Title:
Black Jasmine
Author:
Toby Neal
Publisher:
Toby Neal
Genre:
Crime/Mystery/Suspense/Contemporary
Publication
date: November 1, 2012
ISBN:
978-0-9839524-6-6
Length:
274 pgs
Book
Series and number: A Lei Crime Novel book 3
Rating:
5
Heat
Rating: Warm
I
received a complimentary copy of this book from the author in
exchange for a fair and honest review. I rated it 5 out of 5 stars.
Reviewed
for For Whom The Books Toll
5,
Warm
Blurb:
The
island of Maui is turquoise ocean, stunning vistas, and whalesong—but
organized crime has a hidden hold, and Detective Lei Texeira tracks
evil that hides behind a beautiful face.
Lei
and Stevens find a haven on Maui—until their new life as a couple
is interrupted by murder. When a nameless teenage girl dies in an
apparent vehicular suicide, Lei can’t rest until she finds out what
really happened. She blazes through all the wealth and poverty of
island society in her quest for justice, rousing a deadly foe—even
as she faces the personal demons of commitment and revenge that
threaten the only real love she’s ever known.
Black Jasmine by Toby Neal is another
great page turner with some unforeseen twists.
The action is fast paced and the
characters as always are well written with depth and dimension.
Ms. Neal's writing is so descriptive
that I believed that I was in Hawaii feeling the breezes in my hair.
She gives just enough insight into the people and culture, the sights
of the islands that allows the reader to transport themselves into
the pages of the book.
Michael is very patient with Lei and
all of her problems, he loves her deeply and it shows in everything
he does for her. Although there are times I believe that he gets
frustrated with Lei's inability to move past certain obstacles.
Lei is strong willed and a survivor but
sometimes her past comes back to haunt her. I admire Lei's
determination. I wish she could get over her commitment issues and be
happy with Michael. I think he's very good for her. Lei is still
jumping first and looking later in her cases, she has learned to
trust her gut feelings which makes her methods a little unorthodox
but in the end she always gets the bad guy.
Lei and Michael go on a roller coaster
ride that starts out with trying to bust a cock fighting ring, to
trying to find out who is trafficking people. And if that isn't
enough, someone is trying to kill Lei.
Ms Neal's secondary characters
compliment the story well and help it move forward.
I had one 'aha' moment that didn't
last long as Ms. Neal surprised me again with another curve in the
plot. I was very surprised by the ending and I applaud Ms. Neal for
making the reader think. The Lei Crime series is a must read series
for any reader who likes a lot of action with surprises thrown into
the mix. And remember just because a place is beautiful and tranquil
like Hawaii, danger and ugliness can lurk in the background.
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