General Information
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 Title:                  Cactus Island
 Author:                 William Manchee
 Read By:                WilliamTimnick
 Copyright:              2008
 Audiobook Copyright:    2010
 Genre:                  Mystery
 Publisher:              Top Publications
 Series Name:            7
 Position in Series:     Stan Turner Series
 Abridged:               No

Original Media Information
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 Source:                 Audible.com

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 Number of MP3s:         45
 Total Duration:         11:09:05
 Total MP3 Size:         306.66
 Parity Archive:         Yes
 Ripped By:              Moondance
 Ripped With:            Goldwave
 Encoded At:             CBR 64 kbit/s 44100 Hz Mono
 ID3 Tags:               Set, v1.1, v2.3

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Book Description
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"Cactus Island" is part of the "Stan Turner Mystery" series. It was 
the first one that I have read in this series. I enjoyed it so much; 
I am looking forward to going back and catching up on the other ones. 
It starts out as a suspenseful mystery. I can't say murder mystery because 
in one case, the death is suspicious and in the other case, we aren't 
sure if the person is actually dead or has just disappeared. Stan and 
his partner Paula are both defense attorneys on cases that initially 
appear dissimilar, however, as the plot thickens it is discovered that 
there is a connection between the two. By the end of the story, they 
are totally intertwined. The plot also evolves from a mystery to a science 
fiction tale. I absolutely loved this twist in the story. It made it 
much more fun to read. The characters are well developed and each has 
their own personal issues to deal with. This makes the novel seem more 
real to you because it adds more dimension to the drama that is occurring 
within the plot. Because it is a series, they also already have their 
relationships established and seem very comfortable within their roles. 
Mr. Manchee has a gift of leading you to a thought about what is happening 
in the story, then acknowledging it, and then adding suspense that takes 
you off in a different direction. This was great. I would finally think 
I figured things out, and then realize that I wasn't even close. Then 
with the sci-fi angle, it really changed things. Reading "Cactus Island" 
is definitely like riding a rollercoaster and it is all fun! I did get 
a few goose bumps along the way. If you like straight up, non-paranormal 
fiction, this book is not for you. However, if you like shows like X-Files 
and books with paranormal or science fiction elements, read "Cactus 
Island," and you will be in heaven! I sure was. --Reader Views

William Manchee's Cactus Island: A Stan Turner Mystery is one legal 
thriller that will have you scratching your heads, even if you don't 
believe in extra-terrestrial life. How do you defend someone who insists 
that they saw a space ship that caused them to lose control of his jeep, 
plunging over a hill and resulting in the death of a friend who had 
been a passenger in the vehicle? The driver, Steven Caldwell, who survives 
the accident, is accused of murder for reckless driving and the incriminating 
evidence slowly builds up, particularly when the sheriff discovers that 
the two friends were in love with the same girl. Attorney Stan Turner 
initially refuses to defend Caldwell on the grounds that this could 
make him the laughing stock of the legal community. On the other hand, 
if he succeeds, he would be considered a brilliant litigator. Eventually, 
Turner gives in and takes on the case, while continually grumbling that 
every time he thinks he has it under control strange things happen. 
In addition to our murder trial, Manchee cleverly interweaves another 
mystery- one involving a divorce between Cheryl Windsor and her husband 
Martin, who mysteriously has disappeared along with one of the his employees- 
a manager at one of his hotels. This one is handled by Turner's partner 
Paula Waters, who is troubled that her client, Cheryl Windsor, seems 
to be having convenient lapses of memory as the district attorney gathers 
a great deal of damning evidence against her. Could she have something 
to do with her husband's disappearance? When Waters tries to find out 
more about Martin Windsor, she comes to the conclusion that he may have 
intentionally disappeared in order to avoid his assets being divided 
by the divorce court. In fact, he made sure all of his assets disappeared 
along with him and moreover he seems to have been involved with off-shore 
bank accounts. What eventually is exposed is that although the two mysteries 
seem to be miles apart, they are very much interconnected, particularly 
when we are clued in that Martin Windsor, an immigrant from Hungary, 
seems not to have left any records evidencing his existence in the USA. 
Who is Martin Windsor and where did he come from now becomes of prime 
importance? Manchee provides his readers with a dexterously plotted 
tale that ties everything together with a surprise ending. And even 
if you don't believe in space ships and aliens, you have to admit that 
this would make great courtroom drama- if it actually happened! --Norman 
Goldman, Bookpleasures.com

With Cactus Island William Manchee offers another riveting tale in his 
ongoing Stan Turner series. The reader is hooked immediately from the 
Cactus Island first line in this gripping, keenly portrayed story theme. 
The narrative is told in the first person, chapter by chapter by Stan 
and law partner Paula Waters. Initially I had a little problem deciding 
who was talking, but I soon had that figured out and zipped right into 
the story. Transitions are handled well, I wondered how Manchee could 
pull plot and sub plot together in a believable manner, and found that 
Manchee has done it again with wit and adroit writing. As always Manchee 
s characters are uncontrived, well portrayed and plausible. I have found 
with Manchee s character there is no middle ground, we really like the 
likeable, and really despise those deserving our aversion. Colloquy 
flows naturally as the characters work to unravel problems. The plot 
zenith and outcome are handled with usual Manchee aplomb. I have no 
problem believing that Stan would have dealt with the situations he 
faced in Cactus Island precisely as is drafted by author Manchee. Writer 
Manchee has set together another great milieu of engaging, convincing 
characters, predicaments and blunders. The tale Manchee weaves in Cactus 
Island brings us another great romp with full time lawyer part time 
sleuth Stan Turner and his law partner Paula Waters. With the character 
Doc Verner and his insistence that aliens have landed on Cactus Island, 
Manchee has added a little plot twist to titillate and surprise the 
reader. Cactus Island is a well-written tale filled with many of the 
characters we have come to enjoy from the first works in this ongoing 
series. The Turner children are now nearly grown up we see Stan, Rebekah 
and their family much as our own. And that is in part what makes this 
series so engaging. --Molly Martin Reviews --This text refers to the 
Audio CD edition.

