{"product_id":"the-uneasy-sun-paperback","title":"The Uneasy Sun - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Butterworth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A neatly contrived nightmare, with the sunny islands and the kindly, sensible policeman cleverly contrasted with the menace surrounding the heroine.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOxford Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Englishwoman Deborah Tarrant, a vacation in Malta was going to be the perfect way to bond with her mother, but a tragic accident leaves Deborah alone in her grief. Still, the picture-perfect Mediterranean could be just what she needs, especially when a precocious six-year-old boy--neglected by his flirtatious nanny--takes a liking to Deborah. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpending time with young Alec takes Deborah's mind off her sadness and regret. She even chalks up his tale about a dead body to an overactive imagination. But when Alec and his nanny go missing, Deborah gets drawn into a darker side of the sunlit island--one where happy tourists harbor twisted secrets and drugs are smuggled under cover of the night. Nothing is as it seems as Deborah works with the local police to find Alec and expose the unraveling of the perfect crime . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlso published as \u003c\/i\u003eVanishing Act\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Smooth, nicely characterized holiday murder mystery with detailed Malta hotel setting.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A first-class thriller, all complete with an imported red herring which should keep its readers in a quandary up to the final chapter.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMorning Star\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A brisk tour of Malta and its customs. The author obviously knows and loves these, and simply in background contrives to draw a more vivid (and far better written) picture than most professional travel writers in a dozen books.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrish Press\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An ideal thriller in its own way; sun and sea and holidays provide the background for a succinct whodunit.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooks and Bookmen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Butterworth was born in Nottingham in 1924 and served as a lieutenant in the Royal Navy during World War II. After the war, he studied and taught art for some years. He turned from drawing children's comic strips to writing scripts for them, quickly graduating to an editorship. Ten years later, he was an editor of women's magazines. Later, he became a full-time writer, which he did with a pet mongoose on his knee. He also had a hawk, peacocks, swans, a Newfoundland dog the size of a donkey, and many cats. He passed away in 1986.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 183\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53849414697267,"sku":"9798337204352","price":25.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/chpEYDxQPt9798337204352.webp?v=1786574036","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-uneasy-sun-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}