FLORIDA Everglades, Florida., September 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Death in the Everglades ($24.95Lyons Press, Sep 2022), the seventh book of Randy Minetor Delve deep into the murky waters in the non-fiction series about real people dying in national parks South Florida to find the most gripping, infamous, and bewildering tales of death and disaster in the river of grass.
Hidden in the tall sawgrass and shallow waters of the Florida Everglades are true tales of mysterious deaths, secret crimes, and natural and man-made disasters. Desperados fled here after escaping prison, rum smugglers gunned down their enemies, and murderers slid their loot down canals. Commercial airlines crashed and burned in the dirt. Hurricanes swept through the region, forcing Lake Okeechobee to flood its shores and wipe out entire cities. And every once in a while an alligator would make someone’s lunch.
Whether the deaths were caused by acts of nature, crime, operator error, or human folly, Minetor has sifted through newspaper reports, court transcripts, local lore, plane crash reports, police investigations, and obscure references to uncover the truth behind the stories. She describes the scant facts about historical criminals Edgar J Watson and John Ashleythe circumstances that led to four fatal plane disasters, the early dangers of Alligator Alley to unwary motorists and bus drivers, and the chilling murders of Police Chief WF Hutto (still unsolved), Judge Curtis ChillingworthLorraine Hatzakorian and Marissa Karpamong other.
The author of Death in Glacier National Park, Death in Zion National Parkdeath one Rocky Mountain National ParkDeath in Acadia, death on Katahdinand death on mount washington, Approaching the Everglades with a broader brushstroke, Minetor found few fatal accidents in the national park itself, but many throughout the region. “I really thought this book was going to be about alligators,” she begins, telling us that she soon found the Everglades to be one of the most popular spots for cadaver waste The United States.
“I’m writing these books for one reason: so that visitors to national parks and other wild places know what dangers they may encounter and what mistakes others have made that have taken their lives,” Minetor said. “In the Everglades, there are no mountains to fall from – but there are canals that bodies and even entire cars can disappear into, and tall grasses that can obscure trails and roads. The more people know, the less likely they’ll get it wrong, so turn around and get out.”
Randy Minetor is the author of more than 80 traditionally published non-fiction books. She writes about national parks, birds and bird watching, gardening, travel, hiking and touring in her home country The State of New York, and on topics of general interest ranging from psychology to food ingredient controversies. Her husband, photographer Nick MinetorShe provides the photos for her guidebooks, including the haunting sunset on the cover of Death in the Evergladesshot in on Pah-Hay-Okee Everglades National Park
Death in the Everglades ($24.95, 260 pages, 6 x 9, paperback, ISBN: 978-1493065981) is also available as an e-book. It can be purchased at any online bookstore or from the National Book Network at (800) 462-6420. Follow the author on Facebook @minetorbooks or visit her website at minetor.com.
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