{"product_id":"the-case-of-the-mad-p-d-lennon-9798217269457","title":"The Case of the Mad Doctor: Jamaica, 1772. Caribbean Jewel, or a Killer's Playground?","description":"\u003cb\u003eInspired by the true story of Jamaica's first serial killer\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired by the true story of Jamaica's first serial killer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJamaica, 1772. Caribbean jewel, or a killer's playground?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On the island of Jamaica, people have started disappearing without trace. Have they run away, trying to start new lives in the British colony under assumed names, or is something darker afoot? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Some of the missing had taken out large life insurance policies before leaving England, and so word of the vanishings reaches Bristol when relatives try to collect their payouts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With suspicion of a grand fraud in the air, ambitious Black barrister's clerk Isaiah Ollenu is thrown together with pious insurance agent Ruben Ashby and ordered to the Caribbean to investigate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But, confronted by prejudice, untoward characters and vengeful spirits, the task may cost this unlikely duo more than either man is willing to pay \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA searing snapshot of the British Empire at the threshold of emancipation, and a chilling historical adventure perfect for fans of Laura Shepherd-Robinson and Femi Kayode.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Case of the Mad Doctor\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A terrific adventure with a rich historical heart' A. J. West, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Betrayal of Thomas True\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e P. D. Lennon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217269457\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Canelo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"P. D. Lennon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965508763903,"sku":"9798217269457","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_debd2d04-9a39-4601-884e-8f96ae8754a9.jpg?v=1767281044","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-case-of-the-mad-p-d-lennon-9798217269457","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}