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PICTURESQUE AND IMPOVERISHED Largo Bay is the background for this
explosive novel about love and fear, the second in Gillian Royes's
mystery series featuring Shad, a Jamaican bartender-detective. With
the arrival of Joseph, estranged son of Eric, the bar's owner,
hopes for the village's future come alive but are soon to be
threatened. Janna, who has returned to the island, falls for
Joseph's good looks and charm, but she isn't the only one with an
eye for this mysterious man.
As questions about Joseph's sexuality arise, Shad struggles with
protecting the survival of his beloved birthplace amid the deeply
ingrained culture of intolerance that surrounds him. What it means
to be a man and a father raises questions within the bartender's
own home, as his longtime love, Beth, pressures him to make a
commitment.
In a land where religion is strong, but life is cheap and violence
is often the answer, what will it take for Shad to protect Eric and
his family? In this truth-telling sequel to "The Goat Woman of
Largo Bay, "the village must confront its own darkness or lose a
bright future.
"The Goat Woman of Largo Bay" begins the detective series featuring
Shad, a bartender in a fishing village in Jamaica, who is the
community problem solver and right hand of Eric, an American who
owns the bar and a hotel left in ruins by a hurricane.
When Shad sees movement on the island offshore, he thinks it's just
a goat. But it turns out to be Simone, an American who has run away
from her professional and personal life in the U.S., an intriguing
woman who captures Eric's heart. Always keeping his ear to the
ground, Shad discovers that a gunshot heard near Simone's place
late one night isn't exactly friendly fire, but tied to a plot to
harm Simone and ultimately manipulate local elections. But why does
someone want to harm Simone? And what does she have to do with the
elections? Only Shad can find out.
An irresistible character is born in "The Goat Woman of Largo Bay"
and Royes wonderfully blends suspense and the soul of the islands
in this smart debut.
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