Duncan Falconer is a former SBS operative turned thriller writer. General Fiction
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Jamaica, 1806. Justin Brent arrives from England to take over his uncle’s sugar plantation. Young and idealistic, he is shocked by the attitudes of his fellow “Buckras” to the slaves who work for them, yet he is captivated by the exotic, sensual beauty of this Caribbean island and its people. When a young mulatto, Lazarus, is set to work for him, Justin is reassured by the man’s intelligence and charm, and believes that they can work together, for the good of the Brent estates.Lazarus, however, has other plans, born of deep-seated hatred of the white masters, and a burning desire to avenge his dead father…
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