Toucan Whisper, Toucan Sing

5 Star Review

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Editorial Book Review:

By Maura Fauter

People who read Toucan Whisper, Toucan Sing will be taken to a world where the sun, the sea, and human desire all mix in strange ways. Robert Wintner writes a lively and personal story about two brothers who work at a resort on the coast of Mexico. Their lives are complicated by love, ambition, and a shocking murder. From the very first chapter, the book stands out for its ability to combine sensuality, suspense, and cultural insight in a narrative that feels both playful and grounded.

It's a deep and full experience to read this book. It makes you laugh, feel tense, and care about Antonio, the pretty performer, and Baldo, his nice but quiet brother. The story makes you feel things because each character is unique. The setting is very interesting to read about because it has sunny beaches, tropical wildlife, and lots of different cultural elements. It makes the reader feel like they are there. Wintner's book has just the right amount of laughter, sadness, and love to keep the story going and make people think about what drives them.

At its core, the novel explores themes of ambition, love, loyalty, and the choices we make when faced with danger or temptation. Beyond the main plot, it raises universal questions about how families work, who we are, and how we deal with moral problems and societal expectations. These ideas are important to readers no matter where the story takes place, which makes it appealing to everyone.

This author's writing style is lyrical, sensual, and full of details. It vividly brings the Mexican coast and its people to life. The way he writes the book makes it flow from scenes that focus on the characters to scenes that build romantic tension to scenes that build suspense. The stakes are high and things are moving quickly. The big picture and sexual undertones might be too much for people who like short stories, but they make the book more interesting and give the characters more depth.

You'll remember Baldo's quiet but deep observations of nature, Antonio's funny interactions with resort guests, and the murder's twists and turns the most. Toucan Whisper, Toucan Sing is a story that makes you laugh, makes you feel magic, and pulls you into a world that you can really picture. Some people who like adventures with romance, humor, and suspense are going to really enjoy this book.

About the Author 

Robert Wintner

Robert Wintner's characters seek reason in nature. In a Sweet Magnolia Time was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Whirlaway and The Modern Outlaws were optioned for movie production in Los Angeles. Whirlaway, a hot-book listing at the Maui County Library, is iconic among Maui charter crews. A Road Saga in two books includes Touch of the Unknown Rider, twenty years up the road from The Modern Outlaws. 

Robert Wintner is a reef conservation activist and Executive Producer of The Dark Hobby, an award-winning movie exposing the aquarium trade.

Reef photography with political narrative titles include 1) Some Fishes I Have Known, 2) Every Fish Tells a Story, 3) Neptune Speaks (with movie on CD), 4) Reef Libre, An In-Depth Look at Cuban Exceptionalism & the Last, Best Reefs in the World (with movie on CD) and 5) Dragon Walk (with movie on CD). No need to schlep camera & dive gear around the world; the Snorkel Bob expeditions did it for you.