Sand Trap: a Myrtle Beach Thriller

Dennis Gimmel's second novel, Sand Trap is a fast-paced thriller, set in the lush country club surroundings of Myrtle Beach. The laid-back private eye, Jake Brown, is hired by the alluring Mona Pasko to spy on her womanizing husband Marko. Posing as Mona's spiritual advisor, Salloa, Jake snoops around the Pasko estate. He is befriended by the lovely maid while theologically challenged by the humble groundskeeper. Meanwhile, several employees of Droughbrigh Country Club are trapped in a drug smuggling scheme orchestrated by the Paskos and the big city Mafia. Caught between their well-paying part in the operation and their need for freedom, seven desperate young people face the challenge of the Paskos' control and their own faltering relationships. Their story includes murder, blackmail, and infidelity. The adventure takes the reader from the mansions of Myrtle Beach to the lavish estates and resorts of Central and South America. See the comical Jake Brown unmask the country club fraud and follow the young people as they desperately run from the Mafia, the Paskos, and each other.