Confusion

Another day in paradise… The sky turns from tropical night blue into cherub blood red, before the sun peeks above the low hills of Siquijor, illuminating the waters of the sea and throwing its light over the shimmering white sand. The sea is perfectly calm, but something is disturbing the apparent peace; a dark longish object bobbing on the waves, drifting slowly towards the island...

The Philippines, Summer 1978. Confusion opens with the murder of Elena Lee, daughter of a powerful local magnate, on the beautiful topical island of Siquijor. Enter Jonathan Sy, a successful detective who is hired to carry out the investigation, along with local Chief of Police Daniel Arozo. During his quest, Sy meets several potential suspects – but instinctively knows that the real killer is not among them, an inkling that is proved as, one by one, the suspects all meet with a gruesome, premature death. The mystical atmosphere of the island and its inhabitants slowly change the attitudes of the otherwise cool and reserved inspector, and drive him to carry out actions he otherwise would have never remotely considered...

Confusion is the first in the four-part series ‘Nothing Is What It Seems’. The story ends on a cliffhanger to be continued in the next two installments, Clarity and Commitment. The truth is finally revealed in the final book, Confinement.