The Pineapple Republic
- Authors
- Treby, Jack
- Publisher
- Carter & Allan
- Tags
- sham elections , englishman abroad , latin america , our man in havana , thriller , crime , black comedy , comedy , graham greene , banana republic
- Date
- 2013-07-23T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.43 MB
- Lang
- en
Democracy is coming to the Central American Republic of San Doloroso. But it won't be staying long...
The year is 1990. Ace reporter Daniel Parr has been injured in a freak surfing accident, just as the provisional government of San Doloroso has announced the country's first democratic elections.
The Daily Herald needs a man on the spot and in desperation they turn to Patrick Malone, a feckless junior reporter who just happens to speak a few words of Spanish.
Despatched to Central America to get the inside story, our Man in Toronja finds himself at the mercy of a corrupt and brutal administration that is determined to win the election at any cost...