Winner of the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for Best Thriller of the Year. Pied piper, soul stealer, serial killer - Who is Mr. Clarinet? It was a job Miami private investigator Max Mingus found hard to refuse: million to locate billionaires son Charlie Carver - missing now for over three years. Young Charlie disappeared on the island of Haiti, where over the decades scores of children have vanished. In a country dominated by voodoo, rumours abound of black magic and a mythical figure called Mr. Clarinet, who for years has been tempting children away from their families. But could the truth be even more shocking than the legend? To find out, Max will have to succeed where previous detectives have not only failed - but where some have died. And suddenly, this job isnt all about finding Charlie or his killers for the money - its just about staying alive ...