First Impressions: G56 The Review of Pale Horses by Jassy Mackenzie
Author:Jassy Mackenzie
ISBN: 978-1-61695-221-1
Publisher:Soho Crime
Year it was published: 2012
Summary:
Book 4 in the PI Jade de Jong thriller series set in South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa: At first, the case appears to be one of simple misadventure. Sonet Meintjies, a base jumper, falls to her death while attempting to parachute off a newly built sixty-five-story skyscraper. But Sonet’s jumping partner insists that this was no accident, and he hires private investigator Jade de Jong to uncover the truth.
Jade discovers that Sonet worked for a charity that helped impoverished communities become self-supporting farming units. When Jade travels out to the community farm in Limpopo, she finds it not just abandoned but razed to the ground. Digging deeper for answers about where the residents went, Jade learns about a fatal but unidentified disease that swept through the entire community. A deadly harvest has been gathered, and the person who knows the real truth about it has been forced to become collateral in its trade.
Opinion:
First of all I'm not familiar with South African lingo that was presented in the first few pages, and it can't have been a good sign that I thought Maddie was the main character instead of reading a bit more. Strangely enough, I'm not interested in continuing the book and don't think I really care for it, although I'm sure there is someone who will care for it.
Verdict:
I don't think I will read the story
3 out of 5
(0: Stay away unless a masochist 1: Good for insomnia 2: Horrible but readable; 3: Readable and quickly forgettable, 4: Good, enjoyable 5: Buy it, keep it and never let it go.)
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