The Prospect
Fleur McDonald
Reviewed by Helen
I am a big fan of Fleur McDonald and this new book was absolutely fabulous, this one is set in Kalgoorlie Western Australia and with people we have met before Jack Higgins, police officer and Zara Ellison, journalist, after a scandal in Adelaide Jack takes a demotion from detective to constable when Zara is sent to the small paper in Kalgoorlie and they arrive to a totally different place that they are used to.
It is not always easy to start over again and Jack and his new partner Aiden are at odds after their first day and Zara feels different at this new paper her scandal has followed her but there is no way she will give up her tenacity and courage, she is determined to make her way here and uncover as many stories as she can, and this starts with the terrible accident of a couple towing a caravan, Zara is the first on the scene, here start her mind thinking and soon she is digging up a mystery.
Jack is soon called up to detective again as the caravan crash discovers a link to gold stealing and smuggling, with both Zara searching out clues as well as Jack and the police things are heating up big time, and what they uncover will blow the lid of this case, but will they all be safe? They have really started stirring the pot in this town and the pressure is on.
I loved this one so much, it was very hard to put down, fabulous setting, MS. McDonald made me feel like I was there with her descriptive words, another Fleur McDonald story that I highly recommend she is a must read author for me, and the ending wow, and I am looking forward to more fabulous stories, can’t wait.
It is not always easy to start over again and Jack and his new partner Aiden are at odds after their first day and Zara feels different at this new paper her scandal has followed her but there is no way she will give up her tenacity and courage, she is determined to make her way here and uncover as many stories as she can, and this starts with the terrible accident of a couple towing a caravan, Zara is the first on the scene, here start her mind thinking and soon she is digging up a mystery.
Jack is soon called up to detective again as the caravan crash discovers a link to gold stealing and smuggling, with both Zara searching out clues as well as Jack and the police things are heating up big time, and what they uncover will blow the lid of this case, but will they all be safe? They have really started stirring the pot in this town and the pressure is on.
I loved this one so much, it was very hard to put down, fabulous setting, MS. McDonald made me feel like I was there with her descriptive words, another Fleur McDonald story that I highly recommend she is a must read author for me, and the ending wow, and I am looking forward to more fabulous stories, can’t wait.
5 stars
April 1, 2025 by HarperCollins
