Erin K. reviewed Surprisingly good book from a relatively new author on 6/16/2009

Caroline Carver is a true adventurer-cum-novelist. The "About the Author" section was a surprising last page to this book, as it told how Carver was a member of an all-female team on the 1992 London-to-Saigon Motoring Challenge, and tackled the London-to-Cape Town 4x4 Adventure Drive the next year. (Surprising because the book was not about land racing, cars, extreme sports or competition.) Happily, she appears to enjoy writing, as this was her second novel and she's written three since.

Dead Heat follows Georgia Parish as she returns to her hometown of Nulgarra, Australia for her grandfather's funeral. Having years ago left this small Aussie town for the city living in Sydney, she anticipated a short trip and a quick flight out. The flight, however, turns out to be a problem. Suddenly, Georgia finds herself an unwitting participant in a Chinese gang's attempt to recover people, information, or both. Unfortunately for Georgia, she's not sure what they want, but learns that the bad guys will literally stop at nothing to find it, and they expect her to figure it out.

I can leave the synopsis to the pros, and just say that this was a truly enjoyable read. Not at all predictable, as even some of the best mystery/thriller-types can be. It was well-written, interesting on many levels, and definitely a page-turner.

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