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Smokescreen
461 pages
A high-stakes thriller that shifts rapidly from a simple favor into a desperate fight for survival in an unforgiving landscape.
What it feels like
This propulsive mystery plunges the reader into a tense, sun-baked atmosphere where a simple favor quickly spirals into a desperate fight for survival. The narrative moves with urgent momentum, shifting from the glamorous undertones of an actor's life to the gritty, immediate peril of the South African wilderness. Readers will feel the escalating dread and claustrophobia of entrapment as the protagonist faces repeated, lethal sabotage. The prose is direct and action-oriented, keeping the focus tightly on physical danger and the sheer willpower required to outwit a killer. It is a perfect fit for fans of classic detective stories who crave high-stakes suspense, loyalty tested by extreme circumstances, and the thrill of an amateur sleuth relying entirely on his wits to escape a deadly trap.
- Mood
- tense
- perilous
- desperate
- sun-baked
- Tone
- urgent
- suspenseful
- gritty
- dramatic
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- survival against the odds · loyalty and duty · uncovering sabotage · entrapment and escape
- The writing
- Direct and action-oriented, focusing sharply on immediate physical danger and the mechanics of survival.
- The arc
- Begins as a dutiful favor for a dying friend and rapidly escalates into a desperate, high-stakes fight for survival.
- Who it's for
- Fans of classic, fast-paced mysteries who enjoy watching an out-of-his-depth protagonist rely on his wits to survive escalating physical peril.
Content notes
- murder attempts
- physical peril and entrapment
- terminal illness of a friend
About the book
Famous actor Lincoln Edwards takes a short trip to South Africa to check on a dying friend's race horses which haven't been running as well as they ought. He survives two murder attempts, but might not survive the third. Manacled to the steering wheel of a car abandoned in a famous game park, he knows who trapped him there, and why. But not how he is going to survive.
Description from Open Library.
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