Nick Stone - Mr Clarinet
Book #1 Max Mingus series
Pied Piper. Soul Stealer. Serial Killer. Who is Mr Clarinet? It was a job, Miami private investigator Max Mingus found hard to refuse: $10 million to locate billionaire's son Charlie Carver missing now for over three years. Young Charlie disappeared on the island of Haiti, where over the decades scores of children have vanished. In a country dominated by voodoo, rumours abound of black magic and a mythical figure called "Mr Clarinet", who for years has been tempting children away from their families. But could the truth be even more shocking than the legend? To find out, Max will have to succeed where previous detectives have not only failed but where some have died. And suddenly, this job isn't all about finding Charlie or his killers for the money it's just about staying alive.
About Nick Stone
Nick Stone was born in Cambridge in 1966. His father is the historian Norman Stone, and his mother descends from one of Haiti’s oldest families, the Aubrys – some of his later relatives actually worked for Francois ‘Papa Doc’ Duvalier, Haiti’s most notorious dictator. Nick spent his early years in Haiti, before returning to England in 1971 to finish his schooling. As a teenager, he took up boxing and fought in the National Amateur League, but gave it up when he won a place to read history at Cambridge. It was during a year spent in Haiti in the mid-nineties that the plot for Mr Clarinet first began to take shape. He is married and lives in London. He is the author of Mr Clarinet and King of Swords.
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