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As Jaq is pulled further into a murky underworld of deceit and corruption, things take an explosive turn...
After escaping almost certain death amidst the ruins of Chernobyl, Jaq finds herself in even hotter water. Deep in debt, she decides to take on a risky contract in China. But when her former student and the chemical factory she was meant to be investigating both mysteriously disappear, she realises nothing is as it seems.
From fraudulent art auctions in London to a troupe of male strippers in Shanghai, the mystery of the vanishing factory begins to look ever more complicated as the days pass. Can Jaq work out what happened - and whether it has anything to do with her nemesis Frank Good - before time runs out?
Praise for the series:
'Action, intrigue and a stonkingly modern heroine. It's a blast.' Sunday Times Crime Club
'Intricate, seductive and thrilling. Erskine's writing glows with wit and danger.' Ross Armstrong, author of The Watcher
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
As Jaq is pulled further into a murky underworld of deceit and corruption, things take an explosive turn...
Report
'The book keeps the reader guessing throughout...and the fast pace of the thriller makes it difficult to put down.'
The Chemical Engineer
