A Fortune in Blood: A Florida Action Adventure Novel (Scott Jarvis Private Investigator) Paperback – August 14, 2020

Enjoyed your yarn. Great characters with exciting story line. Keep 'm coming and I can not wait for the next in the series.

I’m a huge fan of Scott Cook's books. The author always delights readers with his great ability to create intriguing and faction-packed plots together with a detailed description of settings and interesting characters. In this new instalment of the series that has private investigator Scott Jarvis as its protagonists, Cook takes us to the exotic and scenic Costa Rica where Jarvis travels to meet his good friend Clay and have some time off. But he will get involved in a ferocious and dangerous fight for control. A multi-millionaire and his ex-wife are battling to gain control over their green technology company. When this fight promises to escalate out of control, Jarvis will have to save his friend and Clay’s family.This is the seventh book out of eleven that compose this series. Luckily, there are a lot more of these intriguing, mysterious and well-written stories. I recommend it.

A Fortune in Blood: A Florida Action Adventure Novel (Scott Jarvis Private Investigator Book 7) by Scott Cook is an excellent addition to the adventure series. In this book our hero, Scott Jarvis, thinks he is about to get some rest down in Costa Rica when his old friend asks him to visit. Little does he know that he is about to get drawn into a bloody fight over a powerful company which holds control over a vast amount of power in the region.What I really like about this series is how visual the books are. I find it very easy to imagine the events playing out and can see the characters in my mind's eye. This is a credit to the author's ability to get the imagination going and get the reader fully immersed in the story. I highly recommend this series to anyone who enjoys action and adventure, along with those who like long running series. I also think this would be a great series to adapt for the small screen.

Florida author Scott Cook is a freelance copywriter as well as a novelist. He is also an adventurer, embracing most all water sports, and his novels share that passion. His books to date include WORLD OF CORPSES, and the SCOTT JARVIS PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR SERIES of which A FORTUNE IN BLOOD is volume 7.Scott’s ability to create primary characters that can sustain a reading audience over extended volumes is a talent he has mastered. His gift scene for setting is evident in the Prologue: ‘Clay Delaney was in his mid-forties. He was of medium height and build and possessed an open honest face whose handsomeness still contained something of a boyish quality. Missy could never quite figure out if that was because of his genes or his nature. He was the kind of man who was quick to laugh and slow to anger. They made a good pair. Missy was a year or so younger. She was small and slim with a beauty that belied her age. She was intelligent, thoughtful and tough…’ Two primary characters are established, and the story plows on.The provided overview summarizes the plot well: ‘The tropical jungles of Central America team with betrayal, lust, greed and international intrigue that threatens to explode and take everything Scott Jarvis loves with it…Florida private investigator Scott Jarvis is finally getting his life back on an even keel after the harrowing end to his search for a Nazi U-boat. When he gets a call from his friend Clay to come down to Costa Rica and visit, it seems like a much-needed change of pace… yet something is brewing beneath the surface. Miles Palmer and his ex-wife Andrea are battling for control over their multi-million dollar, multi-national green technology company. With so much at stake, both estranged spouses are plotting to prove that the other is incapable so that they can wrest total control of EcoLife for themselves. Unfortunately, Clay Delaney and his family are drawn into this struggle for power that threatens to turn deadly and exposes an international plot that could destabilize the entire Central American Isthmus. With time running short and little to go on, Jarvis must smash his way through the lies, mysteries and avoid death at every turn before Clay, his wife and his three children become the first casualties in a bloody revolution and fight for ultimate power!‘This is another excellent installment in Scott’s series. Much of the pleasure of reading is becoming engrossed in an in-depth excursion of a thriller on the page. That is what makes reading such a rewarding exercise – and Scott Cook is one fine guide! Highly recommended. Grady Harp, August 21

A Fortune in Blood is my eighth read from author Scott Cook and I have to say that I enjoyed all of his books. He is an excellent and talented writer who, as in other opportunities, told a good story, with vivid characters which made me feel part of the action.I found this book thoroughly entertaining and I adored the settings and information on geography. The tropical jungles of Central America are the perfect scenarios for this non-stop mystery adventure. Also, the characters appeared to have realistic personalities. The story line was both captivating and engrossing.I liked this piece, and the heroic efforts, but I have to withhold one star because the frequent repeats of conspiracy tended to slow down the action. That doesn’t mean that I won’t eagerly wait for the next book, because I’m still a big fan.

Really enjoyed this book, kept me reading. Kept me on my toes following the ins and outs of this great writer. Great story filled with adventure and suspense.Rock on!

Another exciting adventure. It takes a 2020 view of classic private detective tales, It’s worth the time to read(or listen)

Just this reviewers opinion, but books that go forward and backward in time just plain s_ck. This book and the better ones in the series have near perfect pace. When historical event are part of the story, fine but to do if for no real reason takes a lot away from the story.