Bücher der Reihe Clint Faraday Mysteries

Large printClint is in David for supplies. He will spend the night, then return to Quebrada Tula where he and his family are staying.He is at Peter's Bar when he meets Sam Hires, who says he's made a killer deal for a fishing boat. He gets all the permits and such to do with it. It will run out of Mariato, which Clint knows.Sam probably didn't mean "killer" deal the way it turned out.Or did he?

Large printA man with a bit part in a pay, who wore a shroud for the part - is found dead wearing that shroud. There are some people involvedmwho were i show business. Which one of tem illed hpm?Why?

Large printA drug runner trapped in the bay behind Bastimentos. A body, not the one the police thought it was. What was going on? Where will this investigation lead?

Large print"A generous dollop of fresh creamery butter, a touch of mild curry, a teaspoon of nice fresh basil from my own garden, a little salt, a dash of black pepper, and a taste of culantro"Bake for thirty five minutes at three seventy five. Chill, and add a smidgen of murder Serve over curried chilled cheese pasta."Are you going away, with no word of farewell?"Time to get dressed I do want to look good for this "

Large printA man's body is found in the forest in a place no one goes, usually. There is no explanation as to the cause of death.Those things happen in the Valle de Muerte Esperando. It's not an easy place.Then another body close to the same area. No cause of death.It is in the comarca, but neither person was Indio.Chacho says the people are stupid to go into that forest. It is a place where death waits for victims.Clint thinks there's more to it than that

Large printSam Martin had a funeral wreath delivered to his home. It was for him - but he wasn't dead! What was behind it? What had gotten the attention of some mobsters? Clint investigates, and finds what has happened. He manages to prevent a couple of murders in the process.

Large printClint and family are enjoying their last two weeks this trip at their place in Quebrada Tula. Basilio, from Cusapín, is visiting. They are sitting on the porch at sunset, which is spectacular. Basilio says there is going to be trouble. It is in the signs. It will involve people on the comarca, but will not be from the comarca.Clint remembers other times when Basilio made predictions based on a special sunset. He figured he could depend on hearing about exactly that.Then, the body.

Large printAn obnoxious tourist in the cantina gets thrown out by Clint. A friend says he was the type whose headstone would read RIP - for rest in pieces. Then he was found dead. Chopped to pieces.

Large printClint and Judi are driving back to Bocas from David when Judi spots smoke ahead. It was a house fire. A body on the burned bed - that died from a broken neck. Jewels, Colombians, Interpol ... something big was behind this!

Large printClint gets a call from Rosario Puentes, police, to say there was a road kill found on the bridge near Chiriqui. Seeing he was in David, would he like to help the investigation?"Road kill? So what?""He was a man named Ernesto Barco. He was popular. We don't know who would kill him or why. It doesn't look like it could have been a hit and run."Oh. That kind of road kill.

Large printClint gets home to have Judi inform him the a friend's funeral was just announced on TV. That sort of pissed Clint off, that he wasn't told about it when he was talking to the guy ten minutes ago. It leads to a group of corrupt local officials and a n investigation of the man's murder. This was a strange one, even for Clint Faraday!

Large printClint is talking with a man in the Lemon Grass Restaurante. The man says he doesn't know what's wrong with him, lately. He always seems to be dead tired. The doctors can't find anything wrong and have been prescribing vitamins and mild stimulants. He keeps having wild dreams that leave him exhausted. He's tired, but can't sleep in the daytime.Two days later, he's dead. He died in his sleep - while driving his ATV.

large printTwo bodies in a boat. No cause of death found, but it could be voodoo. The man was a researcher in plastics. No one seemed to profit from his death ... or did they?

Large printA man is conned into a scheme he won't aid. He kills one of the echemers, and Clint hides him from them while he investigates what is goinhg on. He ends up in a rather strange situation.

Large printA strange Englishman come onto the comarca. He says he wants to find gold, which is something a lot of foreigners wanted. He sets out, then is murdered - then comes back to Cusapín! Some people from his businesses came to town. It gets a bit more complicated. Clint investigates what is going on. He DID see that body!

Large print"Clint? Amanda Presley here. I met you in David, two months ago? You said to call if there were any problems about the place I bought?"Well, I'm not sure if it's a scam, or not, but they want me to sign a thing in Spanish, and I only have what they said it says. Does that sound like it could be a scam?""It sounds like a dead giveaway. Tell them to kiss your ass "They made a plan.Then her brother and ex-husband ended up dead. Why them? Why not Amanda? Everything was in her name.

Large printA ship sitting outside the harbor at Chiriqui Grande. It's been there two days and no sign of life. Naldo says it seems to just be dead in the water.The captain was.

Large printClint and Tyna are having a meal in La Tipica when a woman at a near table makes a number of loud complaints about the people at a close table and about the Indios and about Panamanians in general.Considering who the people were at the close table, Tyna says she's making a grave mistake to be denigrating those people.She didn't mean "grave" the way it turned out.

large printA dead man in a traffic accident that was no accident. There is a murder in the same group before ... no, several. Was this some kind of sick insane game where people killed each orher off? Why? were there people actually that mentally deficient?

Large printClint's nutty botanist friend discovers a new species of Anthurium that could have immense commercial value. A bunch of people come to town to try to get the rights to name the plant. He refuses. He was shot at on the mountains, then a woman working with him is hit. Why? It has to be something more than that plant!

Large printA man is accused of killing his brother. He knows he will be cleared, that it was a misunderstood remark that led to his arrest, but he wants his wife and child to return to their home in the comarca. Clint makes sure they are safe, then considers the fact that Jesus WAS murdered, so he investigates. He finds some pretty heavy connections to drug cartels.

Large printOmar is in the cantina talking with a semi-pretty hippie type girl who seems a bit spaced out. She writes weird poetry and likes adventure. She is going kite riding tomorrow.Omar says that's not safe along the coast. She could end up a bloody mess on the rocks.She replies that everybody dies sometime.He says he'll delay death as long as he can.She says, "When your time comes, you die. Death doesn't wait for anyone".It certainly didn't wait for her.

Large printA sad man in the mountains. Clint goes to the comarca medicine woman with him, where an unusual name is mentioned. Clint find a lot about his past, and why his closest friends are beinhg murdered. A pedophile ring. Clint marries Tyna, and he's not about to allow that bunch to get away with it.

Large printClint receives a call from Rico Hernandez, police, The Darien. He says Dave said to call. There is a body of a man known to hang around with drug dealers and mafia types."How was he killed?""Tortured several ways, then executed. It's what I want to call natural causes.""Natural causes?""The people he was involved with? Torture and execution are natural causes "

large printClint is in Chiriqui Grande for supplies. It is moonrise, a beautiful golden full moon - with a small red spot.Osorio says it is the dead man's moon because of that red spot.It turns out it really was

Large printClint is visiting friends in Culantro on his way to Quebrada Tula when Rigo, a student at the university, says his only problem lately is dead aunts. He is practicing English. Clint asks what could be the problem with dead ants? Sweep them out."What killed them? Poison?"Juan says they were all strangled."How do you strangle and ant?" Clint asked, then added, "Oh, shit "