{"product_id":"blood-jungle-ballet-paperback","title":"Blood Jungle Ballet - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Enright\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDet. Sgt. Apelu Soifua faces a crime tsunami in the fourth tropical mystery set on American Samoa from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dead Don't Dance\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There have been many changes in Apelu Soifua's life, but his job in the criminal investigation division has been the one constant. For years, a series of killings on the island has baffled him, starting with the murder of a cross-dresser, whose body was found with a cross carved into the chest. Four more men fall--different races, different classes, different deaths. Not all marked with the religious symbol, but somehow all connected. Apelu is sure of it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With the help of new medical examiner Dr. Laura Alomar, Apelu follows his instincts into what will be the most complicated and twisted case of his career. An open grave on a widow's lush plantation signals the end of Apelu's tolerance for his violent job and the collateral damage it inflicts on his friends and loved ones. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a literal paradise on earth, the monsters come like a devil in disguise . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A very rich and textured mystery . . . \u003ci\u003eBlood Jungle Ballet\u003c\/i\u003e and all the rest of John Enright's Jungle Beat mysteries are perfect blends of setting, character and story. They're just the thing for anyone who loves traveling the world solving crime from his comfy armchair.\" --\u003ci\u003eKittling: Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Enright was born in Buffalo, New York, in 1945. He earned a bachelor's degree from City College of New York while working full-time at \u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e magazines. He later received a master's degree in folklore at UC Berkeley, before starting a career in publishing. In 1981, Enright left the United States to teach at the American Samoa Community College. He spent the next twenty-six years working for environmental, cultural, and historical resource preservation on the islands in the South Pacific. Over the past five decades, his essays, articles, short stories, and poems have appeared in more than ninety books, anthologies, journals, periodicals, and online magazines. His collection of poems \u003ci\u003e14 Degrees South\u003c\/i\u003e won the University of the South Pacific Press's inaugural International Literature Competition. Enright currently lives in Owensboro, Kentucky, with his wife Connie Payne. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 283\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 13, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759266496800,"sku":"9781504078986","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9c5484f22682e3a7e3656414f2cf43a3.webp?v=1780147364","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/blood-jungle-ballet-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}