Lanterna Rally

Author: Phillip Randolph

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Published: 2015-08-27

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 9781516825998

The Florida Keys are a haven for dreamers and the discontented. Some come on vacation, get a taste of Paradise and return for good. Others come to get away from somewhere else, or someone else. And still others arrive because they really have nowhere else to go. Night Shift In Paradise invites you into some of their lives. You'll see how Booger starts and grows a coke dealership from scratch in Marathon--using a sleazy cab company and a bag of sneaky tricks to outwit his rivals. You'll join Sharla Watkins as she struggles in the aftermath of a disfiguring car wreck and finally rebuilds her life against all odds in The Heart Of The Florida Keys. You'll meet a sociopath named Biggie, who imports his Russian bride Lyudmilla, commits domestic abuse - and winds up taking one step too far. You'll spend time with Finch, a white-collar fugitive from Atlanta, as he drives night shift for Tiki Taxi and then sails solo from Marathon to Mexico and back - and gets caught in a deadly storm in the Marquesas Keys.And you'll board the Salty Dog with Short Jake and his surly first mate Bigfoot out in Boot Key Harbor, where Middle Keys' live-aboard boaters fight a losing battle with water cops and cynical small-town politicians. These are some of the people and some of the stories that are part of the real Florida Keys - the part tourist councils and chambers of commerce never put in their Come-To-Paradise ad campaigns. The part where misery and defeat mix with hope and determination, where lessons are learned or ignored. And the part where those who come to stay discover soon enough that real life in the Florida Keys is like nowhere else they've ever lived.