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The Devil’s backbone is a treacherous coral reef which lies off of the shore of North Eleuthera, Bahamas. The ocean floor between the coral heads is littered with the remnants of numerous shipwrecks that have occurred on the reef, and many legends have their beginnings here. One such legend is cited in this book. Even today, Yachtsmen travelling the waters of North Eleuthera to visit Harbour Island are warned to use the services of a local guide and to advise their insurance companies of their plans.

During the Nazi occupation of France in WW2, General Hans Reichman was given the task of confiscating musical instrument from French musicians and sending them to Germany for their use by the Hitler youth. He did a fine job but he secretly kept some of the more valuable instruments, and it is these instruments that later became known as the ‘Reichman Collection’, and is the subject of this book. Someone is going to extreme measures to steal these instruments. But why? The current owners have no idea, the police have no idea, and a story unfolds around the celebrated violin virtuoso Anna...

There a host of stories about ‘magic’ cures that has existed in the Bahamas Out Islands for generations. Over the years these cures have been handed down from generation to generation, and many local people still prefer to be treated by their local ‘witch’ doctor rather than to pay a visit to the new Government run clinics.

As a kid living on the streets of Detroit Jake learned early in life never to trust anyone. But by accident he meets Kate, and for the next twenty five years of his life he continually meets Kate. Their paths cross as she helps him, then as he helps her, over and over again. He takes his vows and becomes a priest while she takes a different set of vows and becomes a hooker. She goes undercover for the FBI, he raises her bastard child as his own. It’s a love story that cannot have a happy ending, or can it?

When Malice in Pinderland is made into a major movie its stars will most likely be Hugh Grant and Halle Berry. So as you read this light hearted romantic novel, keep these two stars in your thoughts. David (the Hugh Grant role) is a likeable scoundrel from London who is persuaded to leave town and ‘get lost’ for a while. He picks Spanish Wells, an island in the Bahamas, as his getaway location. On the flight to the Bahamas he is seated next to Melanie (the Halle Berry role) who is returning home after graduating from University as a lawyer. David settles into Spanish Wells where one day...

For anyone contemplating a visit to the island of Santorini, this is a must read. It describes a magical day on the island and introduces the reader to lesser known places to visit.....and its all true!