Toni Bird Jones
WINNER of the 2020
• CLIVE CUSSLER GRANDMASTER ADVENTURE AWARD
• KINDLE BOOK AWARD, Mystery/Thriller
• NYC BIG BOOK AWARD, Adventure
• INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARD
• READER'S FAVORITE AWARD
• KILLER NASHVILLE SILVER FALCHION FINALIST, Thriller
KIRKUS REVIEWS _ December 2019
“A compelling, fast-paced thrill ride.”
DIRK CUSSLER _ A treacherous journey across sea and soul as a young woman fights for her future within the deadly drug trafficking underworld of the Caribbean. Jones writes like an old pro in her debut novel, a taut, smart, and riveting thriller.
MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW – December 2019
“Women who look for strong, believable female protagonists and blends of seafaring adventure with personal growth will relish The Measure of Ella for its intrigue, its ethical conundrums, and its realistic protagonist whose life choices propel her into dangerous waters.”
READER'S FAVORITE 5-STAR REVIEW – August 2020
… filled with adventure and those who enjoy the high seas will love it. The author demonstrates a unique understanding of the underworld of drugs and crime and allows it to come alive in the narrative. The Measure of Ella is an engaging story and Toni Bird Jones’ characters are compelling.
LATITUDE 38 – November 2019
“For us, the measure of good fiction is how long past our bedtime it keeps us up. On that count, The Measure of Ella had us bleary-eyed (in a good way) for several mornings in a row.”
MICHAEL CHAPMAN, cinematographer, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull _October 2019
“A page-turning thriller set in the murky underworld of the Caribbean. The sailing life is beautifully rendered. A must for all who wish to enter an exciting new environment for an adventure."
VIGILANT READER _ December 2019
“Five STARS! Excellent sea story with smuggling, murder, and betrayal.”
TONI BIRD JONES spent years diving in the Northwest’s Georgia Straits before moving to South Florida to pursue a life on the water. Over ten years in the sailing community of the Caribbean and South Florida, she refinished and delivered boats to the Lesser Antilles, Bahamas and the Eastern Seaboard. She received her U.S. Coast Guard OPUV Captain’s License in Puerto Rico while based in Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. Today, she and her husband sail the San Francisco Bay.
A novelist and short story writer in adventure-thriller and literary genres, Jones studied Creative Writing at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Arizona, Tucson. Her stories address moral questions of the human dilemma and are often set in the tropics. The Measure of Ella is her first novel.
Toni Bird Jones
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