Carambola — David Dodge

Andy Holland, a globe-trotting mining engineer, takes a much needed vacation in Cannes and stumbles into a daughter he never knew existed. The revelation is emotionally shattering and sets into motion the adventure of a lifetime. Holland must put aside his conflicted feelings to rescue his daughter's adopted father from a dire situation. Falling into the latter period of Dodge's oeuvre, Carambola is one of his most muscular and tension-filled novels. As always with Dodge, his richly drawn characters and authentic settings pull the reader completely into the story. Carambola is a novel of pursuit that strains the nerves.