Overview
Working on avalanche control in Slovenia, Dr Jaqueline Silver stumbles across a problem with a consignment of explosives. After raising a complaint with the supplier, her evidence disappears. Jaq is warned, threatened, accused of professional incompetence and suspended. Taking her complaint further, she narrowly escapes death only to be framed for murder. Escaping from police custody, she sets out to find the key to the mystery. Racing between the snowy slopes of Slovenia and the ghostly ruins of Chernobyl, can she uncover the truth before her time runs out?
Full Product Details
Author: Fiona Erskine
Publisher: Snickered Mole
Imprint: Snickered Mole
Edition: 3rd ed.
Volume: 1
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.481kg
ISBN: 9781918071023
ISBN 10: 1918071020
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 01 September 2025
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPECSAVERS DEBUT CRIME NOVEL AWARD, 2020 'Action, intrigue and a stonkingly modern heroine. It's a blast.' - Sunday Times Crime Club 'Intricate, seductive and thrilling. Erskine's writing glows with wit and danger.' - Ross Armstrong, author of The Watcher 'A very readable debut thriller with a feisty and likeable heroine.' - Irish Independent 'Just the right blend of suspense and tension... I recommend this original and compelling debut novel for fans of mysteries and thrillers, as well as for those looking for a credible female protagonist in a genre dominated by male superheroes.' - Forbes, Editors' Pick 'Explosive science, strong women and snowy landscapes, all within a gripping, smart, fast-paced read.' - Helen Sedgwick, author of When the Dead Come Calling 'Imagine the love child of Jack Reacher and Nancy Drew... A delicious cocktail of dating and detonations. Call it Mills and Boom.' - Evening Standard 'A stunning, cinematic debut that's going to land on the 2019 thriller scene like a half-kilo of silver fulminate.*' - Andrew Reid, author of The Hunter *stuff that goes bang. '[An] excellent, high-octane thriller...featuring the brilliant, kick-ass, female protagonist Jaq Silver. Who knew chemical engineers could be so cool?' - Trevor Wood, author of The Man on the Street 'A fantastic read!' - Mary Loudon, author of My House Is Falling Down
Author Information
An engineer turned writer, Fiona Erskine is your science and technology guide to the global world of manufacturing. From mining to recycling, agriculture to power generation, medicines to chemical weapons, she takes you to the places others fear to tread.
