Random Violence (A PI Jade de Jong Novel)
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (740 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1569476292 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In Johannesburg prosperous whites live in gated communities; when they exit their cars to open the gates, car-jackings are common. Under apartheid, Patel, of Indian descent, could never have attained his present position. But he is feeling pressure from his "old line" boss with respect to this investigation and fears lingering prejudice is at work.As Jade probes into this and other recent car-jacking cases, a pattern begins to emerge, a pattern that goes back to her father's murder and that involves a vast and intricate series of crimes for profit.From the Trade Paperback edition.. Piet Botha, the husband of the wealthy woman, is the primary suspect in his wife's murder. Jade de Jong fled South Africa ten years ago after her father was killed. P.I. But seldom is the victim killed, much less shot twice, like Annette Botha. Now back in town, she offers to help her father's former assistant, Superintendent David Patel, with his investigation of this case
Random Violence Jade deJong , the headstrong protagonist of this terrific new novel, is a p.i. who has left her native South Africa, but after a ten-year absence has returned after, most recently, doing surveillance work in England. Her father, before his death, had been police commissioner in Johannesburg, described as a city filled with crime and brutality. The tale opens with the brutal murder of a young woman in what initially appears to have b. I read it when it was first published and was happy that Soho made a DRC available to me via kathleen g Try this one for something different. I read it when it was first published and was happy that Soho made a DRC available to me via Edelweiss recently. Mackenzie's writing has improved in her later books but this one is really pretty good, Jade DeJong is a bit unconventional. The great benefit of this series is learning something about South Africa-it's not a pretty picture and Mackenzie has captured it well.. John D. MacDonald-like observations Ed Battistella Jassy McKenzie’s first novel feature Jade de Jong, a tough private investigator who returns from life abroad to her hometown of Johannesburg. Her late father’s protégée—and her unrequited love—persuades her to help investigate a car-jacking turned murder. De Jong digs into the crime, which turns into a series of brutal murders (and highlights a fine psychopathic villain). The story is fast-paced
(Apr.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Readers will wish Jade a long fictional career. The plot has more than its fair share of nice twists, and Mackenzie does a superb job of making the reader care for her gutsy lead while offering a glimpse at life in South Africa after apartheid. . Meanwhile, David Patel, her father's former assistant, asks Jade for help in investigating the murder of Annette Botha, gunned down one night after getting out of her car to unlock a malfunctioning automatic gate outside her home. Set in contemporary South Africa, Mackenzie's triumphant debut introduces PI Jade de Jong. From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. After roaming the world for a decade, Jade returns home to Johannesburg to take her revenge on the convicted murderer, about to be released from prison, who she beli
She lives in Kyalami near Johannesburg and edits and writes for the annual publication Best of South Africa. Jassy Mackenzie was born in Rhodesia and moved to South Africa when she was eight years old.