Jacob Ross

This is the first volume of the Camaho Quartet and I was immediately captivated by it.
Michael 'Digger' Digson is recruited by Detective Superintendent Chilman for a newly formed police force. Digger has his own agenda, however, as he wants to find out what happened to his mother. He is an illegitimate child and his biological father is the chief of police of the Caribbean island of Camaho.
It soon becomes clear that the women and girls on the island are oppressed and abused and that only a few of them fight back, but have to pay for it with their lives. The men always get away scot-free. Digger wants to take action against this, but it's not that easy. With the help of Chilman's daughter Miss Stanislaus, a secretary at the police station and DS Chilman's backing, he manages to solve the cases.
Very excitingly written with lots of insight knowledge about a world that is foreign to me.… (more)

Set on the Caribbean island of Camoha, we follow detective Michael Digson as he tries to unravel multiple murders, including one perpetrated by his partner detective Miss Stanislaus against a backdrop of growing corruption ad international crime on the island.

My first impressions of this book were poor. I found the Caribbean patois difficult to follow and the island culture hard to reckon with. The plot drew me in and the rhythm of the language became more familiar. The characters, even the minor ones, are all so well drawn and the action so believable that eventually this book became unputdownable.

Highly recommended.… (more)

Fabulous piece of story-telling: great characters, wonderful local color, and a meaty, intriguing mystery which seems all-too plausible. Highly recommended!

I'm delighted to report that The Bone Readers has been acquired by Little Brown. They are reissuing it AND publishing the sequel next year! https://www.thebookseller.com/news/little-brown-takes-ross-peepal-tree-816321… (more)