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Chase Gordon Tropical Thrillers
Series · 10 books · 2020-2023

Books in series

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#1

Diamond Reef

2020

Chase Gordon has the life. The former Marine works part-time as a bartender to support his life island-hopping on his 40-foot sailboat. When the pretty young wife of one of his fellow Marines shows up looking for her husband, Chase steps in to help her out. Immediately, he finds himself in a stand-off between one of South Florida's most dangerous drug dealers and the D.E.A. Now, he's left wondering what kind of trouble his friend might be facing. Can Chase even save him? Filled with action and adventure, Chase Gordon is the next Travis McGee.
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#2

Dark Cay

A Chase Gordon Tropical Thriller

2021

Life at sea isn't always tranquil. Anchored off a small uninhabited cay in the Bahamas, Chase witnesses another boat being boarded. Before he can react, the skipper of the other vessel is kidnapped. Chase rushes over to find the skipper's teenaged daughter hiding in a locker. When one of the kidnappers returns, Chase finds himself protecting the girl at all costs. Can he find the girl's father and stop the men looking for her?
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#3

Deep Gold

2021

A sunken u-boat. A lost cache of Hitler's gold. Can Chase beat a band of Nazis to this hidden treasure? Chase's peaceful beach day is disrupted when he rescues the beautiful Rikki Talen from an attempted kidnapping. He finds Rikki being pursued by a group of neo-Nazis bent on finding a missing German submarine filled with a shipment of gold. The hunt for the treasure carries Chase and Rikki in the footsteps of a long-dead Nazi hunter and into the depths of the ocean. Grab your snorkel gear and join the pair as they dive into history and face a deadly threat.
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#4

Runaway Tide

2021

When the former marine thwarts an attack, Chase finds himself protecting someone he can't stand. His lover's husband.
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#5

Devil Water

2022

In the middle of dead calm seas, Chase witnesses a plane crash The lone survivor is soon targeted by dangerous foes. Can Chase keep her safe long enough to find who is trying to kill her?
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#6

White Coral

2022

Chase is caught in the midst of a cartel war. When Chase first met Esteban Velasquez, the cartel hitman tried to kill him. Now, the man who is second in command of the largest drug cartel in Florida is missing, and a rival drug lord is claiming he's killing his men. Chase quickly turns down a request by the drug lord, Julio Moreno. However, the DEA and the rival cartel come after Chase, thinking he's working at Moreno's bequest. Before he can get clear, he needs to find Velasquez before a war breaks out in South Florida.
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#7

Shark Pass

2022

Chase is on a hunt for a missing kid–his nephew. An unexpected visitor shows up at the Manta Club, surprising Chase. His sister is searching for her son who ran away from home. Chase leaps to help only to find the trail for his nephew is littered with dead bodies and a high-powered thug who is hunting the boy as well.
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#8

Gator Alley

2022

When Chase and Jay stumble into a murder scene, they recognize a familiar face. A former Marine with a new name and the same face is chasing the men who murdered his family. But why did he change his name? Who else is after him? The manhunt leads Chase and Jay against a motorcycle gang and deep into the Everglades where no one may come out alive.
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#9

Havana Sunrise

2023

Chase wakes up in a hotel room with no memory of how he got there. It takes just a minute to realize he's in the middle of Havana. A minute later, he finds the dead girl, only seconds before the police begin to bang on the hotel door. Soon, he's playing cat and mouse through the streets of Havana while trying to discover who had a vendetta against him.
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#10

Gulf Dreams

2023

Chase is after a pirate treasure, and an old friend resurfaces.

Author

Douglas Pratt
Douglas Pratt
Author · 20 books

Douglas Pratt was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. He has been writing since the third grade. During high school, Douglas dabbled in short stories and poems. Douglas graduated from the University of Memphis with a degree in Journalism. He lives in Mason, Tennessee, and spends his spare time on his sailboat.

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