Smoke Island

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But stranded on a little rescue dinghy in the middle of the vast ocean, there are eight passengers and one crew member who have survived the deadly incident.

Huddled together in unwanted intimacy and fearful danger, the survivors include an African M.P., a Transvaal farmer, an embittered Englishman from Kenya, a man hell-bent on personal advantage, a London clerk and a rich industrialist, now far from the security and splendour of his City boardroom.

There are women in the dinghy, too. A plain and man-hungry university lecturer; a young air hostess; and a Mauritian woman of great beauty.

Finding themselves in a life or death situation, the group must fight to survive as they are washed ashore on a coral island.

As the weeks turn to months, their chances of rescue grow slimmer.

The tantalising smoke spirals on the horizon seem to promise the chance of rescue, yet they are almost as distant and elusive as the world of civilisation.

In a world far removed from anything they have ever known, these strangers must learn to survive in a harsh environment with people they hardly know, who can turn on them at any moment...

A thrilling, tense novel of survival and human relationships from a bestselling author.

"Exciting" The Daily Telegraph