Katseye is the second book in the Kat’s
Gift Thrillers by Harriet Redfern.
Once again, the members of the household
staff of Sampfield Manor are gripped with subdued apprehension by the imminent
arrival of racehorse trainer Squire James Sampfield Peveril’s distant cousin
from Australia. The members’ misgivings, however, dim in comparison with how
superstar jockey Merlin ap Rhys feels from the constant arrival of lurid images
on his mobile phone. Seemingly, someone is trying to blackmail the popular and
confident jockey by sending incriminating videos and still images that might
ruin his relationship with his girlfriend. In his attempt to get to the bottom
of the convoluted affair, Merlin finds himself accused of murder.
Meanwhile, Sam receives an unexpected
call from the importunate owner of ‘no less than’ Katseye,
Tabikat’s half-brother. The star Irish racehorse is soon to be the property of
Italian aircraft manufacturer Arturo Ardizzone whose face is known to Sam from
the news concerning a terrible crash of one of Ardizzone’s advanced aircraft.
As suspenseful as Tabikat, the first book in the series,
Katseye is just as intriguing. Unlike the first book which focuses on the ins
and outs of horseracing, however, this book depicts the wonder of modern
technology and computer software and the potential catastrophe it may bring to
the life of a person or to an institution when used by devious, wrathful and
vengeful individuals.
Readers familiar with the author’s style
may recognize the multiple and seemingly unrelated subplots would surely
anticipate how she would unravel the story, identify the victim at the
beginning of the book and solve the mystery in an exciting denouement.
Other readers may or may not agree with
me but I genuinely love the romance part of the book. It is unpretentious,
unforced and matured, showing the potential for a great love story.
However, some aviation jargon, though
necessary in this book, may be confusing for some readers. Moreover, there are
noticeable errors, mostly typos, within the entire book (like your
hardly need my permission and Caldesi instead
of Caladesi). Though they do not detract much from the overall
reading experience, they are flaws nonetheless.
Congratulations to Harriet
Redfern on yet another great and exciting book!
To check out Katseye on Amazon, please
click HERE. Or you may follow them on
Facebook at:
No comments:
Post a Comment