February Heat

It is the early 1980s, a time when air travel was uncomplicated, when people still smoked in offices, restaurants and bars. ''February Heat,'' set on St. Ursula, a British Caribbean island very near to the American and British Virgin Islands, is the first novel in a trilogy featuring Frank James, poet and private detective. In this tale, Frank finds his calm and secure life on St. Ursula in jeopar...