Mr. Clarinet: A Novel (Max Mingus Thriller)

ISBN: 0060897333

Author: Stone, Nick

Condition: New

A first-class thriller that is equal parts hard-boiled Raymond Chandler mystery and voodoo-powered crime-fiction masterwork. . . . A spellbinding thriller of the highest order. -Chicago TribuneMax Mingus wanted to turn down the case-15 million bucks or not. Three years had passed since Haitian billionaire Allain Carvers five-year-old son was abducted. Sure, Max had been the best detective in Miami once. But that was before he went to jail. Before his wife died. Plus, hed heard what had happened to the others whod gone searching for Charlie Carver before him . . .With nothing left to lose-and a lot of money to gain-Max heads to Haiti. He knows about the voodoo and black magic. But when the trail to the missing boy leads to a local myth about a spirit child stealer named Mr. Clarinet, could the truth be even more shocking than the legend? Maxs job suddenly isnt just about finding the boy, his killers, or the money-its about just staying alive.