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Loading... Death Beyond the Limit: Fiji Islands Mysteries 3 (edition 2020)by B.M. Allsopp (Author)
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Can a landlubber detective hunt down a killer on the high seas?Inspector Joe Horseman stares into the eyes of a decapitated head, horrified. He does not yet know he's facing the most troubling case of his career, even defeat. The head, fished out of a shark's gut, is soon dubbed Jona by the media. Did the bull shark kill Jona or was he already dead when it clamped its teeth around his neck? Jona's identity eludes Horseman, despite his dogged hunt for evidence with the able assistance of Sergeant Susie Singh. Not until another grisly find washes up can Horseman begin to put the pieces together. As he pursues lead after lead, he enters an unknown world beyond the limit of Fiji's territorial seas.Horseman must battle ruthless criminals, his own ignorance and even the law itself to dredge up the answers. But answers may not be enough. Will Jona's death be just another among the countless crimes that sink without trace on the lawless high seas? No library descriptions found. |
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Having really enjoyed the first two novels in this series, one of the aspects I was particularly intrigued about was the balancing act between what's increasingly becoming the two central police investigators - Horseman, with his Fijian background, culture and sensibility and his sidekick DS Susie Singh, with her Fijian Indian background and the slight variances in culture and tradition. These aspects are both particularly well executed and in DEATH BEYOND THE LIMIT, Singh's personal life takes centre stage, playing out a story of potential suitors, and the complications of maintaining a professional life in the face of traditional expectations.
The balance here, as in the earlier novels, is well maintained, with the central investigation of the gruesome find of a severed head, and then hand, all that's ultimately discovered of a victim's body, making identification, and what could have killed him complex and very vexing. As you'd expect in a smaller community though, connections start to emerge and it's partially those that lead to the identification, then to a potential crime scene, and ultimately to politics and the challenges of international fishing fleets and territorial waters.
On the gentler side of crime fiction, without necessarily falling into cosy classification, this is a lovely series of novels, entertaining and engaging, educational without tipping into lecturing, with a strong sense of place and the culture in which they are set. It also doesn't hurt that they are built around a couple of central characters with life scenarios dripping with potential. If you're looking for a series that's a bit different from the gory, dark, run of the mill sort of police investigation style, the Fiji Island Mysteries could be just the thing.
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