MIAMI TWILIGHT

THE DEVINE TRILOGY

"Tom Coffey's The Serpent Club was hailed as "hypnotic" (Publishers Weekly). Now, he returns with this sultry tale of sudden violence, overpowering lust, and brutal retribution -- all under the shadows of a Miami Twilight."

Slick public-relations executive Garrett Doherty is jeopardizing his marriage, his career, and his life — all for an enigmatic beauty known as Magdalena. The affair has also connected Doherty to Cuban expatriate and land developer Ernesto Rodriguez, a man whose associations with U.S. intelligence agencies and the underworld have placed him in the center of the anti-Castro movement and a far-reaching cocaine empire.

Rodriguez wants Doherty to help him promote Tierra Grande, a gated playground for millionaires and his final shot at legitimacy. But as Doherty’s obsession with Magdalena consumes him, he is pulled into a maelstrom of violent dealings and betrayals that just may be the handiwork of his alluring temptress. Will Doherty follow his fixation to a new life…or a cold grave?

SPECIAL VICTIM is the explosive sequel to Tom Coffey’s widely praised PUBLIC MORALS, which examined the dynamics of a family that was shattered by a police corruption scandal. In SPECIAL VICTIM, which is loosely based on the Central Park Jogger case, Coffey dives even deeper into questions of love, truth and loyalty, and of how the past is always present in our lives.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pocket Star; First Pocket Books Mass Market Edition (August 27, 2002)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0671028308
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0671028305
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.76 x 0.99 x 4.24 inches

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000FC0RQA
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Atria Books (March 18, 2003)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 18, 2003
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 418 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 384 pages

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R. Troyan Krause
February 21, 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars A well wasted tree...

I respectfully disagree with another's review of Mr. Coffey's Miami Twilight which appears here. If indeed a tree was wasted, it was a well wasted tree. I say this for two reasons. For anyone who has spent some time in and around the Miami area, as I have, Mr. Coffey does an admirable job of conveying the sights, sound and pulse of this truly international, intriguing region. I enjoyed his transporting me back for a visit. More importantly though was the result of seeing Mr. Coffey's tale through the first person point of view of his lead character. I don't believe in writing a review of a book and end up giving away the entire storyline in the process. Suffice it to say that this suspenseful, mysterious thriller does reach a conclusion, BUT it's a conclusion through the eyes, mind and heart of the first person main character with all his emotional biases coming into play. It's days later now since I've finished this book, but I'm still wondering whether the character reached the right conclusion or whether instead it was the only one his mind and heart could accept. When you think about it, that's a marvelous ending for a book. Read it and see what your conclusion is. God knows there are choices.

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Kent Braithwaite
August 30, 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars An Edgy Novel Starring a PR Man

As a mystery writer with my debut novel in its initial release, I was fascinated by MIAMI TWILIGHT. MIAMI TWILIGHT is Tom Coffey's second suspense novel. It tells the tale of Garrett Doherty, a public relations man. Garrett is a good man who tries to be a good man. He is married to a fine woman, and he is dedicated to his work. He is a company man, as some good PR men are, and at a business party, a seemingly casual conversation leads to a series of tragic events in a number of different lives. Coffey populates this work with realistically drawn characters, and his plot is swiftly paced taking several unexpected turns. His writing is flawless. MIAMI TWILIGHT is an excellent book.

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Amazon Customer
July 23, 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars entertaining South Florida thriller

Public relations specialist Garrett Doherty is just another transplanted New Yorker working in the Miami office until he attends a company party. At the event, Garrett meets Cuban expatriate Ernesto Rodriguez and the two discuss the Yankees especially El Duque Hernandez. The next morning, Ernesto calls and demands that he be given the "cream of the crop" as he plans to use Garrett as his PR man on his tierra grande project. With his company trying for years to gain Rodriguez's account, Garrett has pitched his way to the top with his unknowingly successful endeavor. Garrett begins working on the Rodriguez land development case immediately and through his client he meets Frank Hedges and his wife, Magdalena. Doherty learns that many people believe that Rodriguez has major drug connections that are funding the project. Ernesto seems to be in hiding as if he is dodging Doherty. In spite of that, the PR guru begins an affair with Magdalena, which leaves his head in the clouds (actually somewhere else further south) while all hell breaks loose around him. MIAMI TWILIGHT is an entertaining South Florida thriller that works because Tom Coffey invests a good portion of his novel in insuring Garrett seems real. If that gamut failed, this book would have tanked. Readers believe in Garrett and his foolish affair that seems to have doomed him so that even El Duque or Mariano will be unable to come in to rescue him. Garrett must save himself or else, making the entire story line plausible and the novel a taut thriller. Harriet Klausner

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