Bringing this fantastic Blog-Tour to an end today, and it has been a humdinger of a tour with some fantastic blog posts. Steph Broadribb is making her mark on the book world in a very big way.
Steph Broadribb was born in Birmingham and grew up in Buckinghamshire. Most of her working life has been spent between the UK and USA. As her alter ego – Crime Thriller Girl – she indulges her love of all things crime fiction by blogging at www.crimethrillergirl.com, where she interviews authors and reviews the latest releases. Steph is an alumni of the MA in Creative Writing (Crime Fiction) at City University London, and she trained as a bounty hunter in California. Her debut
thriller, Deep Down Dead, was shortlisted for the Dead Good Reader Awards in two categories, and hit number one on the UK and AU kindle charts.
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Buy Deep Blue Trouble
Single mother Florida bounty hunter Lori Anderson's got an ocean of trouble on her hands. Her daughter Dakota is safe, but her cancer is thratening a comeback, and Lori needs JT - Dakota's daddy and the man who taught Lori everything - alive and kicking. Problem is, he's behind bars, and heading for death row. Desperate to save him, Lori does a deal, taking on off-the-books job from shady FBI agent Ale Monroe. Bring back-on-the-run felon, Gibson 'The Fish' Fletcher, and JT walks free.
Following Fletcher from Florida to California. Lori teams up with local bounty hunter De McGregor and his team. But Dez works very differently to Lori, and the tension between them threatens to put the whole job in danger. With Monroe pressuring Lori for results, the clock ticking on JT's life, and nothing about the Fletcher case adding up. Lori's hitting walls at every turn. But this is one job she's got to get right, or she'll lose everything...
Breathlessly paced, and bursting with high-voltage and edge-of-your-seat jeopardy. Deep Blue Trouble is the unmissable next instalment featuring one of the most memorable and fearless female characters in crime fiction.
Following on from the success of Deep Down Dead (Lori Anderson #1), Broadribb brings us another fast-paced adventure with her feisty female protagonist Lori Anderson, bounty hunter extraordinaire. A story that doesn't pull any punches, entertains the reader and yet delivers a warm-hearted emotional read at the same time,
One of the personality traits that makes Lori such a driving force, is her hot-headedness. It is also what stands in her way, especially in this story. She becomes her own worst enemy when she sees discrimination and chauvinism in every work situation. Not that it doesn't exist, however sometimes we are less inclined to evaluate our own behaviour or our own frame of reference.
Lori cuts a deal to save her mentor, her ex-lover and the father of her child. She has to bring in a fugitive she has apprehended before, in order to keep JT alive. Sounds like a simple job except said fugitive is a killer, and someone seems intent on screwing with the case and with her personally.
To make matters worse, and her life a wee bit more complicated, Lori still hasn't told JT the whole truth about Dakota. Avoidance is an excellent strategy as far as she is concerned.
Deep Blue Trouble brings action to the table with a subtle layer of snark and the suggestion of what women have to deal with when they work in a domain predominantly inhabited by men. The characters are strong, the premise is compelling and most importantly the combination of those things promises more Lori Anderson books in the future. Wink wink, nudge nudge.
Broadribb has a natural flair for writing. It appears to just flow like a sweet melody, but with a lot of sass and violence. Lori Anderson is set to be a permanent fixture on the landscape of crime, and Broadribb in the book and literary-world.
Buy Deep Blue Trouble (Lori Anderson #2) at Amazon Uk or go to Goodreads for any other retailer.
Read Deep Down Dead (Lori Anderson #1)
Read my review of Deep Dirty Truth (Lori Anderson #3)
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