The Caribbean Affair
a suspense/thriller by Frederick Hink
Chapters for Review:
2 The Devil's Playground
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Stats: 150,000 words, 26 chapters plus Prolog. Completed novel ready for review. Chapter-by-chapter synopsis is available by request.
Marketing: With wide appeal beyond demographic groupings, this novel, however, is targeted to both genders in the age group of 32+, comprising at least 60% of the market. As a suspense/thriller, it also appeals to the 48% who purchase this particular genre of fiction. While the novel is a mystery/thriller, it contains elements of romance, religion, global conspiracy, crime, and cutthroat business dealings that appeal to readers wanting an escape from the harsh economic realities in which we currently find ourselves.
Contact info:
Fred Hink
24014 Travis Trail
Katy, TX 77494
281-392-6968
The Caribbean Affair
© 2009 Frederick Hink
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“Sometimes things don’t go as you plan,” he said, taking her hand, “and you learn to compensate. Those compensations become habits and habits form a life.”
Thus is the life according to Texas industrialist Jack Whitte, a middle-aged self-stylized son of a bitch with a flare for the occasional sophistication. He’s discovered that money can’t buy love nor a simple life. Fighting disillusionment, his lust for renewal pushes him into a web of international political conspiracy for world domination. Now, hounded by operatives from the Group, he’s running from a murder he did not commit – island hopping through the Caribbean as he searches for the guilty. As he’s thrust into life or death options, his only salvation comes from unexpected sources. In the end, his choice is clear: love or vengeance.
Life is made of coincidences and the characters in my novel have to live through the exploitations of past decisions by shadowy figures that lurk on the edge of political treason. The Caribbean Affair is about lost love and wrong turns. It is a crime novel and a conspiratorial thriller. It is suspenseful romanticism with an element of violence and expendable life. It presents life in dark and light from the morality of people who believe in their just cause no matter their delusion. Characters are propelled by a sense of duty regardless their imperfections. Some suffer through mental illness while others practice voluntary self-destruction. Some accept their fate as inevitable while others cling to life knowing it will probably end. As Mark Bennetti, a covert operative says, “It’s easy to be a hero when you’re going to die. You're fucked if you might live.”
