Domino Island: The unpublished thriller by the master of the genre (Bill Kemp, Book 1)

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Discovered after more than 40 years, a vintage action-adventure novel set on Domino Island a Caribbean paradise toppling under murder, corruption and organised crime
Like a dream come true an undiscovered Desmond Bagley novel and its a great one! LEE CHILD

Bill Kemp, an ex-serviceman working in London as an insurance investigator, is sent to the Caribbean to determine the legitimacy of an expensive life insurance claim following the inexplicable death of businessman David Salton. His rapidly inflated premiums immediately before his death stand to make his young widow a very rich lady! Once there, Kemp discovers that Saltons political ambitions had made him a lot of enemies, and local tensions around a forthcoming election are already spilling over into protest and violence on the streets. Salton also had friends in unexpected places, including the impossibly beautiful Leotta Tomsson, to whom there is much more than meets the eye. Kemp realises that Saltons death and the local unrest are a deliberate smokescreen for an altogether more ambitious plot by an enemy in their midst, and as the island comes under siege, even Kemps army training seems feeble in the face of such a determined foe.

Unseen for more than 40 years and believed lost, Domino Island was accepted for publication in 1972 but then replaced by a different novel to coincide with the release of The Mackintosh Man, the Paul Newman film based on Bagleys earlier novel The Freedom Trap. It is a classic Bagley tour de force with an all-action finale.

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What a wonderful book! Domino Island ticks all the boxes for top-notch thriller writing: a plot that unfolds quick as a race car (or I should say Learjet), exotic locales, intrigue that draws us into manor houses, posh hotels, and the high seats of government, and a protagonist for all time, Bill Kemppart James Bond, part Philip Marlowe, and all hero. A brilliant and timeless novel.
JEFFERY DEAVER, author of The Bone Collection and The Never Game

A vintage Bagley scenario of siege, jeopardy and explosive action
MIKE RIPLEY, author of Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang

Bagley has become a master of the genre a thriller writer of intelligence and originality. SUNDAY TIMES

'Bagley is a master storyteller has the skill to grab your heart or your bowels. DAILY MIRROR

From word one, youre off. Bagleys one of the best. THE TIMES

'Literate, exciting, knowledgeable adventure stories Bagley has no equal at this sort of thing.' SUNDAY MIRROR

Unbeatable for sheer gripping excitement DAILY TELEGRAPH

Stories charged with suspense. FINANCIAL TIMES

Bagley hit upon a winning combination of craftsmanship, authenticity and excitement. CHRISTOPHER FOWLER

Ive read all Bagleys books and hes marvellous, the best. ALISTAIR MACLEAN

As long as meticulous craftsmanship and honest entertainment are valued, and as long as action, authenticity, and expertise still make up the strong framework of the good adventure-thriller, Desmond Bagley's books will surely be read.' REGINALD HILL

Author Bio

Desmond Bagley wrote 16 novels, becoming one of the world's top-selling authors, with his books translated into more than 30 languages. He was born in 1923 in Kendal and brought up in Blackpool, beginning his working life, aged 14, in the printing industry. After working in an aircraft factory during the Second World War, he decided to travel, working his way through Europe and southern Africa, and in 1951 joined the gold mining industry before becoming a freelance journalist in Johannesburg, where he wrote his first novel, The Golden Keel, in 1962. In 1964 he returned to England, finally settling in Guernsey with his wife, where he died in 1983.