The Chemical Cocktail: An FT Best Summer Book of 2022

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Jaq Silver is back with a bang in this high-octane third novel in the series With the death of her mother, Jaq Silvers inheritance throws a new light on the familys colonial past, exposing a lie that has haunted Jaq all her life. She travels from Portugal to Brazil where she finds work as a consulting engineer amid conspiracies and corruption. Teaming up with a test pilot, a chat-show host and a surfer, Jaq travels the vast country in search of the truth. But there are others, equally determined and completely ruthless, who will do anything and everything to stop her.

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Fast-paced, roller-coaster ride The action-packed storyline, just the right side of bonkers, roams from Lisbon to England to the steamy depths of the Brazilian jungle as Erskine lets her imagination rip to great effect.

-- Financial Times, best summer books of 2022

Fiona Erskine has written another splendidly energetic thrillerPacked with fascinating science, thrills, shocks and relationships both touching and horrible, this is a terrific read.

-- Literary Review

The pace rapidly accelerates in Fiona Erskines The Chemical Cocktail [Erskine] writes with flair and confidence, whether describing a heart-of-darkness journey downriver into the Brazilian jungle or the quiet of Lisbons British cemetery.

-- Financial Times

High-speed, gripping and fun.

-- Nick Smith, Engineering & Technology

Praise for the series:

Action, intrigue and a stonkingly modern heroine. It's a blast.Sunday TimesCrime Club

Intricate, seductive and thrilling. Erskines writing glows with wit and danger.Ross Armstrong, author ofThe Watcher

A highly recommended read if you like action heroes or strong female characters. The action is fast paced It will be interesting to see how the next book follows on.

-- Mystery People

'With a real gift for storytelling,Erskinedelivers an endgame thats definitely not what you were anticipating our heroineJaqis refreshingly female in a male dominated worldThe Chemical Cocktailis an action-packed adventure perfect for any thriller-lover ready for a modern heroine to blow their socks off.

-- The Bay

Excellent not only captivating and well written, but also extremely informative. Chemical engineering mingled with mystery and adventure. Its a blast!

-- Raffaella Ocone, CEng FIChemE, The Chemical Engineer magazine

Author Bio

Fiona Erskineis a professional engineer based in Teesside, although her work has taken her around the word. As a female engineer, she has been often the lone representative of her gender in board meetings, cargo ships and night-time factories, and her fiction offers a fascinating insight into this traditionally male world. She is the author ofThe Chemical DetectiveandThe Chemical Reaction.The Chemical Detectivewas shortlisted for the Specsavers' Debut Crime Novel Award. Her second thriller in the Jaq Silver series, The Chemical Reaction, was shortlisted for the Staunch Prize in 2020.