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It's the 17th century and the heydays of piracy. Life could not have been better for the marauding buccaneers who made Port Royal, Jamaica their home while plundering ships on the high seas. Their livelihood of preying and plundering was cut short however when a cataclysmic event disrupted their lives and destroyed their pirate's haven. In the aftermath of the devastating occurrence, many wondered if the disaster was an accident of nature or d...

His exploits were legendary! A feared runaway slave and sorcerer of the 1780s, Plato the Wizard, was captured by the authorities after being betrayed by his once faithful pal and confidante. His capture brought an end to the wizard's reign of terror. From his jail cell, Plato the Wizard plotted and swore to exact revenge. Not being able to obtain vengeance by his own hands, just before his hurried execution, he prophesied death and destruction...

Its disappearance was sudden and inexplicable, leaving the once peaceful community of Bognie in an uproar. Determined to solve the mystery, residents of this rural community utilized an age-old technique the old-timers had used for centuries.The inaccuracy of their archaic technique was shocking, yet undeniable. Members of the community who had endorsed the ancient method concluded that there may be supernatural forces at play.Zeroing in on th...

High in the inhospitable mountains of the Cockpit Country, a runaway band of rebels have thrown off the shackles of slavery and are now being regarded by the enslaved population as a symbol of struggle, resistance, and triumph.These renegades are now being called upon to put their skills to the test and assist two high-value defectors who wanted to make a daring escape.When the wailing sound of the ancestral drum unexpectedly reverberated thro...

Kidnapped from his African homeland, Tunkey survived the horrors of the Middle Passage and was forced to endure a life of servitude and bondage on a Sugar Plantation on the island of Jamaica. Throughout the terrors of plantation life, Tunkey had the will to survive. However, when they brutalized the person closest to him on the estate and sent him far away, Tunkey lost all hope.A fortuitous encounter at the Estate Great House was to change the...

Sudden and unexpected, striking like a thief in the night and shaking the very foundation of a beloved country. No one was prepared for such a tragedy, nor could anyone envision the magnitude of such a wide-scale disaster. Its impact reverberated across the country. Its repercussions spread like ripples across the small island of Jamaica as its citizens mourned. Can these fearful residences ever return to the peace and tranquility that they li...

Everyone is resting easy that fateful morning following a severe storm the night before. Soon villagers start reporting strange occurrences and seeing ghostly apparitions. Residents wonder if the violent storm that had raged had dislodged the remains of Gundy, who had disappeared under suspicious circumstances more than fifty years ago.To resolve the problem. Officer Speng is pressed into action once again. He is called upon to use his special...

Sheer desperation and a sense of urgency drove Millicent to abandon her childhood home in Jamaica and flee with her younger brother, Leopold, to the United Kingdom.Years later, after many tribulations, despair, hope, and achievement, she returns to the land of her birth. Confronted with a changed society, she comes to the rude awakening that things are far from what she had envisioned.Conned out of her hard-earned money by cunning and crafty t...

The beautiful, fertile district of Bognie is jolted to the core when members of the community start reporting constant and unnerving visits from those long dead. Soon, persons from other communities start fleeing their homes amidst reports of supernatural visits.With communities in uproar and in a constant state of panic, it falls on the shoulders of Police Officer Speng, the Obeah woman Conqueror's third son, to solve the mystery. Plucked fro...

At the age of eight, Norma Stone Walker has to leave the cocoon of safety of her family, the close-knit community she has known, and embark on life's journey. Throughout her whirlwind journey of joy and sorrow, she watches, learns, and grows. She observed the desperation of some women to get married, and the lengths they will go to achieve it. The importance of roots: Drink in the Jamaican culture. The role of the "warner woman" and the law-an...