Bob Morris Books in Order

Released from prison after serving time on false charges, former football player Zack Chasteen heads to the Bahamas to reunite with Barbara. Instead, he finds her kidnapped and a photographer murdered, forcing him into another fight.

A bomb scare prompts Zack Chasteen to accept work protecting a Caribbean resort owner. In Jamaica, real explosions and political rivalries turn the assignment deadly, while his inquiries attract the attention of a powerful money launderer.

Delivering palm trees to Barbara's wealthy aunt in Bermuda, Zack Chasteen discovers a mutilated diver's body. The death draws him into a dangerous search for a religious relic believed lost in a centuries-old shipwreck.

Zack Chasteen and pregnant Barbara board a luxury cruise ship for its maiden voyage. Armed hijackers seize the vessel and separate the passengers, leaving Zack struggling to uncover their intentions and protect his family.

A dying friend asks Zack Chasteen to find the daughter he has not seen since infancy. Her Caribbean sailing trip has ended in disappearance, and Zack's search brings him into conflict with criminals and Bahamian police.

These humorous travel essays follow Bob Morris through the Maldives, Vietnam, Hong Kong, American back roads, and South Florida swamps. His encounters explore the people and unexpected experiences that make traveling more revealing than planned itineraries.

Bob Morris collects humorous essays about eating, drinking, and culinary excess. His subjects range from preparing jellyfish and reluctantly tasting whale meat to airplane meals, mangoes, and the search for satisfying conch fritters and bartenders.

Bob Morris recounts comic mishaps involving family, writing, errands, and his own poor decisions. These personal essays follow a habitual troublemaker through embarrassing and unexpected situations, turning everyday complications into reflections on the absurdities of ordinary life.

Twenty-five nonfiction stories explore Florida through Bob Morris's humorous observations and experiences. Beach walks, oppressive heat, tarpon fishing, and the desire to own a boat become starting points for accounts of life on the peninsula.

In twenty-six nonfiction stories, Bob Morris explores marriage, parenthood, and everyday family disorder. Teaching his sons to surf, fishing, climbing trees, and unsuccessful home repairs supply occasions for humor alongside the emotional demands of raising children.

Bob Morris collects 47 pieces, many centered on Florida, that observe people and places through humor. Familiar essays about misadventures and unusual characters join other stories, presenting a range of the writer's comic explorations of everyday life.