First edition

The Deadly Isles is a novel by American author Jack Vance published in 1969 by Bobbs-Merrill and as part of the 2002 Vance Integral Edition.[1]

Plot introduction

A young scientist with family ties to a vast fortune survives a murder attempt by a stranger while working in French Tahiti, and allows the assailant and the police to believe the attempt was successful. Incognito, he follows the would-be murderer aboard an island-hopping passenger/cargo schooner bound for the Marquesas, intending to find the man out.

References

  1. ↑ "The Deadly Isles – Jack Vance". Metaphorosis Reviews. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2023.


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