In Sam Red's much awaited first novel...Nicholas Petraki was easily disappointed in people even before he stolehis millions long ago, and is now bored enough that he's decided tosneak back home and start over again. Living on the island of SaintSulpice since shortly after France granted it independence and a few localvisionaries repurposed it as a haven for rich exiles, he soon discoveredthat fawning obeisance is unfulfilling to restless natures and began aseries of private revolts against the local authorities. Little more thanelaborate exercises in seduction when they started, his subversions haveslowly grown more serious over time - to the benefit of many, perhaps,but not to his own perpetually unsatisfied self. Perhaps - who knows? -revisiting the sins of his youth will finally bring the satisfaction that half alifetime of squalid Caribbean luxury has so far failed to deliver.