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2008 Nominated

Alonso and the Drug Baron

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

Detective Sergeant Swaby of the Jamaica Constabulary, who has set him up to take the rap for Chin Lee’s murder, wants Alonso dead. The assassin Bulldog, who threw Chin Lee’s body over the balcony of one-one-one, wants Alonso dead. The powerful but impotent drug baron Leprosini, whom Chin Lee was trying to double-cross, wants Alonso dead. The corrupt minister Magnus Bonanza, in cahoots with Leprosini, wants Alonso dead. Even Ras Clawt, the magnificently endowed freedom fighter, will kill Alonso if he makes a wrong move.
Inoffensive and harmless, Alonso finds himself arrested, kidnapped,
shot at, on the run and feigning madness. To cap it all, someone
lands a plane on his head. The only way Alonso can hope to return
to his pleasantly idle life as nightwatchman at the Casuarina
Cottage Hotel, where he enjoys five star cuisine and the warm arms
of Precious Ting, is to find out the true facts of Chin Lee’s death and
so persuade Authority to exonerate him..

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Evan
Jones

Evan Jones was born in Portland, Jamaica in 1927. He received a BA in English literature from Wadham College, Oxford in 1952. He taught at the George School in Pennsylvania and at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. In 1956, he moved to England and became a full-time writer. His television work includes the documentary drama series The Fight Against Slavery. His work as a screenwriter includes Funeral in Berlin, Eva, and Champions. He has also written several books including Tales of the Caribbean, Skylarking, and Stone Haven.

Evan Jones was born in Portland, Jamaica in 1927. He received a BA in English literature from Wadham College, Oxford in 1952. He taught at the George School in Pennsylvania and at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. In 1956, he moved to England and became a full-time writer. His television work includes the documentary drama series The Fight Against Slavery. His work as a screenwriter includes Funeral in Berlin, Eva, and Champions. He has also written several books including Tales of the Caribbean, Skylarking, and Stone Haven.

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NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS

This lighthearted comedy of the misadventures of Alonso is made easy by the Jamaican language and culture in which the novel is set.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
Jamaica
Original Language
English
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Carribbean

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