A strange cast of misfits is on the hunt for a missing pilot - either for what he has or what he knows. The story is set in 1995, as the War on Drugs exerts its increasingly bizarre effects on the bizarre underworld of narcotic contraband. In Colombia, tenth-rate drug lords make desperate bids for glory - mostly by betraying each other. For them, the pilot holds the key to power. In Florida, a disillusioned crew of ex-smugglers is intent on rescuing a friend, while dealing with a society that is afraid of getting old and handling it badly. And a decaying mercenary is tracking the pilot too, for reasons more personal than even he realizes. Each member of this weird posse poses a threat to the others. But their greatest danger comes from their own egos, paranoia, incompetence and inability to cope. The result is a strange and hilarious adventure on the weirder fringes of international drug crime.
Steve Mansfield-Devine has written all his life, usually for money, often because he just can't help himself. He has been a professional journalist for three decades and his work has appeared in national dailies and magazines of a bewildering variety.
His first novel, Lady Caine, was published by WebVivant Press in 2009. His second, Black Project, appeared in 2011.
These days, his journalism focuses on infosecurity - hacking, malware, cybercrime, network and Internet security. Steve is the editor of two infosecurity journals and a Certified Ethical Hacker.
A qualified pilot, he also spends an abnormal amount of his spare time obsessing about flying, and is the author/photographer of three non-fiction aviation books. Cherry Point and Kaneohe Bay (Osprey/Motorbooks) are photographic portraits of US Marine Corps airbases. Photographing Aeroplanes (Airlife/Motorbooks) is a how-to guide to aviation photography.
Steve blogs about writing, photography, self-publishing and anything else that is currently amusing or vexing him at www.webvivant.com/blog.html
