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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 it’s a great one!’ LEE CHILDBill Kemp, an ex-serviceman working in London as an insurance investigator, is sent to the Caribbean to verify a life insurance claim that will make property magnate David Salton’s young widow a very rich lady.As Kemp begins to discover that Salton’s political ambitions had made him a lot of enemies, and that his friends are reluctant to reveal themselves, local tensions around the forthcoming elections spill over into protest and violence on the streets – and murder.Is this all a deliberate smokescreen for an altogether more ambitious plot? And who is the enemy in their midst? As events begin to spiral out of Kemp’s control, even his army training seems feeble in the face of such a determined foe.Discovered after more than forty years, Domino Island is a vintage tour de force by one of the world’s most successful thriller writers.
An insurance investigator sent to the Caribbean to verify a life insurance claim uncovers a conspiracy of murder, corruption, and political ambition. Bill Kemp's mission to assess the claim of a wealthy widow quickly becomes complicated as he learns her late husband, David Salton, had made many enemies due to his political aspirations. As local tensions escalate into protests and violence on Domino Island, Kemp must navigate a dangerous landscape where friends are reluctant to reveal themselves and a determined foe operates behind a smokescreen of orchestrated events.
Discovered after more than 40 years, 'Domino Island' is presented as a vintage action-adventure novel by a master of the thriller genre. Lee Child has lauded it as an 'undiscovered Desmond Bagley novel' and 'a great one,' suggesting it lives up to the author's established reputation. The book's premise, involving murder, corruption, and political intrigue on a Caribbean island, promises a complex plot with escalating tension. The narrative structure appears to follow a classic thriller arc, with the protagonist uncovering layers of conspiracy.
Page Count:
320
Publication Date:
2019-05-09
Publisher:
HarperCollins
ISBN-10:
0008333017
ISBN-13:
9780008333010
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