Randy Wayne White Wows Crowd At Cocoa Beach Library

By  //  August 24, 2014

‘Why Did We Come?  We Love Randy!’

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Cheryl Hemingway getting in the picture with Randy Wayne White. Readers came from far and wide to see in the flesh a favorite writer and story teller, whose Doc Ford series set in Southwest Florida, have sold millions. (Nancy Lundell image)

BREVARD COUNTY • COCOA BEACH, FLORIDA – Readers came from far and wide to the Cocoa Beach Library to see in the flesh a favorite writer and story teller, Randy Wayne White, whose Doc Ford series (21 books), set in Southwest Florida, have sold millions.

White then signed copies of “Haunted,” the third novel of his new series featuring Hannah Smith.
White then signed copies of “Haunted,” the third novel of his new series featuring Hannah Smith.

A totally “man’s man,” White shared anecdotes about his wild adventures in the Everglades, getting cut up on sawgrass, and walking the soles off his boots while he and his friends attempted to drag their canoes to remote destination in search of Sasquash and UFOs.

He also answered questions about his novels and his much beloved characters, as well as addressing rumors about various novels being optioned for movies or a new TV mini series. (He’ll believe it when it’s in reruns, he says.)

White then signed copies of “Haunted,” the third novel of his new series featuring Hannah Smith.

The plot of “Haunted” tells a familiar Florida tale: historic ground is set to be broken to make way for new condos. It is Hannah Smith’s task to prove that the owner of a historic building didn’t disclose all the facts when he sold to developers.

A portion of the book sales will be donated to the Cocoa Beach Library.

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Dani Clevens, front, and Deborah Orr, back left, wait patiently to meet Randy Wayne White. Readers came from far and wide to see in the flesh a favorite writer and story teller, whose Doc Ford series set in Southwest Florida, have sold millions. (Nancy Lundell image)
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Ray Dickinson, Director of the Cocoa Beach Library, with author Randy Wayne White. Readers came from far and wide to see in the flesh a favorite writer and story teller, whose Doc Ford series set in Southwest Florida, have sold millions. (Nancy Lundell image)
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Readers came from far and wide to see Randy Wayne White in the flesh, a favorite writer and story teller whose Doc Ford series set in Southwest Florida have sold millions. (Nancy Lundell image)
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Readers came from far and wide to see Randy Wayne White in the flesh, a favorite writer and story teller whose Doc Ford series set in Southwest Florida have sold millions. (Nancy Lundell image)
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Randy Wayne White signing his latest book “Haunted.” Readers came from far and wide to see Randy Wayne White in the flesh, a favorite writer and story teller whose Doc Ford series set in Southwest Florida have sold millions. (Nancy Lundell image)
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Pat Robinson and Toni Ann Robinson wait to see Randy Wayne White. Readers came from far and wide to see in the flesh a favorite writer and story teller, whose Doc Ford series set in Southwest Florida, have sold millions. (Nancy Lundell image)
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Randy Wayne White is a writer of crime fiction and non-fiction adventure tales. He has written New York Times best-selling novels and has received awards for his fiction and a television documentary. He is best known for his series of crime novels featuring the retired NSA agent Doc Ford, a marine biologist living on the Gulf Coast of southern Florida. White has contributed material on a variety of topics to numerous magazines and has lectured across the United States. A resident of Southwest Florida since 1972, he currently lives on Pine Island, where he is active in South Florida civic affairs and with the restaurant Doc Ford’s Sanibel Rum Bar & Grill on nearby Sanibel Island. (Nancy Lundell image)
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Cheryl Hemingway getting in the picture with Randy Wayne White. Readers came from far and wide to see in the flesh a favorite writer and story teller, whose Doc Ford series set in Southwest Florida, have sold millions. (Nancy Lundell image)
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Robert Northington and Judy Nesbitt wait to see Randy Wayne White. Readers came from far and wide to see in the flesh a favorite writer and story teller, whose Doc Ford series set in Southwest Florida, have sold millions. (Nancy Lundell image)
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Nancy Abene and readers came from far and wide to see Randy Wayne White in the flesh, a favorite writer and story teller whose Doc Ford series set in Southwest Florida have sold millions. (Nancy Lundell image)
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LEFT TO RIGHT: Chuck Schultz with Judy Nesbitt. Readers came from far and wide to see Randy Wayne White in the flesh, a favorite writer and story teller whose Doc Ford series set in Southwest Florida have sold millions. (Nancy Lundell image)