Die Again by Tess Gerritsen

Reviewed by Desere

Boston Detective,Jane Rizoli is on the case of a big game hunter found dead in his apartment, alone with the body of a beautiful snow leopard he had recently been commissioned to procure and stuff for a high-profile museum in the area.

Medical examiner Maura Isles connects the case to a number of seemingly unrelated deaths where the victims have all been found hanging upside down, the hallmark of a leopard's kill.

Rizzoli follows the puzzling mystery all the way to Botswana, where she uncovers the unsolved mystery of a deadly camping safari four years prior. When she realizes the two cases are connected Rizzoli must track down the sole survivor of the tragic trip to discover who, or what is behind these gruesome deaths. Getting the sole survivor to help trap the killer is a whole other scenario.

From the blurb the book sounds intriguing and like a real page turner. It starts interestingly enough and grabbed my attention but very shortly after fell flat, it was like the author lost the plot somehow before picking it up again. Now of course this is my first time reading anything from this author and therefore am willing to freely admit that maybe it's just me and this could of course just be the author's writing style.

When I got to chapter 5 it picked up momentum and the author recaptured my attention  and the read became really enthralling hence the four star review and the fact that after it picked up again I could not put it down and four hours later found it all done and dusted.

The characters were intriguing and mysterious , just the way you would expect them to be in this category of reading and definitely gory enough to make even the most addicted of fans cringe with disgust.

I recommend this read for fans that like a bit of legend connected in their mystery and thriller reads, sadly for me I solved the case too long before the end and would have liked if the read was a little less predictable.

All in all a good afternoon pass-time for those looking to step foot into the world of mystery and murder for a few hours.

4 star review
" He tried to kill her once, will he fail again this time around?" 

** Copy provided by Penguin Random Houes Books South Africa