Cut Adrift
Jane Jesmond
4 Stars
Pages: 344
Genre: Crime Thriler / Suspense
Published: 3rd February 2023
Publisher's Blurb
Risk everything, trust no one.
Jen Shaw is climbing in the mountains near Alajar, Spain. And it's nothing to do with the fact that an old acquaintance suggested that she meet him there...
But when things don't go as planned and her brother calls to voice concerns over the whereabouts of their mother, Morwenna, Jen finds herself travelling to a refugee camp on the south coast of Malta.
Free-spirited and unpredictable as ever, Morwenna is working with a small NGO, helping her Libyan friend, Nahla, seek asylum for her family. Jen is instantly out of her depth, surrounded by stories of unimaginable suffering and increasing tensions within the camp.
Within hours of Jen's arrival, Nahla is killed in suspicious circumstances, and Jen and Morwenna find themselves responsible for the safety of her daughters. But what if the safest option is to leave on a smuggler's boat?
The second instalment in the action-packed, 'pulse-pounding' Jen Shaw series, following Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month On the Edge.
Review
Heading to Malta to track down her Mother, Jen Shaw is unaware of the deadly situation she is about to be plunged into.
A thrilling tale of people trafficking, asylum seekers, terrorists and undercover agents which takes place on the picturesque island of Malta
This is a page-turning thriller that keeps the reader guessing throughout. Just who is the suspected terrorist attempting to travel invisibly to the UK? Who is responsible for Nahla's death? Who can Jen trust?
There is so much more to the plot than initially meets the eye and the author draws you into the story right from the start.
Plenty of suspects, multiple twists and an entertaining read.
This is book 2 in the Jen Shaw series but reads just as well as a stand-alone novel.
The Author
ON THE EDGE and CUT ADRIFT are the first two books in a series featuring dynamic, daredevil protagonist Jen Shaw.
Although she was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne, raised in Liverpool and considers herself northern through and through, Jane's family comes from Cornwall.
Her lifelong love of the Cornish landscape and culture inspired the setting of On The Edge. Jane has spent the last thirty years living and working in France.
She began writing steadily six or seven years ago and writes every morning in between staring out at the sea and making cups of tea. She also enjoys reading, walking and amateur dramatics and, unlike her daredevil protagonist, is terrified of heights!
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