Tomlinson might or might not be modeled after real people but, to their many kindred readers, the two men are as real as Florida’s Gulf Coast and the islands that provide the settings for Randy’s novels. If you have read all sixteen novels (soon to be seventeen) you’ll recognize a few faces here, a few names and more than a few quirky characters. But if you are new to Doc Ford country, we hope you, too, find a home among the sun-baked, laid-back people who inhabit Florida’s Mangrove Coast of fiction and fact.
WHERE Marine biologist, Dr. Marion Ford and his
. . . mystic hipster sailor pal,
Sanibel Island, FL
Sunday, March 7, 12 – 2 PM & 4 – 6 PM
Doc Ford’s Sanibel Rum Bar & Grille
975 Rabbit Road
Sanibel Island, Florida
239-472-8311
Sanibel Island, FL
Monday, March 8, 12 – 2 PM & 4 – 6 PM
Doc Ford’s Sanibel Rum Bar & Grille
975 Rabbit Road
Sanibel Island, Florida
239-472-8311
Naples, FL
Tuesday, March 9, 2 PM
Borders Naples
10600 Tamiami Trail North, Suite 600
Naples, FL 34108
239-596-7199
Fort Myers, FL
Tuesday, March 9, 7 PM
Barnes & Noble
13751 Tamiami Trail
Ft. Myers, FL 33912
239-437-0654
Marco Island, FL
Wed. March 10, 12 PM
Sunshine Booksellers
677 S. Collier Blvd.
Marco Island, FL 34145
239-393-0353
Sanibel Island, FL
Wed. Mar 10, 5:30 PM
Sanibel Island Bookshop
1571 Periwinkle Way
Sanibel Island, FL 33957
239-472-5223
St. Petersburg, FL
Thur. March 11, 3 PM
Haslam’s
2025 Central Ave.
St. Petersburg, FL 33713
727-822-8616
Tampa, FL
Thursday, March 11, 7 PM
Inkwood Books
Tampa Tribune Auditorium
202 South Parker Street
Tampa, FL
813-253-2638
Sarasota, FL
Friday, March 12, 1 PM
Circle Books
478 John Ringling Blvd
Sarasota, FL 34236
941-388-2850
Daytona Beach, FL
Saturday, March 13, 1 PM
Sam’s Club
1175 Beville Rd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32119
386-760-3330
Atlantic Beach, FL
Saturday, March 13, 7 PM
BookMark
299 Atlantic Blvd
Atlantic Beach, FL 32233
904-241-9026
Cocoa Beach, FL
Sunday, March 14, 12 PM
Cocoa Beach Library
550 N. Brevard Ave
Cocoa Beach, FL 32931
321-868-1104
Vero Beach, FL
Sun. March 14, 4:00 PM
Vero Beach Book Center
2145 Indian River Rd
Vero Beach, FL 32960
772-569-1153 TEL
Boynton Beach, FL
Monday, March 15, 2 PM
W. Boynton Beach Library
9451 Jog Road
Boynton Beach, FL 33437
Del Ray Beach, FL
Monday, March 15, 7 PM
Murder on the Beach
273 Pineapple Grove Way
Delray Beach, FL 33444
561-279-7790
Boca Raton, FL
Tue. March 16, 12 PM
Costco Boca Raton
17800 Congress Avenue
Boca Raton, FL 33487
561-981-5004
Plantation, FL
Tue. March 16, 7 PM
Barnes & Noble
591 South University
Plantation, FL 33324
954-723-0489
Birmingham, AL
Wednesday, March 17, 6 PM
Alabama Booksmith
2626 19th Place S.
Birmingham, AL
205-870-4242
Dallas, TX
Thursday, March 18, 7 PM
Barnes & Noble Lincoln Park
7700 West NW Hwy
Dallas, TX 75225
Houston, TX
Friday, March 19, 6:30 PM
Murder by the Book
2342 Bissonnet St
Houston, TX 77005
713-524-8597
Phoenix, AZ
Sat. March 20, 2 PM
Poisoned Pen
4014 N. Goldwater
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
480-947-2974
Ann Arbor, MI
Sun. March 21, 4 PM
Nicola’s
25113 Jackson Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
734-662-0600
Minneapolis, MN
Mon. March 22, 7 PM
Once Upon a Crime
604 W 26th Street
Minneapolis, MN
612-870-3785
Atlanta, GA
Tue. March 23, 6:30 PM
Eagle Eye Bookshop
2076 N. Decatur Road
Decatur, GA 30033
404-486-0307
Orlando, FL
Wed. March 24, 7 PM
Barnes & Noble Colonial Plaza
2418 E.Colonial
Orlando, FL
407-894-6024
Oxford, MS
Thursday, March 25, 6 PM
Square Books
129 Courthouse Square
Oxford, MS 38655
662-236-2262
Sarasota, FL
Friday, March 26, 1-3 PM
BJ’s Wholesale Club
8085 Cooper Creek Blvd.
University Park, FL 34201
941-360-1363
Brandon, FL
Friday, March 26, 7 PM
Books-A-Million
839 Brandon Town Mall
Brandon, FL 33511
813-571-2062
Ft. Myers, FL
Saturday, March 27, 12 – 2 PM & 4 – 6 PM
Doc Ford’s Fort Myers Beach Rum Bar & Grille
708 Fisherman's Wharf
Fort Myers Beach, Florida
239-765-9660
Clearwater, FL
Sunday, March 28, 2 PM
Borders Books & Music
2683 Gulf to Bay Blvd.
Clearwater, FL 33759
727-723-2300
