THE ISLAND CAPER is based on the character Jake Lafferty, a retired investment banker with a hidden past as a CIA operative. The novel begins with Jake moving onto his fifty-five foot Cheoy Lee Trawler, traveling to the Bahamas in order to enjoy his well deserved retirement. The nonstop plot kicks into action when his newly found soul mate is murdered. Jake's past as a former CIA operative draws him into a dangerous yet exciting adventure through the Bahamas, Haiti and Mexico chasing a colorful but ruthless group of Latino drug smugglers. Jake works with his former colleagues to track down and apprehend Pablo Salvador Medellin, boss of the second largest drug cartel in existence, squelching his unique plan to bring the largest quantity of cocaine into the U.S. market that has ever been attempted.