{"product_id":"a-darkening-stain-paperback","title":"A Darkening Stain - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen schoolgirls begin to disappear on the West African coast, \"troubleshooter\" Bruce Medway tries to remain detached. Meanwhile, he reluctantly acquires a new job from former nemesis and mafia capo Franconelli. Franconelli gives Bruce forty-eight hours to find a French trader, Mariner, whom not even the mafia has been able to track. Yet as Bruce sets out on his assignment, he is unable to remain disconnected from the mysterious schoolgirl disappearances, and finds that girls, gold, and greed are all interconnected; corruption abounds everywhere. There are no safe havens for Bruce in this situation, and he must devise a scam that risks everything in order to stay alive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA brilliant follow-up to Blood is Dirt, and the fourth novel in the Bruce Medway series, A Darkening Stain takes Bruce Medway into the darkest territory of West Africa yet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Harvest Original \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fourth in a series of critically acclaimed novels set in West Africa by the award-winning author of A SMALL DEATH IN LISBON \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen schoolgirls begin to disappear on the West African coast, \"troubleshooter\" Bruce Medway tries to remain detached. Meanwhile, he reluctantly acquires a new job from former nemesis and mafia capo Franconelli. Yet as Bruce sets out on his assignment, he is unable to remain disconnected from the mysterious schoolgirl disappearances, and finds that girls, gold, and greed are all interconnected. Corruption abounds everywhere, and in order to save his own life, Bruce must devise a scam that risks everything. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Wilson, a graduate of Oxford University, is the author of seven novels. He has worked in shipping, advertising, and trading in Africa, and has lived in Greece and West Africa. He currently lives in Portugal and Oxford, England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 287\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 05, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227239596281,"sku":"9780156011310","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/QjJhTUhTSzU0cWFpMTc5dDNQWDMxUT09.webp?v=1768279150","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-darkening-stain-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}