Suzann Dodd: 33 books

This is a somewhat fictionalised recounting of the 'Ganja Trade'.  How marijuana, grown in Jamaica, arrives in the United States and Europe.   It is the nuts and bolts of it, and the people who are involved with it, their lives and thoughts. This is why certain persons never are caught, questioned, or held in suspicion.  It isn't corruption, it is wise planning.

Domestic Abuse is all too common.   It happens to women and it is done to men.  To recognise yourself as a victim is the first step, to get out of the relationship is the second. I have gone through the process of abuse. It is a process in which one person is worn down by the other until...

Living a life constrained by prejudice and projections, a life molded by perceptions which are inaccurate. Rebecca is now alone, and reflects on her life.

The names have been changed, and certain venues, but the story is true.  During the late 1960s into the 1970s there was not as much focus on the Jamaican marijuana trade as perhaps there should of been;  however... considering how it was done, how it was kept 'under the radar' one can not fault...

There are ways to escape domestic violence.  Some require more planning than others.  There are ways one can 'disappear'  and become someone else. This is the story of Donna Burns who grew in an abusive home, and became Donna Hurt, an abused wife. This is how Donna Burns Hurt escaped.

Elliot Mitchel is married, with two sons.  That does not mean he is faithful to his wife or interested in his children. On Christmas Eve he decides to drive across the island of Jamaica to be with his girlfriend. This is what happens.

Six friends decide to travel to Jamaica under one of those 'All Inclusive Packages' where everything is paid for in advance. They arrive at the Hotel and as they seek to enter the sea are surrounded by a set of Beach Bums/Rentadreads. Although scary, as writers for a magazine they turn it into an expose' of what is really going on at those Hotels.

This is the continuation of the story of the ganja trade in Dublin.  The names and locations have been changed.   The focus is on the people involved, not just the trade.

Although the names are disguised and some events changed, this is a story of how the trade in Marijuana developed.   The early steps and the expansion into places unexpected, which became profitable. In this book, which follows The Clay Game, I focus on the characters, their interaction, and how they remain 'under the radar'.

Marcy's mother gave her that 'Facts of Life' talk.  Only her facts were far different from those in books and on television.    Marcy's mom gave her a blueprint of how to find and use a man, an unattractive man who had a little property, a little promise.   And Marcy began the process of finding and capturing her victim.

Jennifer Wrigley reflects on her past.  She is a widow.  Married for thirty three years, with two children.  She had lived a life that others might think 'perfect' But it was not, for a crucial aspect was missing.

Behind the Ganja Trade are people who have lives and loves, and ideas and plans.   These are some of those people and how and why the trade continued and has continued without disruption. It was not due to corruption, it was due to wise planning, prudence and lucky breaks.

When a woman dominates a man, he doesn't realise it.  This is because she uses silence, manipulation and segregation. Deja needed to cut Martin off from his friends and family.   She had been easily successful with his friends, had done well with his brother and sister, now faced the challenge of his mother. Would she be able to get rid of his mother?

This is the next part of the development of the Marijuana (ganja) trade between Jamaica and Ireland (as well as America).   It focuses on the people who were involved, their relationships and attitudes.