Vieux Bourg, in Guadeloupe. A white woman's corpse is found in the depths of the mangrove.
Lieutenant-colonel Gardé will discover the twists and turns of this tragic event following Aymé, a retired fisherman
Aristide aka Vegeta a young black fellow consumed by ambition and weighty secrets
Tavares, the Bahamian remorseless drug trafficker
the touching Gina and the beautiful Lize.
From the squats in Pointe-à-Pitre, to Montserrat's dormant volcano. From Key West to Saint-Lucia, this book is an immersion with no return into the Caribbean waters where love, violence and magic combine boundlessly.
- The author's captivating style oscillates between a Creole poetry and a Jamaican slam.
- The novel offers many women portraits, mothers in particular. Those characters are strong and far from the literary stereotypes.
Stéphane Pair is of Creole origins and has been working for the radio for the past ten years. Élastique nègre is his first novel.
"Brilliant noir debut, From Guadeloupe With Love is an hypnotizing dive into the Caribbean waters. A sharp writing, Stéphane Pair is a young promising author."Page des Libraires
"Through a masterful and oppressive story, told alternatively by a policeman, an old fisherman, an abused girl and a sentimental drug trafficker, Stéphane Pair distils the essence of Guadeloupe's superb and toxic atmosphere."Transfuge