Mr. Clarinet -1st UK Edition/1st Printing - Hardcover

Stone, Nick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 071814855X ISBN 13: 9780718148553

Publisher: Michael Joseph, 2006

Synopsis

PIED PIPER. SOUL STEALER. SERIAL KILLER.WHO IS MR CLARINET?It was a job Miami private investigator Max Mingus found hard to refuse: $10 million to locate billionaire's son Charlie Carver - missing now for over three years. Young Charlie disappeared on the island of Haiti, where over the decades scores of children have vanished. In a country dominated by voodoo, rumours abound of black magic and a mythical figure called 'Mr Clarinet', who for years has been tempting children away from their families.But could the truth be even more shocking than the legend? To find out, Max will have to succeed where previous detectives have not only failed - but where some have died. And suddenly, this job isn't all about finding Charlie or his killers for the money - it's just about staying alive ...

About this title

About the Author:

Nick Stone was born in Cambridge in 1966. His father is the historian Norman Stone, and his mother descends from one of Haiti's oldest families, the Aubrys - some of his later relatives actually worked for Francois 'Papa Doc' Duvalier, Haiti's most notorious dictator. He is married and lives in London.

From Publishers Weekly:

Stone's adrenaline-packed debut is not for the faint of heart. Max Mingus, an ex-Miami cop and PI, wants to get his life back on track after a seven-year stint in Attica for the execution of three child molesters. Grudgingly agreeing to investigate the disappearance of Charlie Carver, the three-year-old son of a wealthy white Haitian family, Max finds himself thrown headfirst into the violent, corrupt world of Haiti in the mid-1990s. Max's search leads him from the sprawling Carver compound to Cité Soleil, the country's most notorious slum, pitting him against powerful drug baron Vincent Paul and the bloody legacy of the Carvers' rise to power. Stone veers too often into the explicitly graphic, with numerous extended torture scenes, but readers accustomed to the grittiest of pulp fiction won't be deterred. Stone, the son of British historian Norman Stone and a Haitian mother, vividly depicts a country and a man in turmoil. Despite an overabundance of plot elements, this thriller introduces a fresh voice that fans of hardboiled fiction won't want to miss. (June)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Michael Joseph
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 071814855X
• ISBN 13: 9780718148553
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 576