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Roses in the Rainbow
When a troubled rich white woman is found dead in her Cape Town office, Police conclude it is suicide. But, Ronelle, her only biological daughter refuses to accept that conclusion and seeks closure by hiring private detective Pierre Archer to look into the case.
Archer is a war veteran - a broke and bereaved American former marine - who had emigrated to South Africa, the ‘Rainbow Nation’, in search for a new life. He sets up a private detective agency in Cape Town. He takes on the case because he needs the money as well as a challenge to take his grief-stricken mind off of his dead fiancée. But the deeper he delves into Ronelle’s family, the darker things get, the more corpses he stumbles upon – and the closer he gets to terrible danger.
``A dazzling, sensational masterpiece of inventive exuberance. Satisfaction guaranteed.´´
Archer is a war veteran - a broke and bereaved American former marine - who had emigrated to South Africa, the ‘Rainbow Nation’, in search for a new life. He sets up a private detective agency in Cape Town. He takes on the case because he needs the money as well as a challenge to take his grief-stricken mind off of his dead fiancée. But the deeper he delves into Ronelle’s family, the darker things get, the more corpses he stumbles upon – and the closer he gets to terrible danger.
``A dazzling, sensational masterpiece of inventive exuberance. Satisfaction guaranteed.´´
272 pages
Published September 16, 2014
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January 18, 2020
Appallingly badly written. I was giving the author the benefit of the doubt, as his nom de plume indicated the book was written by an African, not a native English speaker.
This author either needs a ghost writer or to go back to the Marines. The English is stilted, grammatically poor and dull. The sex scenes are pedestrian and boring.
There was quite a good plot, but the dreadful writing nearly ruined it.
This author either needs a ghost writer or to go back to the Marines. The English is stilted, grammatically poor and dull. The sex scenes are pedestrian and boring.
There was quite a good plot, but the dreadful writing nearly ruined it.
September 28, 2016
Gripping tale of love lost, greed, feuding families and so much more.
Well written story which kept me glued to my kindle. Tight story which captivated me right from page one. The author knows how to capture his readers. The setting was not drawn out over 20, 50 pages and the characters were few and allowed to simmer and develop as the plot unfolded.
One major flaw from the author was giving his characters names of real life political heroes. I found it very distractive and it blocked me from conjuring faces and personalities of the characters. For instance, Nadine Gordimer, to me she's always been old but in this book, her character is young, blond and vivacious. I couldn't reconcile the two people. THAT took away from the story. Actually it felt more like a haul.
There are spelling mistakes. Not major but noticeable. All in all, I enjoyed this story immensely. It is set in Cape Town and the topography was paid attention to, socio-economic discrepancies were not watered down and the politics of the day were highlighted.
I chuckled once or twice when I read about a couple of places I recognised.
A very enjoyable read indeed.
Well written story which kept me glued to my kindle. Tight story which captivated me right from page one. The author knows how to capture his readers. The setting was not drawn out over 20, 50 pages and the characters were few and allowed to simmer and develop as the plot unfolded.
One major flaw from the author was giving his characters names of real life political heroes. I found it very distractive and it blocked me from conjuring faces and personalities of the characters. For instance, Nadine Gordimer, to me she's always been old but in this book, her character is young, blond and vivacious. I couldn't reconcile the two people. THAT took away from the story. Actually it felt more like a haul.
There are spelling mistakes. Not major but noticeable. All in all, I enjoyed this story immensely. It is set in Cape Town and the topography was paid attention to, socio-economic discrepancies were not watered down and the politics of the day were highlighted.
I chuckled once or twice when I read about a couple of places I recognised.
A very enjoyable read indeed.
October 23, 2016
This was a bit disjointed and had lots of typos.
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