January 7, 2012

The Informationist by Taylor Stevens


In this fast-paced thriller, information specialist, Vanessa Michael Munroe, has been sought after by a wealthy man to locate his missing daughter.  Emily vanished four years ago after an African safari trip and no other private investigator and no amount of money has been able to locate her.  Munroe has spent a great deal of effort trying to forget her horrific upbringing in Africa and is not exactly jumping at the opportunity to be traveling back to a place she fled years ago.  Munroe must face the life she has left behind that has justly shaped the person she is today while looking for a girl who doesn’t seem to want to be found.  With a cold trail and people attempting to kill her, Munroe is suspicious of everyone.  Stevens has created a tough, intelligent and complicated character reminiscent of Lisbeth Salander (I’ll be disappointed if you don’t know who that is), and the setting in Africa is far different than anything else I’ve read.  I'm excited to get my hands on The Innocent.

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