Tomlinson's Wake
A Doc Ford Novel
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- ¥1,600
Publisher Description
Doc Ford returns for a perilous journey into Mesoamerica after a world-shattering earthquake threatens his family's safety—and all of their lives
In the wake of a killer hurricane, Doc Ford heads to Honduras, where his best friend, Tomlinson, crashed his beloved sailboat into a reef off the Mosquito Coast. Tomlinson swears he died in the shipwreck and was brought back to life by a runaway orphan—the direct descendant of the last king of the ancient Mayan people.
Corrupt politicians want the child out of the picture before he catalyzes a revolution among the Indigenous population. But the boy, a charismatic twelve-year-old, has gone underground with the help of Tomlinson and a network of street urchins. They're all on the run and in the crosshairs when Ford arrives and picks up his friend’s trail.
The Marina family has already suffered the death of one key member, and Ford is determined not to burden his homeless friends with yet another funeral wake. What no one is prepared for, however, is a cataclysmic earthquake that hits the area with the impact of a meteor that nearly destroyed all life on earth more than sixty million years ago.
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The latest installment in White's long-running Doc Ford series (after One Deadly Eye) is a busy but satisfying ride. At the outset, Ford, a marine biologist who secretly works for an unnamed government agency, has tracked down his missing Zen Buddhist sidekick, Tomlinson, in the jungles of Honduras. Tomlinson, whose grasp on reality is always tenuous, has suffered a severe concussion after being beaten by a pair of Russian thugs. His explanation for his predicament involves a Mayan shaman, child kidnappers, and a young native boy named Aleto who might be the hereditary king of a lost Mayan tribe. In the midst of trying to untangle Tomlinson's version of events, Ford meets beautiful archaeologist Dr. Fidelia Brava, wife of Honduras's former leader, and she immediately sets her sights on seducing him. Though Ford is tempted, he doesn't trust her and rejects her advances; then she drugs him with a zombie potion, and it's off to the races. As always, White delivers Indiana Jones–style escapism without skimping on character development, giving Ford's far-flung adventures considerable emotional stakes. Series fans will be well pleased.
