Inlet Intrigue

The Trouble with Paradise (The Ian Marshall Series, Book 1)

Murder, Mystery and Money. How crude is that?

In a small town on the mid-Atlantic coast, Jake, a small-time smuggler happens into an alliance with an Englishman, Alistair James. Alistair and team of gifted scientists have developed a fusion device they hope can deliver a new ecological power source that the world has not seen. The device has immense possibilities and Alistair’s team hold the secrets.

But an oil despot from a small middle eastern country has gotten wind of the development and has sent his henchman to destroy the device at any cost.

Alistair moves the device around in order to protect it. They end up trusting Jake to assist them. Ian, a retired detective is still coming to terms with his wife’s unexplained murder, and time is running out as the despot’s men close in.

The eclectic group must band together on an adventure that takes them from their little beach town and ultimately into the Caribbean. How do you outsmart an enemy who has unlimited resources while developing and protecting their invention?

Time is ticking down fast and if something doesn’t happen soon — the advancement of an alternative fuel source will be lost forever.

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