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When a handsome and mysterious stranger arrives in Crooked River, the town is consumed by rumors. Although a deeply private young man, Dieter befriends everyone from deckhands to shopkeepers. On the rebound from a disastrous relationship, the charming but hesitant Maggie Paterson falls in love. Teddy Mink, the town s notorious, paranoid drug lord, convinced that Dieter s a narc, formulates a plan to silence him. Maggie's recently estranged ex, who moonlights as a drug runner for Teddy, jealously agrees that Dieter must be handled no matter the cost. From the moonlit beaches of Quintana Roo to the waterfront docks of Crooked River, Florida, Fever Tree is a beautifully written story that charts the surprising journey of a deeply troubled young man zealously guarding the secrets of his past.
About the Author
Tim Applegate was born in Fort Benning, Georgia and grew up in Terre Haute, Indiana. In 1978 he obtained a B.A. degree in journalism and literature from Indiana University. Tim has lived in Boston, Sarasota, Florida, and for the last twenty-three years on two acres in the foothills of the coastal range of western Oregon. He is married and has two daughters. He grows wine grapes on his acreage, is an avid hiker, and travels extensively. Tim's poetry, essays, and short fiction have been published in The Florida Review, The South Dakota Review, Lake Effect, and many other literary journals. He is the author of the poetry collections At the End of Day (Traprock Books) and Blueprints (Turnstone Books of Oregon) , the chapbook Drydock (Blue Cubicle Press) , and the novel Fever Tree (Amberjack Publishing) .
