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The Godfather of Kathmandu (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, #4)
Ape House
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Operation Napoleon
Walking Dead
The Sentimentalists
The Heretic Queen
The Midnight House
Cross Fire
Peony in Love
Absurdistan
Nefertiti
Finding Nouf: A Novel
City of Veils: A Novel
First Daughter
A Place of Hiding
Amagansett
Peter Pan


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Sunday, December 1, 2024

"A Hill To Die On", by Peter Hogenkamp



Jade Stryker, #2

“The Woman From Death Row” introduced us to Jade and her pedigree, in her second outing “A Hill to Die On”, Jade brings us along with her as she faces a challenging saga looking to help Kateryna, one of her friends, who is in the clutch of very evil people.

I loved the first book so much that no way was I refusing the offer from Mr. Hogenkamp to review his second book. You really have to read the first book in order to appreciated this latest one.

jade was living with Mark and their daughter went she received the die-hard call from her friend she doesn’t think twice and sets off for Manhattan without saying much. Soon after she left, Mark answers the phone from his former CIA boss who gave him a job to do…..and the action commences. I was totally engaged and invested from the get-go.

The story more along in alternate chapters moving back in forth between Jade and Mark. Not a dull moment in both the sagas as we follow them from one dangerous situation to the next. I was wondering where this would end and it did with a bang at the end. No worries, Jade and Mark came out in one piece. Both stories are said in a first-person narrative which I simply love, I always think the characters are talking in my ears…

The characterization is strong and well drawn, the plot and its pacing excellent, the writing style just the way I love it. What else can I say apart that I enjoyed immensely this mystery. And I am looking forward to the next saga from these two wonderful characters.

Well said and well-done and thank you Mr. Hogenkamp

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