Deadly Contest: A Novel

In a small poverty stricken island in the Caribbean, the lives of four people become enmeshed in a life or death struggle. "Father" Marinet, President-for-life and absolute ruler of the tiny nation, who will use any means available to hold onto power; Martin, the most hated man on the island, who is not what he appears to be; Stefan, a spoiled playboy, who finds he must learn to kill to live; and Alicia, Stefan's sister, who is too shy for her own good. Together they form a powder keg that explodes during an international beauty contest.