Review: Yucatan Dead
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 8, 2013
I enjoy books with kick-ass female protagonists and Kate Jones fits the bill perfectly. When the going gets tough, she keeps going. Yucatan Dead ratchets up the tension from the start as Kate deals with hit women, warring Mexican drug cartels, and unofficial paramilitary organizations. Survival is never a given.However, what stuck out for me, even more than Kate's kick-assed-ness (yeah, sometimes I make up words, I wonder if this will get past the censors) is the sense of humor, often in the descriptions. I found myself laughing, even as I was on the edge of my seat, wondering what would happen next. This isn't typical of a thriller and I'm not sure many authors could pull it off, but Berkom does. One example was explaining that "Kidnappers R Us wasn't known for their customer service." Another was this description which was just over the top enough to get a chuckle from me:"A rusty metal bunk squatted against the right side of the tent, its sheet stretched tight across the top and tucked under the mattress with precision. Try bouncing a quarter off of that and it'd end up embedded in the roof."A fun read and, for those just hearing about the Kate Jones Thriller Series, one with a healthy backlist to keep you in reading material for a while.**Originally written for "Books and Pals" book blog. May have received a free review copy. **