Caribbean Humor Novel Returns Readers To The Quirky Side Of Paradise

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Caribbean Humor Novel Returns Readers To The Quirky Side Of Paradise

Dallas, Texas – September 19, 2020 – Most people dream of being stranded on a tropical island. But down-on-his-luck Cal Batten just wants to sell his dad's ramshackle, football-shaped house, fly home and pay off his creditors. Unfortunately for him, nothing on Blacktip Island goes smoothly, and if he can't figure out what illegalities his old man was mixed up in, fast, he may end up stuck on the island, broke and homeless.

That's the hero's predicament in The Secret of Rosalita Flats, the comic follow-up to the award-nominated Blacktip Island from and Dallas resident and S.M.U. Master's in English recipient Tim W. Jackson. The novel returns readers to the fictional Blacktip Island, and is an irresistible comic mystery for anyone who's ever dreamed of trading the rat race for a carefree life of hammocks and palm trees.

"The Secret of Rosalita Flats is a Northern-Exposure-meets-Margaritaville comedy," Jackson said. "The land mass is fictional, but the setting and characters will resonate with anyone who's spent time on a small, tropical island."

The locals are quirky: A handyman who claims he can see the future; a housekeeper who refuses to be fired; a resort manager who thinks he's an avenging angel sent to keep folks on the straight-and-narrow; a beautiful ex-best friend who might just drown Cal if she gets the chance; and someone—or something—that might be an island tall tale come to life to scare him away from the place.

The Manhattan Book Review calls The Secret of Rosalita Flats "a humorous, slow-burn mystery that will consume the reader." Reader Views says, "From the first few sentences, Jackson's sense of humor hooks you, and you know it's going to be a fun ride."

The novel draws on Jackson's 20 years working as a boat captain and multi-agency scuba instructor in the Cayman Islands.

Before moving to the Caribbean, Jackson worked as a journalist in Florida for a decade, then earned a master's degree in creative writing from Southern Methodist University.

Jackson's previous novel, Blacktip Island, was a USA Book News Book of the Year award finalist. His Blacktip Island-based short stories have appeared in literary journals worldwide.

The Secret of Rosalita Flats is available at local bookstores as well as at online booksellers in hardbound, paperback and ebook editions.

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