Randy Wayne White (born 1950) is an American writer of

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and non-fiction adventure tales. He has written

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best-selling novels and has received awards for his fiction and a television documentary. He is best known for his series of crime novels featuring the retired NSA agent Doc Ford, a marine biologist living on the Gulf Coast of southern

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. White has contributed material on a variety of topics to numerous magazines and has lectured across the United States. A resident of

Southwest Florida Southwest Florida is the region along the southwest Gulf coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The area is known for its beaches, subtropical landscape, and winter resort economy. Definitions of the region vary, though its boundaries are genera ...

since 1972, he lives on Sanibel Island, where he is active in South Florida civic affairs and owns the restaurant Doc Ford's Sanibel Rum Bar & Grill.

Biography

White was born in

Ashland, Ohio Ashland is a city in Ashland County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is approximately 66 miles southwest of Cleveland. The population was 19,225 at the 2020 census. It is the center of the Ashland Micropolitan statistical area, wh ...

, and spent his early life on a small farm outside Pioneer, Ohio. His summers were spent in Rockingham, North Carolina, his mother's hometown. In the 1960s his family moved to

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, where White attended Davenport Central High School and competed in baseball, football, and springboard diving. After graduating in 1968, he spent time in travel before settling in Southwest Florida in 1972. After "traveling" for five years after high school, White worked for the '' Fort Myers News-Press'' for four years during which time he obtained a captain's license. He then bought a used charter boat and operated as a light-tackle fishing guide at the Tarpon Bay Marina on Sanibel Island for thirteen years.

Bibliography

Fiction by "Carl Ramm"

* ''Florida Firefight'' (1984) * ''L.A. Wars'' (1984) * ''Chicago Assault'' (1984) * ''Deadly in New York'' (1984) * ''Houston Attack'' (1985) * ''Vegas Vengeance'' (1985) * ''Detroit Combat'' (1985) * ''Terror in D.C.'' (1986) * ''Atlanta Extreme'' (1986) * ''Denver Strike'' (1986) * ''Operation Norfolk'' (1986)

Fiction by "Randy Striker"

* ''Key West Connection'' (1981) * ''The Deep Six'' (1981) * ''Cuban Death-Lift'' (1981) * ''The Deadlier Sex'' (1981) * ''Assassin's Shadow'' (1981) * ''Everglades Assault'' (1982) * ''Grand Cayman Slam'' (1982)

Doc Ford Novels

#''Sanibel Flats'' (1990, St. Martin's Press, ) #''The Heat Islands'' (1992, St. Martin's Press, ) #''The Man Who Invented Florida'' (1993, St. Martin's Press, ) #''Captiva'' (1996, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ) #''North of Havana'' (1997, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ) #''The Mangrove Coast'' (1998, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ) #''Ten Thousand Islands'' (2000, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ) #''Shark River'' (2001, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ) #''Twelve Mile Limit'' (2002, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ) #''Everglades'' (2003, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ) #''Tampa Burn'' (2004, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ) #''Dead of Night'' (2005, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ) #''Dark Light'' (2006, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ) #''Hunter's Moon'' (2007, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ) #''Black Widow'' (2008, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ) #''Dead Silence'' (2009, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ) #''Deep Shadow'' (2010, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ) #''Night Vision'' (2011, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ) #''Chasing Midnight'' (2012, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ) #''Night Moves'' (March, 2013, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ) #''Bone Deep'' (March, 2014, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ) #''Cuba Straits'' (March, 2015, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ) #''Deep Blue'' (March, 2016, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ) #''Mangrove Lightning'' (March, 2017, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ) #''Caribbean Rim'' (March, 2018, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ) #''Salt River'' (February, 2020 G.P. Putnam's Sons, ) #''One Deadly Eye'' (June, 2024 Hanover Square Press, ) #''Tomlinson's Wake'' (June, 2025 Hanover Square Press, )

Sharks Incorporated novels

A Doc Ford spinoff for kids. #''Fins'' (March 2020, Roaring Brook Press, ) #''Stingers'' (May 2021, Roaring Brook Press, ISBN 9781250244635) #''Crocs'' (March 2022, Roaring Brook Press, ISBN 9781250813497)

Hannah Smith novels

#''Gone'' (2012, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ) #''Deceived'' (2013, G.P. Putnam's Sons, ) #''Haunted'' (2014, G. P. Putnam's Sons, ) #''Seduced'' (2016, Penguin Publishing Group )

Non-fiction

*''Batfishing in the Rainforest'' (1991, Lyons & Burford) *''The Sharks of Lake Nicaragua: True tales of adventure, travel, and fishing'' (1999, Lyon's Press, ) *''Last Flight Out: True tales of adventure, travel, and fishing'' (2002, Lyons Press, ) *"Dr. Pepper" in ''Outside 25: Classic tales and new voices from the frontiers of adventure'', edited by Hal Espen (2002, W.W. Norton, ) *''An American Traveler'' (2003, Lyons Press, ) *''A Fishing Guide's Guide to Tropical Cooking'' (2006, Algonquin Press) *''Randy Wayne White's Gulf Coast Cookbook: With memories and photos of Sanibel Island'', photographs by Carlene Fredericka Brennen (2006, The Globe Pequot Press, )

Contributions to periodicals

* Contributing editor and columnist for ''

Men's Journal ''Men's Journal'' was an American men's lifestyle magazine focused on outdoor recreation and comprising editorials on the outdoors, environmental issues, health and fitness, style and fashion, and gear. It was founded in 1992 by Jann Wenner of ...

'' * Contributing editor and columnist for ''

Men's Health ''Men's Health'' (''MH''), published by Hearst Communications, Hearst, is the world's largest men's magazine brand, with 35 editions in 59 countries; it is the bestselling men's magazine on American newsstands. Started as a men's health magazin ...

'' * Contributor to '' National Geographic Adventure'' * An editor-at-large of ''

Outside Outside or Outsides may refer to: * Wilderness Books and magazines * ''Outside'', a book by Marguerite Duras * ''Outside'' (magazine), an outdoors magazine Film, theatre and TV * Outside TV (formerly RSN Television), a television network * '' ...

References

Bibliography

* MacDonald, Jay
"'Doc Ford' author drifting aimlessly in financial waters"
''News & Advice''. Bankrate.com. April 26, 2005. (Retrieved November 10, 2006)

''Outside online''. (Retrieved November 10, 2006)

External links

Official Randy Wayne White homepageInterview with Randy Wayne White
''Speaking of Mysteries TV Series'' (2001) {{DEFAULTSORT:White, Randy Wayne 1950 births 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists American crime fiction writers American nature writers American male novelists Novelists from Florida Living people People from Ashland, Ohio People from Sanibel, Florida 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers 20th-century American non-fiction writers 21st-century American non-fiction writers American male non-fiction writers