04630cam a2200841 4500 527903534 TxAuBib 20211107120000.0 ||||||s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781569478875 1569478872 B004HYHA3U Amazon d39a3e82-1e1b-4ddd-aa97-d5e621968faf OverDrive (Reserve ID) 208445 208445 208445 517677 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Mackenzie, Jassy. Random Violence [Libby eBook] : A Jade De Jong Investigation, Book 1. Soho Press, 2010. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1374kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Police procedural mysteries. African National Congress. mystery thriller suspense. mysteries and thrillers. mystery and thrillers. private investigator. Murder mystery books. Detective Fiction. detective novels. African history. James Patterson. detective conan. police officer. police station. International. fiction books. mystery books. books fiction. South Africa. Johannesburg. crime books. apartheid. detective. mysteries. Thriller. Fiction. mystery. murder . Jumping. Ghandi. novels. police. series. crime. women. novel. race. HTML:<p><b>"A page turner of a story, intriguing characters—Jade is particularly memorable—and a wealth of South African color . . . At once brutal and beautiful" (<i>Richmond Times-Dispatch</i>).</b><br /> <br /> In Johannesburg, prosperous whites live in gated communities; when they exit their cars to open the gates, car-jackings are common. But seldom is the victim killed, much less shot twice, like Annette Botha. The husband of the wealthy woman is the primary suspect in his wife's murder.<br /> <br /> PI Jade de Jong fled South Africa ten years ago after her father was killed. Now back in town, she offers to help her father's former assistant, Supt. David Patel, with his investigation of this case. Under apartheid, Patel, of Indian descent, could never have attained his present position. But he is feeling pressure from his "old line" boss with respect to this investigation and fears lingering prejudice is at work.<br /> <br /> As Jade probes into this and other recent car-jacking cases, a pattern begins to emerge, a pattern that goes back to her father's murder and that involves a vast and intricate series of crimes for profit.<br /> <br /> "Jade de Jong kicks ass." —NPR<br /> <br /> "[A] triumphant debut . . . The plot has more than its fair share of nice twists, and Mackenzie does a superb job of making the reader care for her gutsy lead while offering a glimpse at life in South Africa after apartheid." —<i>Publishers Weekly</i> (starred review)<br /> <br /> "Hard-edged . . . [A] remarkable new sleuth." —<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></p>. Thriller. Fiction. Mystery. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/D39/A3E/82/RandomViolenceJadedeJongSeriesBook019781569478875.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=D39A3E82-1E1B-4DDD-AA97-D5E621968FAF&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/D39/A3E/82/RandomViolenceJadedeJongSeriesBook019781569478875.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=D39A3E82-1E1B-4DDD-AA97-D5E621968FAF&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/D39/A3E/82/RandomViolenceJadedeJongSeriesBook019781569478875.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=D39A3E82-1E1B-4DDD-AA97-D5E621968FAF&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)