ManchineelDundurn, 2000 - 318 sivua All the ingredients for a superb thriller are present in John Bishop Ballem's tenth novel. On Manchineel, the Caribbean playground of the rich and famous, Skye MacLeod flies his own vintage airplane, attends parties, flirts with a gin-loving princess, and falls in love with the ex-wife of a powerful American senator. He comes to realize that there is something dreadfully wrong with this island paradise through a series of strange events: unusual shark attacks, voodoo ceremonies, and the disappearance of several children and young adults. |
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Sivu 50 - ... They're going to catch us," Jake said. He had picked up a long stick from the roadside and was whittling carefully at it with the long knife he'd taken from the sheath at his side. The turquoise ring glinted as his hand moved with small, sure strokes. "Not before we get to the mountain top,
Sivu 51 - She once said that when she died she wanted her ashes scattered on the ocean. That's what I am going to do. Tomorrow night.
Sivu 222 - This was the first time he had been able to bring himself to read it.
Sivu 181 - Do you know what I'm going to do as soon as I go back to the States?
Sivu 167 - She shook her head when he asked if she would like another one. "I guess it's my turn to tell you about my day.
Sivu 22 - He would have to be blind not to be aware of the burning second looks many women gave him.
Sivu 109 - Skye walked to the end of the pool and looked in the direction of the sound, but there was no sign of any lights.