Benin Light (Richard Mariner Novels) - Hardcover

Tonkin, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0727866729 ISBN 13: 9780727866721

Publisher: Severn House, 2008

Synopsis

A Richard Mariner Adventure - Benin Light, the lighthouse marker for the bay that will lead to Granville Harbour, wild and inaccessible on the western coast of Africa, is a welcome sight for Richard and Robin Mariner. Until someone opens fire on them. The couple are shocked to see Sergeant Voroshilov, a Russian Militia man who left Robin lucky to be alive after their last encounter. And when armed guards arrive at their hotel to arrest Richard, trouble really begins . . .

About this title

About the Author:

Tonkin is Head of English at the Wildernesse School, Sevenoaks.

Review:

Benin Light is the beacon that guides ships to remote and forbidding Granville Harbour, on the western coast of Africa, close to key business interests of suave shipping magnate Mariner (High Wind in Java, 2007, etc.), who helps Captain Morgan Hand maneuver his supertanker, Prometheus V, into dock. Though capable, Morgan has never dealt with the uncertainty of Granville. She also has a bit of a crush on her boss, which may explain why she doesn't bristle at his dominance. Initial snafus multiply, and Mariner's helicopter comes under fire on his way to Heritage Mariner. More unpleasant surprises follow. After Richard's wife and fellow adventurer Robin hooks up with him at the opulent Royal Lodge Hotel, the pair heads for a morning business meeting with Felix Makarov and his sidekick Asov, whose explicit instructions not to be disturbed before noon are backed up by a phalanx of former Russian Militia members led by Sgt. Voroshilov, who nearly killed Robin in an earlier Mariner scrape in Archangel. The political picture is murky, with unsettling evidence that these mercenaries are henchmen of the president or, worse, control him. Arrested on a trumped-up charge, Mariner is no sooner extricated than he's thrown into a life-or-death chase to rescue some kidnapped members of his party.//Another brisk retro caper from Tonkin, with a colorful cast, abundant action and many, many close calls.

About this edition

• Publisher: Severn House
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0727866729
• ISBN 13: 9780727866721
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 215