The Fallen
A Jade de Jong Investigation
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Publisher Description
When P.I. Jade de Jong invites Superintendent David Patel on a scuba diving holiday in St. Lucia, she hopes the time away will rebuild their conflicted relationship. Jade’s dreams are soon shattered when David calls off their affair, forcing her into the arms of environmentalist Craig Niewoudt. But the next morning, romantic issues are put aside when a scuba diving instructor, Amanda Bolton, is found brutally stabbed to death.
Amanda is a most unlikely candidate for murder—a quiet and intelligent woman who until a few months ago pursued a high-powered career as an air traffic controller. She had few acquaintances and no lovers. The only loose end is a postcard in her room from Jo’burg-based Themba Msamaya, asking how she is doing “after 813 and The Fallen.” Jade and David put their differences aside and start the deadly hunt.
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In Mackenzie's searing third novel featuring South African PI Jade de Jong (after 2011's Stolen Lives), Jade's sometime lover, Supt. David Patel, arrives at the coastal resort where Jade is on holiday with news that could destroy their already fragile relationship. The weekend becomes more complicated after one of the resort's scuba instructors, Amanda Bolton, is found stabbed to death in her room. When David volunteers to assist the local police, Jade tags along. More violence erupts, and Jade questions the motives behind former air traffic controller Amanda's death as well as the larger conflict brewing between environmental activists and the powerful CEO of a strip-mining company hoping to drill in a nearby nature preserve's protected sand dunes. Meanwhile, those responsible for Amanda's murder are preparing for an end game that threatens dire consequences. Mackenzie's blend of contemporary South African issues with Jade's inner turmoil is pitch perfect, and the true cliffhanger will leave fans eager for more.
