Dead Soon Enough
By Steph Cha
The Juniper Song book series is
written with a contemporary twist that adds dimension to the shadows inherent
in a noir mystery story, while still paying homage to the great authors who created
a masterful body of works in the genre’s beginnings. This newest book has a case
that is a fast paced read. You’ll be intrigued as Private Investigator Juniper
Song finds a victim could be found Dead
Soon Enough.
Steph Cha writes what she describes as
Korean-American feminist noir. I’d add that her Private Investigator novels are
mystery filled with thrills. These situations and characters appeal to a broad
audience regardless of gender or background. Her books are spiced with thought
provoking references to Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe, and then transcend
that epic to make this urban noir her own. Treat yourself to a real action
packed PI series with titles Follow Her
Home, Beware Beware, and Dead Soon Enough.
In this third book of the series
the case concerns the mystery of a woman’s disappearance and the experiences of
the Armenian-American community in Los Angeles. The search for the missing
woman uncovers her activist embroiled efforts in an ugly and public battle over
the erection of an Armenian genocide memorial. While handling the sinister side
of Los Angeles, other issues with the client bring up questions surrounding
surrogate pregnancy. The investigation also tests Juniper Song’s satisfaction
with her noir lifestyle.
This author creates a cast of
characters who are all intriguing and fascinating. You really don’t know what
they will do next, and the emotions that drive them are described intently and
bring a meaningful dimension to the story. We all have beliefs and
causes and people that we believe in, and this book explores what people will
do for those. What extremes will their actions reach? In the work of this
author, she writes so sincerely about raw, human emotion that will have you on
the edge of your chair. That creates a fun adventure to read and also presents memorable
and haunting ideas.
And if you want to hear more
from the author listen to Kendall
& Cooper Talk Mysteries with Steph Cha
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