GAMBOL IN VEGAS Formidable, lady-loving Jan Kokk, private investigator from Curacao, is at it again. This time Kokk finds himself babysitting a delegation of Curacaoan officials in Las Vegas there to win the lucrative "Twin City" title. The agreement would establish formal commercial and tourism links between Curacao's capital, Willemstad, and Fabulous Las Vegas. "What Happens Here, Stays Here," is the Vegas credo. In Kokk's case "What Happens Here" includes the murder of one of his delegation, three attempts on the life of a beautiful casino executive--whom Kokk promptly shelters--plus an...

Jan Kokk, Curacao's brawny answer to Belgium's impeccable Hercule Poirot, is kidnapped by the scheming security officer--attractive female, of course--of an oil tanker plying the Caribbean. Kathlee hopes Kokk will discover who is murdering the ship's twelve-man crew, one by one. Which of the crew is the murderer and why is he killing all his mates? The motive remains a mystery until the ship--minus crew--reaches Nicaragua's isolated Little Corn Island in the Caribbean. Kokk's sleuthing fails to deter his interest in the lovely security officer, who just happens to be the daughter of the...