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SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPECSAVERS DEBUT CRIME NOVEL AWARD, 2020
'Just the right blend of suspense and tension.' Forbes, Editors' Pick
'Action, intrigue and a stonkingly modern heroine. It's a blast.' Sunday Times Crime Club
Dr Jaq Silver. Skier, scientist, international jet-setter, explosives expert. She blows things up to keep people safe.
Working on avalanche control in Slovenia, Jaq stumbles across a problem with a consignment of explosives. After raising a complaint with the supplier, a multinational chemical company, her evidence disappears and she is framed for murder. Jaq must find the key to the mystery.
But can she uncover the truth before her time runs out?
About the author
Fiona Erskine is a professional engineer based in Teesside, although her work has taken her around the world. As a female engineer, she has often been the lone representative of her gender in board meetings, cargo ships and night-time factories, and her fiction offers a fascinating insight into this traditionally male world. She is the author of The Chemical Detective and The Chemical Reaction. The Chemical Detective was shortlisted for the Specsavers Debut Crime Novel Award. Her second thriller in the Jaq Silver series, The Chemical Reaction, was shortlisted for the Staunch Prize.
Summary
She blows things up to keep people safe
Report
'A very readable debut thriller with a feisty and likeable heroine.'
Irish Independent
