The Deadly Isles

The Deadly Isles

"The Deadly Isles" is a novel by American author Jack Vancepublished in 1969 by Bobbs-Merrill and as part of the 2002 Vance [http://vanceintegral.com/ Integral Edition] .

Plot introduction

A young scientist with family ties to a vast fortune survives a murder attempt by a stranger while working in French Tahiti, and allows the assailant and the police to believe the attempt was successful. Incognito,he follows the would be murderer aboard an island hopping passenger/cargo schooner bound for the Marquesas, intending to find the man out.


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