THE FALLEN

South African private investigator Jade de Jong returns in this third novel in the series. Jade’s plans for a restful scuba vacation in St. Lucia are ruined when her boyfriend calls off their relationship and her diving instructor is murdered. With Justine Eyre’s nimble narration, Jade’s uncertainty about her personal life lies just below the surface as she doggedly pursues a tangle of mysteries that involve the murdered instructor’s past and the area’s environmental concerns. With spunk and finesse, Jade unearths details that reveal a ghastly plan at work. Eyre enhances the backdrop of the colorful South African culture with an engaging variety of dialects. N.M.C. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2012]