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The Romantical Adventures of Whit & Eddie #15
Rock The Boat
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
After a big win for the Matadors in Jacksonville, Whit and Eddie are spending a few days in Daytona Beach before heading back to San Antonio.
They're in town to check on the buildings that were damaged during the last hurricane.
And, just as they arrive, the weatherman announces another hurricane is on its way. Time to load up and head back to Texas.
But something tells Eddie not to get on the plane.
So, he doesn't. Nor does Whit.
In spite of official warnings to evacuate, the two hunker down with a small handful of operatives.
But then unwanted company comes to call bringing a dark secret as a hostess gift.
Trapped inside their beach fortress, Whit and Eddie face yet another death and a murderer who's trapped inside with them.
Will there be a morning after the storm?
After a big win for the Matadors in Jacksonville, Whit and Eddie are spending a few days in Daytona Beach before heading back to San Antonio.
They're in town to check on the buildings that were damaged during the last hurricane.
And, just as they arrive, the weatherman announces another hurricane is on its way. Time to load up and head back to Texas.
But something tells Eddie not to get on the plane.
So, he doesn't. Nor does Whit.
In spite of official warnings to evacuate, the two hunker down with a small handful of operatives.
But then unwanted company comes to call bringing a dark secret as a hostess gift.
Trapped inside their beach fortress, Whit and Eddie face yet another death and a murderer who's trapped inside with them.
Will there be a morning after the storm?
308 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 8, 2022
3 people want to read
About the author
Frank W. Butterfield
123 books106 followersFrank W. Butterfield, not an assumed name, loves old movies, wise-cracking smart guys with hearts of gold, and writing for fun.
Although he worships San Francisco, he lives at the beach on another coast.
Born on a windy day in November of 1966, he was elected President of his high school Spanish Club in the spring of 1983.
After moving across these United States like a rapid-fire pinball, he currently makes his home in a hurricane-proof apartment with superior water pressure that was built in 1926.
While he hasn't met any dolphins personally, that invitation is always open.
Although he worships San Francisco, he lives at the beach on another coast.
Born on a windy day in November of 1966, he was elected President of his high school Spanish Club in the spring of 1983.
After moving across these United States like a rapid-fire pinball, he currently makes his home in a hurricane-proof apartment with superior water pressure that was built in 1926.
While he hasn't met any dolphins personally, that invitation is always open.
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December 12, 2022
Oh, this one was intense! A locked-room mystery in the most classic Agatha Christie style. Except, it happens during a hurricane :P
I loved it, the mystery was great and Eddie and Whitt are, as always, brilliant and resourceful. The rest of the cast was also quite intriguing and well-rounded.
And the ending! Oh, that was fantastic! I love where things are going♥
I loved it, the mystery was great and Eddie and Whitt are, as always, brilliant and resourceful. The rest of the cast was also quite intriguing and well-rounded.
And the ending! Oh, that was fantastic! I love where things are going♥
December 17, 2022
Rock the Boat (Whit & Eddie 15)
By Frank W. Butterfield
Published by the author 2022
Four stars
It has been fascinating to watch Whit and Eddie become billionaires (then, I guess, trillionaires), and to see them adjust to the weird realities of their lives as the sole owners of WilliamsJones.
The core narrative here is a sort of “locked room” murder mystery that takes place while Whit and Eddie (and their security crew) are locked down in their Dayton Beach house during Hurricane Nicole. The twist is that they’re locked in with three married couples, all of whom are right-wing Christian Republicans who materially aided in Governor DeSantis’s reelection. Whit and Eddie’s forebearance during all of this is as astonishing as anything. It is a reminder of where (literally and figuratively) Whit and Eddie come from. It is all handled with Frank Butterfield’s typical light-handed humor and careful observation of human nature.
Whit and Eddie are always front and center here, but in this book it is not so much about their relationship, but their complex relationships with their own families, and with the worlds in which they grew up, which seem more similar now than ever before.
Here, in this fifteenth episode of their romantic adventures, the storyline also gets very meta, with a whole section at the end devoted to Eddie’s connection both to the world “beyond the veil” and also the idea of alternative life-paths…clearly these are not books for the uninitiated. For those of us who feel this whole crew to be almost family at this stage, they’re still a little out there, because this moves well into the author’s own philosophical and spiritual beliefs. What I found most – touching? Revealing? – was a clue as to how the author imagined this whole vast multiple-series of books in the first place.
