People come out here, they do things they wouldn't do back home...
All they wanted was a quiet evening together. Then came the phone call. And a chain of events which would take Magali Rousseau into the sinister heart of the tropical island of Mayotte. Where a gloss of beauty hides a tangle of contradictions and fears. Where the scent of perfume covers the stench of poverty. And where Magali goes on a perilous search for the truth.
In 2011, Mayotte became France’s 101st department. Generosity? Or the cynical occupation of a colony? Perfume Island – a mystery story where the setting itself is a mystery. A geopolitical oddity seething with tension. A wonderland waiting to explode.
And everyone is paying the price.
"A delight, even for not-mystery readers. The author weaves an intricate story full of toothsome plot snarls to challenge his appealing protagonist. Very ably written, without being showy, the author informs the tiny island of Mayotte with a sense of place any travel writer would envy." Atthys Gage, author of Flight of the Wren.