Detector Man

<p class=ql-align-center>He had Two Tickets to Paradise...</p><p class=ql-align-center></p><p>Retired athlete and coach Barney Caprio thinks he's all set when he and his beautiful wife purchase a residence in swanky Flamingo Pointe a 55-and-older gated community on Florida's famed Treasure Coast.</p><p></p><p>And then she walks out on him.</p><p></p><p>Listless and dispirited Barney unsuccessfully tries to fill the endless time with Tiki Bar Happy Hours Early Bird Specials and a lot of fruitless golf and fishing in what has now become his tropical prison. Despite his boredom he resists when he's gifted a metal detector to help pass the time fearing being labeled as one of those weirdos trooping up and down the beach in search of treasure.</p><p></p><p>But then some odd things start happening around his usually sedate community and Barney finds himself drawn into a wacky series of events involving Flamingo Pointe's colorful - sometimes crazy - cast of characters. His misadventures culminate in the complex's first ever murder mystery at the same time he's trying to straighten out his disastrous love life.</p><p>Indeed it seems this poor guy's world is spinning out of control like a Florida hurricane. But in his quest to uncover legendary riches Barney Caprio comes to realize he's searching for something more important: himself. </p>