Deadly Safari

I'm in the middle of second of this series. I was especially drawn in by the vivid descriptions of Africa and the independent and spunky lead character. Jazz Jasper is an expatriate American trying to launch a tour business in Africa. A friend helps her to land a tour for an advertising firm scouting locations for a commercial campaign. A cast of assorted characters set out on their journey. Murder ensues. There is a nice Law and Order type twist at the end.

Finding a new female mystery writer is always a treat for me. Karin McQuillan's novel, Deadly Safari has put me on to a new source of reading entertainment. Deadly Safari takes the reader to the wilds of the African Jungle where Jazz Jasper has thrown caution and common sense to the wind to run a Safari tour company. Her adventures paint a believable picture of that magnificent envirnoment with all the sights, sounds and smells completely intact. I particularly liked the action sequences and the interactions between the characters. The mystery is engaging and keeps the reader very much involved. What a great first novel. May there be many more.

i loved this book. loved it! the characters are alive, the backdrop is breathtaking, the plot is gripping. every detail is well-thought-out and the storyline rushes along, plausible and probable. Jazz Jasper is a small-time independent safari guide struggling to keep her fledgling operation afloat and her clients safe and happy. I love the irony of the background - the beautiful, brutal African wilderness, but the threat from civilized man is greater as a murderer threatens Jazz and her entire tour group.