Jassy Mackenzie

So happy to read another of Jassy's Jade de Jong series. The security director for a South African nuclear power plant hires Jade to investigate an employee, following an attempted break-in possibly arranged by his predecessor, now a member of an environmental group. Jade ends up tracing him to a seedy motel where one of the company directors is murdered. Jade and the employee go on the run while a local constable Mweli and Jade's former lover, David, investigate. Jassy does a nice job of keeping the reader guessing who are the good guys and bad guys, including an appearance of Jade's mercenary friend, Robbie. Suspenseful, recommended. 4.5 stars.… (mer)

I think this series gets better with every book, and would give this a 4.5 stars, if possible. Jade de Jong is hired by a futures trader to investigate the death of a base jumper, whose parachute fails during a jump of the tallest building in Sandton, Johannesburg. Jade finds that she worked for a not-for-profit enterprise, helping indigent natives reclaim lands taken away from them. One of those projects has completely disappeared, piquing Jade's interest. When the jumper's family starts dying or disappearing, Jade finds help from her ex-lover, Superintendent David Patel. Taut writing, good political commentary, and Jade is a strong and brave female protagonist, who delivers justice in her own unequivocal fashion.… (mer)