February 1939. Mamie Mason thinks her husband's gone mad when he suggests an African cruise. Bert might be pining for adventure, but she enjoys her comfortable life in Ohio. Still, once she's aboard the luxurious German ship, she can start to see the appeal. Then she witnesses something shocking - and their African adventure takes a deadly turn ...
Cuba, 1957: When American PI Henry Gore snaps the wrong man's photo, he gets a fist in the face for his troubles - and a dark warning not to ply his trade in Havana in future. With money tight, Henry grabs a lucrative offer from Batista's military government with both hands - setting in motion a chain of events with dark and deadly consequences.
When a hurricane hits the Caribbean with brutal force, Constable Teddy Creque, the sole police officer on tiny, sun-soaked Anegada, is too busy saving his fellow islanders to worry about an escaped prisoner who can allegedly kill with magic. After all, Teddy doesn't believe in magic. But events soon force him to reconsider .