Mr. Clarinet: A Novel
Oct 2009 · Harper Collins
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A disgraced former Miami cop takes a suicide mission to track down a missing child in Haiti in this Silver Dagger Award–winning thriller series debut.
There was nothing waiting for ex-cop Max Mingus when he walked out of Attica Prison after doing hard time for murder. Now Miami's one-time top detective is haunted by an empty house, bad memories . . . and an impossible job offer for obscenely good money.
Three years ago, Charlie Carver, the five-year-old son of a powerful Haitian billionaire, vanished. His father is offering Max $15 million to bring the boy back—or at least find his body and deliver his abductors. Max has every reason to turn the case down: there's no way the boy is still alive, and the last three detectives to take the job are dead.
But with nothing left to lose, Max plunges headfirst into Haiti—a steaming island hotbed of crime, greed, voodoo, and corruption—to find the boy. His investigation stirs up a murky evil that can swallow a man whole . . . and leads Mingus to the soul-destroying truth about a terrifying local myth, a child-stealing nightmare called "Mr. Clarinet."
There was nothing waiting for ex-cop Max Mingus when he walked out of Attica Prison after doing hard time for murder. Now Miami's one-time top detective is haunted by an empty house, bad memories . . . and an impossible job offer for obscenely good money.
Three years ago, Charlie Carver, the five-year-old son of a powerful Haitian billionaire, vanished. His father is offering Max $15 million to bring the boy back—or at least find his body and deliver his abductors. Max has every reason to turn the case down: there's no way the boy is still alive, and the last three detectives to take the job are dead.
But with nothing left to lose, Max plunges headfirst into Haiti—a steaming island hotbed of crime, greed, voodoo, and corruption—to find the boy. His investigation stirs up a murky evil that can swallow a man whole . . . and leads Mingus to the soul-destroying truth about a terrifying local myth, a child-stealing nightmare called "Mr. Clarinet."
A disgraced former Miami cop takes a suicide mission to track down a missing child in Haiti in this Silver Dagger Award–winning thriller series debut.
There was nothing waiting for ex-cop Max Mingus when he walked out of Attica Prison after doing hard time for murder. Now Miami's one-time top de...
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S Clark
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December 29, 2015
A very good read, really enjoyed reading this book.
Kent Lee
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June 13, 2015
Absolutely love it. My wife and I just finished it and it was a real mystery to keep you entertained throughout
About the author
Nick Stone is a British author, born in Cambridge, England in 1966. He lived in Haiti with his grandparents for four years. He returned to England in 1970, where he has lived on and off throughout his life. He is a graduate of Cambridge University in history. Before becoming a writer, he worked as a legal clerk, dishwasher, and various white-collar office jobs. In 1996, he returned to Haiti. It is there that he found inspiration for his first novel, Mr. Clarinet (2006). It is the first book in the Max Mingus series and followed by King of Swords (2007), and Voodoo Eyes (2011). His most recent book is The Verdict (2014). He is an award-winning writer. His debut novel, Mr. Clarinet, won him The CWA Steel Dagger (2006), International Thriller Writers Award for Best First Novel (2007), and the Macavity Award for Best First Novel (2007).
Nick Stone is a British author, born in Cambridge, England in 1966. He lived in Haiti with his grandparents for four years. He returned to England in 1970, where he has lived on and off throughout his life. He is a graduate of Cambridge University in history. Before becoming a writer, he worked a...
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