A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint-Marie.
In the 60s, the Government encourages Islanders to leave the French West Indies to escape poverty that results from the closure of sugar mills. Lured by the idea of a "dream country", they find life in Europe is not what they had imagined.
In late 18th-century Martinique, a plantation owner, his irresponsible young aristocratic wife and his beautiful black mistress are drawn into a spiral of violence that reflects all the horror and inhumanity of the perverse relations between masters and slaves.
A young Asian boy named Lalit is caught up in the midst of a car racketing scheme on the island of St.Maarten. The detective investigating the scheme is an old friend of Lalit's family. He finds himself in a tough position. Does he remain loyal to his family or does he obey the law and co-operate in the investigation.
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