Mr Clarinet by Nick Stone
THE JOB; find a rich man's kidnapped son in Haiti. THE REWARD: $10 million to bring the boy back alive. THE MAN: Max Mingus, ex cop, ex-PI and now ex-con. THE STAKES: his predecessors haven't just failed, they're been destroyed...Max Mingus knows the price of a bad risk, but he takes the Haiti job because no one else will. A lawless of voodoo and black magic where each man must face his personal demons, Haiti is also home to a monster they call Mr Clarinet - infamous for spiriting countless children away from their families. In searching for the boy - alive or dead - Max has only his life to lose. But in Haiti, there are fates far worse than death...
Nick Stone was born in 1966 to a Scottish father and Haitian mother. He spent his early years in Haiti before returning to England in 1971 to finish his schooling. As a teenager he took up boxing, but gave it up to read history at Cambridge. Nick is married and lives in London. King of Swords is his second novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780241957905 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241957907 |
| Title | Mr Clarinet |
| Author | Nick Stone |
| Series | A Max Mingus Thriller |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2011-08-04 |
| Number of pages | 576 |
| Prizes | Winner of International Thriller Writers Award for Best Debut of the Year., Winner of Macavity Award for Best First Novel., Winner of Crime Writers' Association Steel Dagger award., Winner of International Thriller Writers Award for Best Debut of the Year., Winner of Macavity Award for Best First Novel. |
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