The Chemical Reaction

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Jaq Silver cant catch a break. After escaping almost certain death at the hands of her old chemical engineering employers, she soon finds herself up to her neck in even hotter water. Deep in debt, she decides to take on a risky contract in China to earn money and investigate the rather mysterious disappearance of an old student. Nothing is as it seems, never more so when the factory overnight completely vanishes From fraudulent art auctions in London to a convoy of male strippers in Shanghai, the mystery of the vanishing factory begins to look even more complicated as the days pass. Jaq needs to work out what happened and whether it has anything to do with her nemesis Frank Good and time is running out. As Jaq is pulled further and further into a murky underworld of deceit and corruption, things soon take an explosive turn.

Reviews

'The book keeps the reader guessing throughout...and the fast pace of the thriller makes it difficult to put down.'

* The Chemical Engineer *

Never a dull moment, this is a whip-smart, action packed, intriguing read that has the reader rooting for Jaq, a thoroughly modern and engaging warrior Highly recommended.

* Mystery People *

'The Chemical Reaction a taut against-the-clock cliffhanging yarn located in China is every bit as good as its Chernobyl predecessor, with trademarkErskineflourishes augmented by dodgy art auctions and disappearing chemical factories... If youre looking for a really good thriller that is complex and exciting, get in on the Jaq Silver action now. You wont be disappointed.'

* Swansea Bay magazine *

'No one else writes with the knowledge or brio of Erskine.'

* Literary Review *

'A globetrotting action-fest.'

* Peterborough Times *

Praise forThe Chemical Detective:

'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. And cant help reminding you, with every page turned, of how close we all are to detonation.Ross Armstrong, author of The Watcher

A convincing thriller with an unusual edge.

-- Crime Review

Author Bio

Fiona Erskine is a professional engineer based in Teesside, although she travels often to Brazil, Russia, India and China. As a female engineer, she is often the lone representative of her gender in board meetings, cargo ships, night-time factories and offshore oil rigs, and her fiction offers a fascinating insight into this traditionally male world.