{"product_id":"trade-winds-of-evil-frank-rubolino-9781977289841","title":"Trade Winds of Evil: A Detective Gianni Basso Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecently married Harrisburg homicide detective Gianni \"Gene\" Basso expects his Caribbean honeymoon to be an escape-from a devastating personal loss and from the violence and political corruption he dismantled back home. Instead, the quiet autonomous island of St. Jude, tucked within the Grenadines, pulls him into a far more dangerous conspiracy that reaches well beyond a single murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a young British medical volunteer is found dead at an under-supplied clinic, local police chief Daniel Cato asks Basso for informal assistance. What appears to be a straightforward homicide quickly fractures under scrutiny: missing medical shipments, falsified transit records, and witnesses too frightened to speak. As Gene and his new wife, Gerri Allen Basso-a former police administrator with sharp investigative instincts-begin pulling at the loose threads, they uncover a systematic diversion of humanitarian aid into international smuggling routes. Those who threaten the operation are silenced-sometimes permanently.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs tropical squalls gather and political tensions rise, Basso, Cato, and a small circle of allies race to expose the truth while protecting the few who dare to talk. But island officials and foreign diplomats urge restraint, prioritizing stability over justice to avoid an international incident. With no jurisdictional authority and mounting resistance from powerful interests, Basso must rely on intuition, experience, and careful deduction to dismantle a network that profits from the world's most vulnerable-one quietly directed by an unseen mastermind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against turquoise waters and mounting unrest, Trade Winds of Evil, the second Gianni Basso novel, blends homicide investigation, political intrigue, and maritime suspense into a character-driven international thriller where pulling the wrong thread can bring an entire geopolitical system crashing down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank Rubolino\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1977289843\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781977289841\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Outskirts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.31d","brand":"Frank Rubolino","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48520234500351,"sku":"9781977289841","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d3d35aeb-409f-42c6-9e53-e088285a9f91.jpg?v=1778741546","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/trade-winds-of-evil-frank-rubolino-9781977289841","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}