Mr Clarinet
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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.