Caribbean Affect

A botanist in the Amazon discovers a strange plant with unusual powers. He believes his find will bring him fame and fortune. Instead it costs him his life. By his killer’s design, the plant he found, finds its way into the hands of Gary Millet. (Antagonist) The plant’s ability to cause short term amnesia will be used to expand Millets criminal empire.

Kurt von der Groote the protagonist is a seaman. Believing he caused the death of his friend and mentor he leaves his ship and takes a job delivering a trawler from the Virgin Islands. He’s attacked at sea, tied to a hatch while his boat is stripped of valuable. His boat is blown up with him aboard.

After a miraculous survival, Kurt makes his way to Key West seeking help from an old friend. Jim Harrell is a retired CIA agent. Together they set out to find Kurt’s would be killers. The story interweaves around the plants and the death of several

This fast moving 79,800 word novel is set in the modern day Caribbean and southern Florida. I feel this story would appeal to the boating community.