Under a hammock moon
By: by Graham Lord
Publisher: Fern Hill Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Charlestown, St. Kitts and Nevis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9789769523678
Subjects: West Indian fiction (English); English fiction; British authors
Description: " ... David Barron, a hapless British tax inspector, is sent incognito to the tiny West Indian paradise island of Innocent to investigate rich British tax dodgers. But he is soon seduced by the island's glorious scenery and weather, its idyllic rhythm, laidback lifestyle, gentle people, and a beautiful local girl, Shermelle, who captures his heart but disappears without a trace or explanation. The result is a funny, gripping story of love, lust, adventure and mystery in the tropical sun, peopled by a cast of memorable characters: the alarmingly mountainous black housekeeper, Miz Quaintance; the weirdly Shakespearean gardener, Grandad; the corrupt Deputy Prime Minister, Chezroy Billington; the wisecracking Australian beach bar owner, Boozy Suzy; a couple sinister Slavs; and the foul-mouthed parrot, Mother Teresa."--P [4] of cover.
Table of contents: title: Welcome by we Paradise; title: Cricket, Court and Christianity; title: Smartly and Sweetly; title: oozy Suzy and Delceta Quaintance; title: Shadows of the British Empire; title: Alopecia and Windy Billington; title: St. Valentine's Day; title: Mother Teresa and the Haunted Manor; title: The Black Christ and a secret beach; title: Joy, Misery and Judas Iscariot; title: Ascot races; title: Seargent Pomery and the missing laptop; title: A demented Chicken and Aberdeen; title: An English Summer; title: Coming home; title: Carnival, Kylie and the mystery of Missing Malenkov; title: A Burial at Sea; title: Two back from the dead; title: A night at the Old Manor; title: A Monkey's Wedding.