Each new book in this series is like a gift that I get to unwrap.
By Frank W. Butterfield
Published by the author 2022
Four stars
It has been fascinating to watch Whit and Eddie become billionaires (then, I guess, trillionaires), and to see them adjust to the weird realities of their lives as the sole owners of WilliamsJones.
The core narrative here is a sort of “locked room” murder mystery that takes place while Whit and Eddie (and their security crew) are locked down in their Dayton Beach house during Hurricane Nicole. The twist is that they’re locked in with three married couples, all of whom are right-wing Christian Republicans who materially aided in Governor DeSantis’s reelection. Whit and Eddie’s forebearance during all of this is as astonishing as anything. It is a reminder of where (literally and figuratively) Whit and Eddie come from. It is all handled with Frank Butterfield’s typical light-handed humor and careful observation of human nature.
Whit and Eddie are always front and center here, but in this book it is not so much about their relationship, but their complex relationships with their own families, and with the worlds in which they grew up, which seem more similar now than ever before.
Here, in this fifteenth episode of their romantic adventures, the storyline also gets very meta, with a whole section at the end devoted to Eddie’s connection both to the world “beyond the veil” and also the idea of alternative life-paths…clearly these are not books for the uninitiated. For those of us who feel this whole crew to be almost family at this stage, they’re still a little out there, because this moves well into the author’s own philosophical and spiritual beliefs. What I found most – touching? Revealing? – was a clue as to how the author imagined this whole vast multiple-series of books in the first place.
Each new book in this series is like a gift that I get to unwrap.
December 10, 2022
The ending on this book will "blow your mind." I haven't quite digested it yet. I enjoyed reading this book, I always like seeing what Whit and Eddie have been up to you. This story dealt with hurricanes and solving a mystery. Looking forward to the next book.
March 1, 2023
Hurricane Nicole is fast approaching. In a surprise twist, Whit and Eddie ditch their plans to fly out of Florida, and return home to ride out the storm in their fortified beach house. Soon after, a pretentious group shows up uninvited, and under suspicious circumstances, demands shelter. After all, claims one, Whit owes him.
A contentious evening is later punctuated with murder. Confined by the hurricane, everyone knows the murderer is within the house!
Three aspects define this clever, contemporary tale. Leading, is the puzzling locked-room mystery, with the current political climate expertly interwoven. Next, at the characters’ request, is a peek into their parallel lives. Experiences that are moving and enlightening. Third, is a reveal by ‘Eddie 2’ of story creation. He explains that a primary character’s voice drives the stories of the Nick and Carter Universe.
This is such a moving story that tugs at your heart. It’s so easy to condemn those with hidden identities, masking their true intentions. Such hypocrites, we think. Yet it’s Whit, who previously lived a life of deception to please his parents, that brings our humanity back into focus. Highly recommend.
A contentious evening is later punctuated with murder. Confined by the hurricane, everyone knows the murderer is within the house!
Three aspects define this clever, contemporary tale. Leading, is the puzzling locked-room mystery, with the current political climate expertly interwoven. Next, at the characters’ request, is a peek into their parallel lives. Experiences that are moving and enlightening. Third, is a reveal by ‘Eddie 2’ of story creation. He explains that a primary character’s voice drives the stories of the Nick and Carter Universe.
This is such a moving story that tugs at your heart. It’s so easy to condemn those with hidden identities, masking their true intentions. Such hypocrites, we think. Yet it’s Whit, who previously lived a life of deception to please his parents, that brings our humanity back into focus. Highly recommend.
March 17, 2023
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A delight - essentially a 'locked room' mystery with added complications; Eddie does a 'Poirot reveal'. In the Daytona Beach house during a hurricane, with a party of unwelcome 'guests', Whit learns something about his adopted father Pastor Bobby. Later at the Medina Dairy we meet up with Eddie's mother and her suitor - and we have a 'meta' channelling episode with Eddie (that I'm not entirely sure works... )
A delight - essentially a 'locked room' mystery with added complications; Eddie does a 'Poirot reveal'. In the Daytona Beach house during a hurricane, with a party of unwelcome 'guests', Whit learns something about his adopted father Pastor Bobby. Later at the Medina Dairy we meet up with Eddie's mother and her suitor - and we have a 'meta' channelling episode with Eddie (that I'm not entirely sure works... )
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