A Truly Exotic Development

When an explosion that looks like sabotage hits the joint Mogul-Zenith rig off Drake Island, Peter Thornton and security chief George Bartlett are sent from London to investigate, much to the resentment of Alec Stewart, who runs the local operation. Suspicion falls on Drake Island Developments, whose manager Tom McGrath wants the oil workings closed to protect the island's Caribbean tourist trade, and the threats against Thornton grow steadily more serious.