Book description
All the ingredients for a superb thriller are present in John Bishop
Ballem's tenth novel. On Manchineel, the Caribbean playground of the
rich and famous, Skye MacLeod flies his own vintage airplane, attends
parties, flirts with a gin-loving princess, and falls in love with the
ex-wife of a powerful American senator. He comes to realize that there
is something dreadfully wrong with this island paradise through a
series of strange events: unusual shark attacks, voodoo ceremonies,
and the disappearance of several children and young adults.
"[Ballam's] extensive travels and keenly honed skills in the
legal profession have allowed him to give an aura of versismilitude to
the unusual, and often exotic, settings and large-scale political
intrigues against which the action of his thrillers unfolds."
Author, attorney, and oilman, John Ballem has lived and practised
energy law in Calgary since the mid-fifties. A Victim of
Convenience is his twelfth novel. He has also published numerous
short stories, a volume of poetry, and a legal textbook. He travels
extensively throughout the world.
