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Bermuda Schwartz (Zack Chasteen Series)
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780312328931
ISBN: 0312328931
Label: St. Martin's Minotaur
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Minotaur
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: February 06, 2007
Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur
Release Date: February 06, 2007
Studio: St. Martin's Minotaur
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Editorial Review:
From the Edgar-nominated, bestselling series that gets better with each book, and an author who constantly surprises, comes Bermuda Schwartz--a tale of hidden treasure, murder, romance, and rum. A young scuba guide, scouting new dive sites in the shipwreck-laden reefs that rim Bermuda, makes a fatal discovery--a treasure more valuable than gold or jewels. And some people are willing to kill for it. Enter Zack Chasteen, knockabout palm-tree farmer, and his inscrutable Taino associate, Boggy, who have been dragged to Bermuda by Zack's ladylove, Barbara Pickering. She needs their help throwing a gala 75th birthday party for her wealthy and eccentric Aunt Trula. While there, Zack drops by the bank to visit his money, a couple of million dollars earned in recent exploits that he has stashed away in one of the country's notorious tax-free offshore accounts. Big problem: Zack's money is gone and his bankers can't seem to explain where it is or who might have it. Zack is grappling with another issue as well: Where is this whole thing going with him and Barbara Pickering? She's not pressing, but it's clear she'd like to tie the knot, maybe start a family. Is Zack really ready to say, "I do?" As he wrestles with the dilemmas of love and money, both of which may wind up lost, Zack falls in with wise and wily Teddy Schwartz, a legendary Bermudan treasure salvager and one of Aunt Trula's longtime paramours. Schwartz is harboring a few secrets of his own, and Zack is soon crossing paths with a secret sect of religious zealots who are hoping to complete a bloody and tumultuous two-thousand-year-old quest. Suspenseful, laugh-out-loud hilarious, and startlingly original, Bermuda Schwartz is Bob Morris's best book yet, a rollicking island yarn that turns the historical puzzle thriller on its head!
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Smooth Sailing
The author weaves a tale of murder and greed in the third entry of this series. It feels easy and confident in the execution and bodes well for the future. A great travel preview for those who haven't been to Bermuda.
Rating: - The third's the charm
Bermuda Schwartz is the third book of the Zac Chasteen series by Bob Morris and for me it was the best to date. The other two (Jamaica Me Dead and Bahamarama) were fun reads as well, but Bermuda Schwartz is faster paced and with more of an edge to it. Oh and there is a surprise at the end for Zac. Enough said.
Rating: - A Quick and Satisfying Zack Chasteen Tale
Zack Chasteen, former linebacker for the Miami Dolphins, is now raising palm trees in Jamaica where he also troubleshoots for friends in need and mentally relishes the 2 million dollars he has secreted in a Bermudan bank (read " Bahamarama" and "Jamaica Me Dead"). In this latest offering, Zack accompanies the love of his life, Barbara Pickering, to Bermuda to visit her Aunt Trula and, coincidentally, transplant eight of his Madagascar palms on her estate for her 75th birthday bash. Fortunately, ... Read More
Rating: - "The Deep" Revisited... Kind Of.....
One thing Bob Morris ought to have done, and he admits at the end of the book that he didn't, is to have spent some time in Bermuda before writing a book that takes place there.
I have spent the last 47 years visitng Bermuda and have done most everything you can do one the island within the law in that time, including diving. Therefore, the incorrect references to the island in this book are a bit jarring and detract from the story.
Memo to Mr. Morris: If you are standing ... Read More
Rating: - Humorous Mystery
Zack Chasteen and his girlfriend, Barbara, travel to Bermuda to a) plant some palm trees and b) attend her aunt's 70th birthday gala. The last thing Zack expects is to rescue a scuba-clad body off of the hazardous beachfront property of Barbara's Aunt Trula, Cutfoot Estate (appropriately named, of course). He finds out later that the body, whose eyes had been gouged out, is in a similar condition to two other bodies found years ago, and he wonders at the coincidence. He, however, is not alone in his ... Read More
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