Murder on Tiki Island: A Noir Paranormal Mystery in the Florida Keys: By the author of Murder Behind the Closet Door Review

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Murder on Tiki Island: A Noir Paranormal Mystery in the Florida Keys: By the author of Murder Behind the Closet Door ReviewI'm absolutely in love with the state of Florida. I feel most at peace when I visit there, and this is especially the case when I'm near the ocean. I'm also a Tiki enthusiast, so I was immensely excited when I heard author Chris Pinto had written a new paranormal murder mystery, set in the backdrop of a Tiki themed resort in the Florida keys. What's more, the story falls under the genre of noir fiction, a writing style of which I've always been a huge fan of.
The story is set in 1956, and follows Detective Bill Riggins, a tough New York City cop with an affinity for jazz and bourbon, and a distaste for crooks and scum. After a spirited interrogation of a drug pusher, officer Riggins takes a forced vacation to Tiki Island, located in the Florida Keys.
During Detective Riggins excursion, he gets mixed up with the resort owners seductive daughter, as well as a blonde bombshell who isn't entirely what she appears to be. Along the way, he gets wrongfully suspected of a brutal murder, and is forced to question his core beliefs when paranormal activity starts running rampant.
While I knew this book had the makings of a great story, and covered many of my personal interests, I had no clue just how good of a read this was going to be. This is solely due to the authors imagination and storytelling abilities. He paints such a vivid and clear picture of the settings he describes, it feels as if you are truly transported to another place and time. Whether it was a cold fall day in New York, or a sultry night in the Florida keys, I clearly got a vivid sense and feel for the environments, places, and things, which were so eloquently described by the author.
It was obvious to me that Chris Pinto is well versed with the genre of pulp noir, and is an immense fan of mid century culture. Detailed descriptions of mid century cars, decor, clothes, social culture, and lingo, are all incredibly accurate and era specific. If one had to perform research for a novel like this, I could easily see it taking several years to complete. Chris Pinto is indubitably a lifelong study in regards to the aforementioned topics.
Every character is successfully brought to life by the authors storytelling, which in turn adds to the books lifeblood. In fact.. the protagonist seemed so real, I couldn't help but wonder if the author drew upon himself as the basis for the character. There are parts of this book that had me biting my nails in suspense, and others that had the hair on the back of my neck standing on end.
Just as the characters are superbly written, so are the environments and situations described in the story. As an aspiring author, I would love to pick the writers brain about how the heck he could be so descriptive when describing surroundings like Key West back in the 1950's, not to mention eerie depictions of haunted houses and paranormal activity that takes place in the story.
Reading books before bedtime has long been a ritual of mine to wind down at the end of the day. However.. reading this book had the opposite effect on me. Many a night ended with me reading for an hour or two past my bedtime because I simply couldn't put it down. I truly can't remember the last time I read a page turner like Murder on Tiki Island. I highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of mystery, pulp noir, paranormal, and mid century retro goodness. And if you're not, you will be after reading this book!Murder on Tiki Island: A Noir Paranormal Mystery in the Florida Keys: By the author of Murder Behind the Closet Door OverviewMurder, Sex, Exotic Cocktails and Exotic Women. And of course, some very eerie phantoms...Set in New York City and the Florida Keys in 1956, Murder on Tiki Island is a noir-style murder mystery which follows Detective Bill Riggins (Murder Behind the Closet Door) through a series of strange, unexplained events surrounding a murder and paranormal phenomena on Florida's world-famous Tiki Island Resort. Influenced by the style made famous by pulp fiction's greatest authors from Raymond Chandler to Mickey Spillane, Murder on Tiki Island weaves an intricate web of lies, murder, and the occult shaken with a shot of hot dames and a chaser of cool tropical breezes. Penned by "Tiki" Chris Pinto, author of the noir mystery ghost story Murder Behind the Closet Door, this 1950s style thriller will keep you hanging on edge from the first sentence to the last. Swing back to 1956, when jazz and rock 'n' roll both ruled the airwaves, giant finned cars ruled the roadways and Tiki Bars were the hottest spots on the nightlife scene. Riggins, a New York City detective, takes a 'forced vacation' to Tiki Island in the world-famous Florida Keys and Key West. Once there he gets mixed up with the seductive daughter of the resort's wealthy owner; gets taken for a wild ride by a beautiful blonde bombshell; and gets himself suspected of a brutal murder. Skeletons, mermaids, Mai Tais, Exotica music, fishing and phantoms all come together to make this Key West murder mystery a fun, old-fashioned pulp noir novel that's sure to please anyone who digs the mid-century scene, or just loves plain old fashioned noir-style detective novels. Tiki Chris Pinto's Florida Keys murder mystery will have you spooked and guessing throughout the entire story, with a few twists that will get you saying, "Wow, daddy-o! Dig that crazy scene!"Excerpts from Review by Everett Peacock, Author & Hawaiian Culture Ambassador:"I read the previous work by this author, Murder Behind the Closet Door, and was an automatic pre-sold reader of whatever he might do next. I was not disappointed, in fact I like this novel much better....Character development is ensured and rich and that alone would sell me on this book...Lastly, being a Tiki fan of the first order, I enjoyed the weaving of that theme throughout the book. This book frames quite a picture: the tropical heat, the thunderstorms offshore dancing with the sea and a little island beneath it all. It fit very well with the islands of Florida, a favorite place of mine since the late 1950s..."

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