Wednesday 5 July 2023

#Blogtour The Chemical Code by Fiona Erskine

It's a pleasure to take part in the Blogtour The Chemical Code by Fiona Erskine.

About the Author

Fiona Erskine is a professional engineer based in Teesside, although her work has taken her around the globe. 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, The Chemical Reaction and The Chemical Cocktail, all published by Point Blank. The Chemical Detective was shortlisted for the Specsavers Debut Crime Novel Award and The Chemical Reaction was shortlisted for the Staunch Prize in 2020. Follow @erskine_fiona on Twitter

About the book

Racing towards the dark heart of Brazil, explosives expert Jaq Silver has one goal - vengeance. When her enemies take what she treasures most, she resolves to make them pay. Unsure who to trust, alert to hidden agendas, Jaq is hunting solo. As summer temperatures rise, the web of danger and corruption tightens around her. What is in the mysterious box, Jaq has inherited from her grandmother? Can Jaq be sure she is chasing down the right target? And who is pursuing her?

An exhilarating tour around Brazil from the gold mines of Goiás to the glorious beaches of Rio, THE CHEMICAL CODE combines non-stop explosive action and Bond-style villainy with the scientific know-how that makes the Chemical Detective series so unique.

Review

The knots of threads that are woven together to create this fascinating story are each a mystery unto themselves - why is Jaq being targeted, who is she after, what about this darn box, and why is she seeking vengeance?

At first it seems as if the reader is confronted with a variety of unrelated scenario's - the majority of them with a deadly conclusion. It's a bit who, where, why, what, when and how on earth is that even possible, and all of it with core knowledge of chemistry and STEM subjects at the core of it. Quite interesting that people probably wouldn't even bat an eyelid if Jaq were a man - the expectation would be that he MacGyver each situation successfully.

This is part of a series, but can be read as a standalone novel. I certainly wouldn't hesitate to recommend it, how often do we get an inspirational woman who holds up the banner for STEM in a riveting and fast-paced thriller series.

I really enjoyed the way the individual chapters begin and are identified - it serves as a reminder that the main character is a very capable individual, who has her finger on the pulse and is the kind of quick thinking action hero readers will want to read more about.

Buy The Chemical Code at Amazon Uk or go to Goodreads for any other retailer. Published by POINT BLANK, pub date 29 June 2023 Paperback original £9.99. Buy at Amazon com.

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