First published 1997
Adventurer and millionaire Marion "Joe" Carstairs reigns over Whale Cay, her private island in the Bahamas. Escaping a traumatic past, she builds a tropical utopia, surrounding herself with a loyal staff and living by her own rules. But when a new arrival threatens her isolated paradise, Joe must confront the ghosts of her past to protect all she's built.
Genres: 20th-century, adventure, biography-memoir, adventurers
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate
Tropes: escape-from-the-past, found-family
Setting: Bahamas, Whale Cay
Period: 20th-century
224 pages · Hardcover · FOURTH ESTATE