Mingo's Cave - Chuck Ball - Bog

Mingo's Cave is about adventure on the Caribbean island of St. John, USVI. Quirky island characters search for hidden treasure, party at the local bar, fall in love and try to prevent the destruction of an Eco-sensitive camp and seek revenge for the murder of their friend. In 1944, a native boy, Mingo Tamaryn, finds a cave. Mingo ignores warnings and almost dies. The location of the treasure cave is once again lost. This time it is locked away in Mingo's gentle, broken mind. He becomes a beloved savant at Arawak Camps on the island of St. John. A physically strong, beautiful young woman, Riley Ferguson, fled a frigid family and found Caribbean paradise. She is a hammock weaver and scuba diver. Riley and Mingo become good friends. He is now a frail old man and tells her fantastic stories of hidden pirate gold. Leslie Anne Murray, a heavily tattooed, quirky Boston ex pat is attracted to the sexy Caribbean vibe of Cruz Bay. She has spiked hair, tall lean good looks and world wide diving experience and fits perfectly into the pulsing tropical scene. Jack Basnight from the Outer Banks of North Carolina is having a Caribbean fling. He is a handsome carpenter employed by Arawak Camps. Tim, who is Jack's brother, quits the Navy SEALS and shows up on island. He is convinced to start - up a new scuba operation aboard the fifty foot dive boat, the Marion II. The beauty of the cobalt water and verdant jungle mask an ugly reality. The ground under idyllic Arawak Camps is worth millions. Slimy land pirates, Captain Jacque and Big Tom plan to cash in. The bulldozers are rumbling and murder cracks the island serenity. . Join the crew of the Marion II as they search for pirate gold and try to save paradise.