The Last Train to Key West is a fun, yet flawed, read, one that kept me engaged throughout. Each character is rendered sympathetically and distinctively. The author vividly captures the times, the locale, and the cataclysmic Labor Day hurricane. I found it especially rewarding having just visited the Florida Keys.

The three women's stories unfold in intriguing ways. Yet in all three the women are initially portrayed as innocent victims of villainous men. In two cases, they are rescued by good men; in two cases their predicaments are resolved through the deaths of their abusers.

Still, I would recommend this book for the storytelling and the events it captures so well.