Andy G - LFT

Average thriller that deteriorates the longer you read it

Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2018

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This author has a nice style of writing and the characters are somewhat interesting.. I've got several problems with the book tho:

- The story started out strong but like many other books of this genre, about 50-60% of the way through it gets weird and far fetched... The way a few of the murders were committed are hard to believe.

- The eventual villain turns out to be not very smart for a billionaire. Hard to believe he would be so stupid or nuts.

- The story seems to come to an abrupt end, and the climax was also very far-fectched...(I won't give the detail here).

- I wanted to see what happened to the Poinciana club after the disaster it had, and have it turned back to the rightful owners but the book ended without any explanation.

After reading two of Turner's books I don't think I can go for a third, as the first one had similar issues to this book.

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Carl

Good detective story.

Reviewed in Canada on February 7, 2019

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It is nice to read a story that does not have confusing spelling and grammatical errors. There are enough plot twists to keep you guessing what's next.