Evil in Paradise

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name = Evil in Paradise
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image_caption = Cover page of US edition of Evil in Paradise
author = J. J. Fortune
illustrator = Bill Sienkiewicz (map by Giorgetta Bell McRee)
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country = United States
language = English
series = Race Against Time series
genre = Juvenile
publisher = Dell Publishing (US), Armada (UK)
release_date = 1984
media_type = Print (Paperback)
pages = 140 pp
isbn = ISBN 0440924308
preceded_by = Escape from Raven Castle
followed_by = Search for Mad Jack's Crown

"Evil in Paradise" is book 3 of the Race Against Time series written by J. J. Fortune. However, there was a discrepancy in the publishing order between USA and UK, where Duel for the Samurai Sword was published earlier in the USA.

Plot summary

Richard Duffy and his nephew went to Hawaii in answer to a call for help from Jade Munroe, an old friend of Richard's from his days as an adventurer.

Arriving in Jade's hideout, they found themselves held at gun point by her. Barely escaping back to their hotel, they narrowly evaded poisonous snakes in their room and discovered Richard's old nemesis, the Shark, was not only alive, but also back in town with a new game of providing new faces and identities for criminals.

However, they soon learned that they were dealing with a much more shrewd mastermind than the Shark ... the Mole, possessor of the only other Kronom K-D2 in the world.

Non-recurring Characters

* Jade Munroe, a semi-legal trader based in Hawaii who lured Richard to her island hideout in Hawaii.

* Tommy, a hoodlum waiting to ambush Richard in Jade's hideout.

* ‘Arms’ Akimbo, a hoodlum with thick hairy arms.

* The Shark, a gangster running an identity change racket for criminals on the run.

Chapter headings

# Sharp White Teeth, Saturday: 3:45 P.M., "Hawaii"
# A Cry for Help, Friday: 4:30 P.M., "New York"
# One hundred feet under, Saturday: 4:07 P.M., "Hawaii"
# Friend - or foe?, Saturday: 4:51 P.M., "Hawaii"
# The snakes close in, Saturday: 6:35 P.M., "Hawaii"
# A simple trick, Saturday: 7:30 P.M., "Hawaii"
# Enter the Shark, Saturday: 7:55 P.M., "Hawaii"
# Stick with the tourists, Saturday: 8:15 P.M., "Hawaii"
# Out of control, Saturday: 10:15 P.M., "Hawaii"
# Stampede, Sunday: 5:45 A.M., "Hawaii"
# Into the volcano, Sunday: 6:30 A.M., "Hawaii"
# Arms Akimbo, Sunday: 7:20 A.M., "Hawaii"
# The computer speaks, Sunday: 7:59 A.M., "Hawaii"
# Chaos reigns, Sunday: 8:15 A.M., "Hawaii"
# Blow-up!, Sunday: 8:35 A.M., "Hawaii"
# Villain unmasked, Sunday: 9:00 A.M., "Hawaii"
# Postcard from Hawaii, Monday: 11:32 A.M., "New York"