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MY BROTHER'S KEEPER |
Author: Jassy MackenzieOriginal Publisher: SA Umuzi |
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Arriving at a highway accident scene on a stormy night, Jo'burg paramedic Nick Kenyon finds only one victim - a critically injured young woman in the car's passenger seat. In the ambulance, Nick agrees to take her phone and make an urgent call for her. He doesn't know that the missing driver is part of a ruthless gang of robbers planning their biggest-ever heist - and Nick's actions have just made him a target. An ex-mercenary with a dubious past, Nick knows how to kill as well as how to save lives. Now he's going to need both these skills, because his past is back with a vengeance. The gang of robbers is led by his brother Paul, who has an old score to settle with him. Nick helped put Paul in prison once before, and Paul has vowed it will never happen again. As the countdown to the heist shortens, Nick and Paul are pitted against each other once more in a deadly battle where there can be only one survivor... Praise 'Truly compelling. MY BROTHER'S KEEPER is a smart, page-turning thriller populated with living, breathing characters, one of the most memorable being Jo'burg itself.' Jeffery Deaver 'Mackenzie is a writer to be cherished. My Brother's Keeper has all the strength of her previous debut effort, yet in no way echoes it...This is a book you'll race to finish, and the double denouement is as satisfying as it's unexpected and shocking. It's perfect in its reality, yet nowhere trite...This is an author who's utterly authentic, who knows whereof she writes. I can't wait for the next instalment.' To read the full review click here Tonight - South Africa '[MY BROTHER'S KEEPER] is an accomplished, scary foray into the criminal underbelly of Johannesburg, a city whose differing aspects, moods and byways she [Jassy Mackenzie] clearly knows intimately.' The Weekender - South Africa 'Jassy Mackenzie's My Brother's Keeper has all the ingredients of a good crime thriller - a convoluted plot that unfolds at the right pace; strong protagonists whose life stories slowly start to form a picture as the plot progresses and, lastly, that twist at the end that turns the fictional world upside down.' To read the full reivew click here The Citizen - South Africa '...a gripping thriller...well-writter, fast-pased and with plenty of twists' Femina '...a real page-turned...The novel is set in Johannesburg and has several subplots that come together with a terrific twist in the tail and an intentionally troublesome ending...intelligent and believable' Mail and Guardian 'A clever book, excellently written, lean, spare and tight, MY BROTHER'S KEEPER is an intriguing and exciting page-turner by a major new talent' Sunday Times (SA) |
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