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The Case of the Mad Doctor
Location(s): Bristol, England, Jamaica
Genre(s): Historical, Fiction, Magical Realism
Era(s): 1770s
1772: Barrister’s clerk, Isaiah Ollenu, an ambitious Black married father, is sent to Jamaica against his wishes with insurance agent Ruben Ashby, a pious bachelor. Finding missing people is the goal, but confronted by prejudice, untoward characters and vengeful spirits, the task descends into a battle of wits and muskets with a madman.
Inspired by the true story of Jamaica’s first serial killer.
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