Dead Man in Paradise - Hardcover

MacKinnon, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0571231268 ISBN 13: 9780571231263

Publisher: Faber and Faber, 2006

Synopsis

At nightfall on June 22, 1965, a soldier walked in from the outskirts of a small town in the Dominican Republic and reported that he had just shot and killed two policemen and an outspoken Canadian Catholic priest. It was the opening scene in a mystery that, forty years later, compels J.B. MacKinnon, a nephew of the murdered missionary, to investigate what many believe was a carefully plotted assassination. MacKinnon’s search takes him to corners of the country that are far from the paradise seen by millions of tourist visitors. He meets with former revolutionaries, shadowy generals who live in hiding and the struggling Dominicans for whom the dead priest is a martyr, perhaps even a saint. Dead Man in Paradise is a true story with the suspense of a classic mystery novel, the immediacy of reportage and the insight of a travelogue. More than any of these, it is a personal examination of one of the gravest challenges of our times: finding a balance between our longing to hold the guilty to account for their crimes and the deep human need to forgive.

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Review:

'A gripping blend of political history, family memoir and
reportage.' -- Observer, June 24, 2007

'Part thriller, part memoir, part immaculate travelogue ...
considered and compelling.' -- Alastair Sooke, Daily Telegraph, July 7, 2007

'Well-written and gripping.' -- Times Literary Supplement, February 16, 2007

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber and Faber
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0571231268
• ISBN 13: 9780571231263
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272