I met Mr. Jackson and had talked to him several times when he mentioned that he lived in the Caribbean as a child. ( think we had been complaining about the Chicago area winter weather.) Later he mentioned that he had written a book. I started looking for it and put it on my wish list here. I got the book a few months after he passed away and just recently read it. I so wish that I had read it while he was still alive so I could tell him how much I enjoyed it. It is very descriptive of the island, the time period in which it takes place, and the way the people there lived. It's a shocking story, based on a true story, that is full of unique characters, including an evil man and a very brave young lady. It is about a man who plans to murder everyone on board a schooner just off the island of Utila, but one young woman escapes and fights to make it back to her family to tell them what has happened. She is badly injured and it seems impossible for her to make it, yet she must if the murder is to be revealed. Fascinating story, told in a way that brings it all to life.
