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CSI: Miami #1
Florida Getaway
A gripping forensic investigation starring former homicide detective Horatio Caine and his team, based on the hit television series CSI Miami.
288 pages, Paperback
First published July 29, 2003
About the author
Max Allan Collins
758 books1,231 followersReceived the Shamus Award, "The Eye" (Lifetime achievment award) in 2006.
He has also published under the name Patrick Culhane. He and his wife, Barbara Collins, have written several books together. Some of them are published under the name Barbara Allan.
Book Awards
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1984) : True Detective
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1992) : Stolen Away
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1995) : Carnal Hours
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1997) : Damned in Paradise
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1999) : Flying Blind: A Novel about Amelia Earhart
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (2002) : Angel in Black
Japanese: マックス・アラン・コリンズ
or マックス・アラン コリンズ
He has also published under the name Patrick Culhane. He and his wife, Barbara Collins, have written several books together. Some of them are published under the name Barbara Allan.
Book Awards
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1984) : True Detective
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1992) : Stolen Away
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1995) : Carnal Hours
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1997) : Damned in Paradise
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1999) : Flying Blind: A Novel about Amelia Earhart
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (2002) : Angel in Black
Japanese: マックス・アラン・コリンズ
or マックス・アラン コリンズ
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January 5, 2021
"Ik vond vluchtgevaar een aangename afwisseling om het jaar mee af te sluiten. Het boek is absoluut niet zwaarwichtig of moeilijk en heeft me enkele aangename uren leesplezier bezorgd!"
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December 17, 2019
If you like the show, you'll probably like this. It's not the best written book, but all the characters pretty much match their characterization from the show and that's the most important thing.
Recommended 14+ for violence, murder, hard language, and romance.
Recommended 14+ for violence, murder, hard language, and romance.
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November 20, 2013HUGE CSI Miami fan!!! I freaking love this show! Looking forward to the book.
February 23, 2014
Collins knows how to write. He the characters so right I could hear their voices in my head.
January 1, 2019
The one problem I had with this is that Caine is speaking to a computer and giving it instructions on what to do and he says things like "Zoom four times". On the next line he says "Double tap" and the lab assistant responds in an odd way. You don't find out until later that "Double tap" wasn't an instruction for the computer, it was the way the guy was killed. They could have made this much more clear.
April 3, 2022
If you love CSI Miami, then you'll love the book series. I read this series a few years ago, but got back into this year. Forgot how much I love the characters of CSI Miami. Kept all the one liners and personalities of the characters, can't wait to continue on!
August 11, 2023
Ik ken de karakters, omdat ik altijd al de serie heb gekeken vroeger. Het was daarom ook leuk om het nu in een boek te lezen. Puur omdat ik ook de stemmen en karakters van de personages goed kan inbeelden hierbij.
May 24, 2017
Masterpiece
October 1, 2017
Liked the book, but read it in Dutch and the translation was terrible.
September 1, 2019
ik ben dol op de CSI series en heb ook elke aflevering gezien. dit boek leest weg als een extra aflevering van Miami met een klein rolletje voor Las Vegas.
March 31, 2021
It's like watching the episode playing right in your head. Awesome!
January 21, 2022
If you like the show, you'll like the book. The author did a very good job at making the characters the same as they are in the show, he obviously did his research. This book only focusses on one case, but it was interesting from start to finish, complete with plot twists, and I enjoyed watching it all come together as you came closer to the end
November 8, 2012
This was my first CSI: MIAMI serialized novel, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I have to say that Max Allan Collins, the author who writes the majority of all CSI titles, seems to have a better understanding of Horatio Caine than of Gil Grissom. The character descriptions were much better than some of those I've read in the regular CSI novels.
FLORIDA GETAWAY has a case that starts in Las Vegas with the regular CSI team and then spreads to Miami and Horatio's team. It's a well-developed case and a pretty darn good plot. Definitely recommended for CSI and CSI: MIAMI fans!
FLORIDA GETAWAY has a case that starts in Las Vegas with the regular CSI team and then spreads to Miami and Horatio's team. It's a well-developed case and a pretty darn good plot. Definitely recommended for CSI and CSI: MIAMI fans!
April 25, 2015
The first of the CSI Miami tie-in novels! Written by Max Allan Collins, Florida Getaway is about a man named Thomas Lessor who has fled Las Vegas for Miami to avoid being caught by the Vegas crime lab. Now everyone who has watched the shows knows that Horatio Caine & Company won't let him escape justice. Max knows the characters as if he actually created the franchise. It really felt like the dialogue was something I could hear Horation, Calleigh, or the others say. And the plot was just like an episode from the show, only in book form.
July 13, 2016
Florida Getaway by Max Allan Collins
I'm a massive fan of CSI, even if CSI:Miami is my least favourite, so when I realised there were accompanying books I leapt at the chance. Collins knows what the characters are like and how they speak. It's evident he's researched the show. It was great reading new stories about some of my favourite characters. Overall, they're a good, easy read that require practically no imagination because you already know the people and their history.
I'm a massive fan of CSI, even if CSI:Miami is my least favourite, so when I realised there were accompanying books I leapt at the chance. Collins knows what the characters are like and how they speak. It's evident he's researched the show. It was great reading new stories about some of my favourite characters. Overall, they're a good, easy read that require practically no imagination because you already know the people and their history.
January 25, 2008
These CSI books are a little like crack (not that I know what crack is like.) But they are so addictive! They aren't great, but they give you suspense and excitement and they are a fun light read. I just started the Miami series and this one was alright.
March 24, 2012
The story had a good plot, but was bogged down by the author giving too much detail to things. We really didn't need to know which street the character went down to go talk to some witness or the exact description of a suspects room. All of this just really dragged the story down.
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December 9, 2015Half the series is written by the same author who wrote
- he starts at book 3
- he starts at book 3
April 6, 2008
CSIs from Las Vegas and Miami work together on this case...
August 24, 2008
I am a huge fan of the CSI books and shows. Very fascinating!
December 17, 2010
good so far.
April 19, 2012
Not great writing....but the characterization is great and almost makes up for it. A good "I don't want to think" book.
January 18, 2014
Excellent book! Can't wait to get the next one! Love all these shows!
February 9, 2016
It's a fairly good book reason for the two stars cause it took me so long to read it
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