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Debbie Young

Apart from enjoying a good murder mystery

Revisado en Reino Unido el 5 de diciembre de 2016

Apart from enjoying a good murder mystery, the exotic setting attracted me to this book. I've never been to Fiji, nor do I expect to go there, but travel by book hit the spot for me on a cold grey English November day.

The notion of a murder set at an exotic holiday resort also smacked pleasingly of Agatha Christie's "A Caribbean Mystery". However, Allsopp's is very much a 21st century story examining the many modern dichotomies in Fiji; native customs vs foreign influences, international environmental pressures vs financial imperatives for locals, modern communications technology vs the grapevine, man-made luxuries vs natural beauties, long-haul travel vs local transport systems.

The location and the issues are vividly and fairly described, without idealising or sentimentalising Fiji. We're shown as much of its impoverished and diesel-clogged cities as the idyllic beach resorts beloved of travel guides.

Against this thought-provoking backdrop and interwoven with these themes comes a gripping murder mystery investigation led by an interesting local detective who has also achieved national and international fame as a rugby star. His support team includes an appealing and plucky Indian sidekick Susina (Susie) Singh. In time-honoured Sherlock Holmes tradition, he befriends a street urchin shoeshine boys, and has a street team that includes his mother, a retired nurse. I really warmed to these characters, and the wide cast of staff, medics and tourists are all effectively portrayed.

I hope this is the start of a series, as I for one would very much like to read sequels.

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david codd

Death on Paradise Island

Revisado en Reino Unido el 19 de febrero de 2021

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Nothing to dislike a good story well written some good twist and turns and an outcome you don't expect.

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DW

A taste of the South Seas

Revisado en Reino Unido el 29 de julio de 2021

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A different type of police procedure, gave a feel of the atmosphere of the South Pacific.
I am not sure all the Fijian Language was necessary, it seems to detract from the pace of the narrative.

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Meg griffiths

My review for this book

Revisado en Reino Unido el 3 de septiembre de 2018

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Very slow to get started but really good afterwards I will look out for more Fiji Islands mysteries I really w s nth to visit the islands

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Robert Maxfield

Good yarn.

Revisado en Canadá el 1 de marzo de 2021

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It was a great story and very precise details that were threaded through the dialogue. I enjoyed the scenery details as well.

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Lolly

Interesting

Revisado en Canadá el 12 de enero de 2018

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This book is well written. The characters are likeable. The story might be a bit long on detail but otherwise is very enjoyable.

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Sean Flanagan

Another must-read book by B.M. Allsopp.

Revisado en los Estados Unidos el 27 de mayo de 2019

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This book is an engaging whodunnit, with a plausible mix of false leads and blind alleys; a huge selection of suspects; multiple crimes—some cascading like dominoes—all serious and some deadly; and wrapped up in a reasonable and very realistic conclusion—though a bit too tidily to escape notice.

Alsopp has rounded up a challenging assortment of suspects, informants, evildoers, and several victims—not all of whom are human. Additionally, she has gathered a variety of characters, some of whom play an important part in the Investigations or supporting the investigators, and many who just give dimension to scenarios. The cast of characters is amusingly complex and very large.

There is an additional book that Allsopp has woven into the yarn, and it adds wonderful color (or a bit of colour) as well as interest and character. The manners, methods, and mores of Fijians are captured very well, and inextricably woven into the yarn in a way that makes this story impossible in any other setting, and I think it could only be successful with the elaborate merging of the unique Fijian culture and language descriptions.

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Kindle Customer

"A Very Engaging Detective Investigation"

Revisado en los Estados Unidos el 6 de diciembre de 2017

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This is the first novel written by this author. It's very well written, but I was distracted during the first half due to the Fiji language usage and the excessive descriptions of surroundings. I felt the characters could use a little more description to really hook on to them. However, at half way, things became less challenging as the investigative efforts moved on more quickly to read. The story evolves around an ex-rugby player who had serious leg injury and now Josefa (Joe) Horseman is a Fiji police force detective inspector and his new partner Susila Singh work together to investigate the death of a girl on Paradise Island. Secrets slowly surface, secrets which are foreign to Paradise Island. The story rapidly moves along the well-developed story line with a surprising ending. I was pleased to keep reading to the very end. Good job, author Allsopp.

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Eugenia Parrish

A page-turner

Revisado en los Estados Unidos el 9 de agosto de 2018

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The people are real and engaging. I look forward to spending more time with them. The final villain was a little too irrational for my full belief and so the solution was a bit flat, but not enough to interfere with the steady increase in anticipation as our hero figures it out. It was great being immersed in a culture I knew nothing about and can't wait for another visit. Any difficulty in keeping the characters straight, I put to my own unfamiliarity with the names and naming customs!

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K L Alexandria

Intriguing crime set in the beautiful and exotic Pacific country of Fiji

Revisado en los Estados Unidos el 25 de noviembre de 2016

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What a pleasure to encounter newly formed police partnership of injured national rugby hero and his exotic green-eyed Indian sergeant. Their arrival at the resort on Paradise Island set on a lagoon which has just been declared a marine reserve begins the investigation of the death of a beautiful young girl from a nearby island. This search leads them into a world of scientific research and local politics set in the natural beauty of the island with its scents of ginger and fascinating wildlife, alternating with the steamy pollution of Suva, the capital. Before the team solves the mystery of the death of young Akanisi they have uncovered a world of fraud, smuggling and revenge. I love how Allsop has crafted mystery in a place of contrasts, of island beauty and steamy capital . She has introduced us to an effective team of detectives whose professionalism and cultural insights increased my appreciation both of their efficiency and of the lovely place they call home.

I look forward to reading more of their exploits and more of the beautiful tropical country in which they unravel crime and locate the guilty.

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