John Caine
Created by Charles Knief

Retired U.S. naval officer and SEAL JOHN CAINE lives on his 56-foot ketch-rigged sailboat, Duchess, in Oahu, Hawaii, and supplements his income by occasionally doing little favors for friends.

Drawing favorable comparisons to Spenser and particularly Travis McGee, Caine's first appearance, 1996's Diamond Head, won the St. Martin's Press/PWA Best 1st Private Eye Novel Contest.

Caine's creator, Charles Knief, is a pretty interesting character himself. He's not only a consulting engineer, but an expert shot, a black belt in Kwan Cho Fa, and a mountain climber.

UNDER OATH

• "Knief creates a good mix of straight sleuthing and hardcore action. Caine's pain threshold seems superhuman at times but, then again, he is a SEAL. Actually, I miss Travis McGee the most when I read these books. I like Caine. I'm glad he's around, and I'll keep reading. I just can't help thinking of him as a digitally re-mastered CD version of McGee. To me, there can be only one." (Gerald So)

NOVELS

• Diamond Head (1996) . Buy This Book
• Sand Dollars (1998)
• Emerald Flash (1999). Buy this book
• Silversword (2001)..Buy this book

RELATED LINKS

• Interview with Charles Knief
  Partners and Crime bookstore in Greenwich Village has an interview with Caine's creator posted on their website.

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