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Mr Clarinet

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Mr Clarinet

Contributors:

By (Author) Nick Stone

ISBN:

9780241957905

Publisher:

Penguin Books Ltd

Imprint:

Penguin Books Ltd

Publication Date:

7th November 2011

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Other Subjects:

Crime and / or mystery fiction

Dewey:

823.92

Prizes:

Winner of International Thriller Writers Award for Best Debut of the Year.

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

576

Dimensions:

Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 34mm

Weight:

394g

Description

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...

Author Bio

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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