Book Review – “The Ambassador’s Wife” by Jake Needham 4.5 Stars and a “Superb and Enjoyable Read!” Shout Out

Posted: March 5, 2013 in book reviews, Recommended Reading
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This is a superbly written novel and a great read. If you are looking for a good healthy dose of crime with no grisly details withheld, look no further.AmbassadorsWifebkcvr

If you are familiar with Jo Nesbø or Michael Connelly, you will find the same expert craftsmanship and complex plot twists here.

Living as he does in Singapore, Jake Needham is well suited to provide a good location for the story which takes place in Singapore and Bangkok. You can feel the heat and humidity of Asia rising from the pages as he describes the architecture, people and culture of Singapore and Thailand. The story starts off with the discovery of a woman’s body on a bed in an empty suite in the Marriott Hotel. The second body is discovered in Bangkok, in a seedy apartment close to the American embassy. Both are American women and both have been beaten viciously and shot in the head, their bodies stripped naked and crudely displayed. Yet no one is really sure who or what is behind the killings whether it is international terrorism or the work of a serial killer. Inspector Samuel Tay of Singapore CID is the person assigned to the case because he is the best but Tay soon finds himself in a case that nobody seems to want him to solve , not even his superiors!

This novel is fast paced, engaging and an enjoyable read. I did find the main character a bit on the dull side sometimes. He seems to be such an intensely split character, so apparently cheerless and drab on one side and yet a woman magnet, wealthy and loved by everyone on the other. But enjoyable is the key word here and this book delivers loads of it.

4 and a half stars out of 5

Reviewed by Roger Gerald Scott, award winning published author, also published on http://rogerrgeraldscott.blogspot.no/

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Sales links to the Kindle editions of all of Jake’s books:
THE UMBRELLA MAN
THE AMBASSADOR’S WIFE
A WORLD OF TROUBLE
KILLING PLATO
LAUNDRY MAN
THE BIG MANGO

Author Interview – Megan Weiand

Posted: March 2, 2013 in Author Interviews
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Debra: Hi Megan, great to see you!  Whose this you brought with you?

Megan: Well you know how you sent me that list of questions to prepare before we did this interview?

Debra: Of course…<staring at Megan’s guest>meganweiand

Megan: Well one of them was about which one of my characters would I invite to a dinner party and since you and I are too busy to have a dinner party anytime soon, I thought I’d bring the answer to our interview session.  This is Mr. Zane Ellison!  The first reason I have for picking him is because um, hello, he’s HOT!

Debra: Wow, what a great surprise today and yes he is hot!  So since he is your character, can you just have him stand over there and look sexy while we try to focus here….that’s good, just out of my peripheral vision so I can attempt to read my notes.  Thanks!  Alright, so tell us a little more about Zane would you?

Megan: Sure, he’s a singer and if we were having a dinner party, I would have him serenading me all throughout dinner so I could imagine I am Hazel in this book.  Zane is the perfect guy for me and if I’m completely honest what guy isn’t irresistible with a guitar?  Teach a nerd how to play guitar and sing and people will no longer view him as the nerd.  It’s just how our minds work.

Debra: I couldn’t agree more!  Wow, ok, look back down at the notes, Deb, ah, here we go, next question…

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Author Interview – Rochelle Weber

Posted: February 28, 2013 in Author Interviews
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Debra: Hi, Rochelle – I was hoping you’d still come for the interview after seeing the other ones I have done recently.rochelle weber

Rochelle: Well of course I did!  Said I would didn’t I?  Besides I am enjoying the humor and that these interviews are so different from the ones all over the web these days, so let’s get to it!

Debra: <laughs> I’m glad to hear that Rochelle, thanks!  Well, tell us about yourself before we get into the 20 questions then would you?

Rochelle: Twenty questions?  Really?! I only blocked off an hour, we don’t have time for twenty questions and its almost lunch time!

Debra: I love how people respond when I say 20 questions, <gives Rochelle an evil smile> but its not really twenty, I promise.

Rochelle: Oh!  Had a go at me did you?  Well, I’ll get you back for that! <laughs and smacks Debra’s knee playfully>  So, about me, where to start and who doesn’t hate that question?!  Let’s see, I write, try to promote my book, and do most of my reading while I man the My Health eVet desk at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center.

Debra: <interrupts Rochelle> Wait, did you say you work at a Health Care Center?  I can’t imagine how full your schedule is!  Rewarding too I bet?

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