I’m so excited to be closing the tour for Cut Adrift by Jane Jesmond. Many thanks to Verve Books for asking me to join in and sending me the gifted book in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.
Jen is climbing in the mountains near Alajar, Spain. And it’s nothing to do with the fact that an old acquaintance, Nick Crawford, may have suggested that she meet him there…
But when things don’t go as planned with Nick and her brother calls to voice concerns over the whereabouts of Morwenna – their estranged, free-spirited mother – Jen winds up travelling to a refugee camp on the south coast of Malta.
Morwenna is working with a small non-governmental organization to help her Libyan friend, Nahla, seek asylum for herself and her two young children. Jen is instantly out of her depth, surrounded by stories of unimaginable suffering and increasing tensions within the camp. Then Nahla recognises someone else from Libya – and ends up dead later that same day.
Jen and Morwenna find themselves responsible for the safety of Nahla’s daughters. But what if the safest thing to do is to get in a boat?
Jane Jesmond is back! With the second book on the Jen Shaw series. As soon as I saw there was another book in the series, I was dying to read it.
It was great to be back with Jen Shaw again. After the events in Cornwall in the first book, she slowly rekindled her passion, and she is now in Spain hoping to meet up with an old friend. From there, the reader is plunged into a world of terrifying problems that are so prevalent today. I was hooked yet again!
As the story unfolds, we learn more about the characters as they find themselves in a world of danger. I was literally on the edge of my seat with this action-packed, taut thriller. It was such a fast-paced story that held my attention from the first to last page. The well placed twists add to the intrigue. There was no let up in the surprises throughout.
There is always a question about whether an authors second book will be as good as their first. Well, Cut Adrift is an excellently written book that’s as good if not better than Jane Jesmonds first book. She handles the sensitive and horrifying issues of refugee trafficking and exploitation so well.
An addictive and well researched book that I would recommend to anyone who loves and appreciates an excellent thriller.
Author Bio
Jane Jesmond writes crime, thriller and mystery fiction. Her debut novel, On The Edge, the first in a series featuring dynamic, daredevil protagonist Jen Shaw was a Sunday Times Crime Fiction best book. The second in the series, Cut Adrift, will be published in Feb 2023, and A Quiet Contagion, an unsettling historical mystery for modern times, in Nov 2023. Although she loves writing (and reading) thrillers and mysteries, her real life is very quiet and unexciting. Dead bodies and dangerous exploits are not a feature. She lives by the sea in the northwest tip of France with a husband and a cat and enjoys coastal walks and village life. Unlike her daredevil protagonist, she is terrified of heights!
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