Portly & Proud CSI Catches Louisiana Fever
Threat of Outbreak Drives Latest in Southern Suspense
Series
“D.J. Donaldson is superb at spinning medical fact into
gripping suspense. With his in-depth knowledge of science and medicine,
he is one of very few authors who can write with convincing authority.”
--Tess Gerritsen, NY Times best-selling author of the
Rizzoli & Isles novels
Andy Broussard, the
“Plump and Proud” New Orleans medical examiner, obviously loves food.
Less apparent to the casual observer is his hatred of murderers. Together with
his gorgeous sidekick, psychologist Kit Franklyn, Broussard forms a powerful,
although improbable, mystery solving duo.
Astor
+ Blue Editions is proud to release Louisiana
Fever (ISBN: 978-1-938231-33-9; Fiction / Mystery & Suspense; $5.99
E-Book) the latest Broussard mystery by DJ Donaldson.
When Kit goes to meet an anonymous
stranger—who’s been sending her roses—the man drops dead at her feet before she
could even get his name. Game on.
Andy Broussard soon learns that the man
carried a lethal pathogen similar to the deadly “Ebola”—a highly contagious
virus, feared worldwide for killing its victims (grotesquely) in a matter of
days. When another body turns up with the same bug, widespread panic becomes
imminent. The danger is even more acute, because the carrier is mobile. The man
knows he’s a walking weapon and… he’s targeting Broussard.
And when Kit Franklyn investigates her
mystery suitor further, she runs afoul of a cold- blooded killer, every bit as
deadly as the man searching for her partner.
Louisiana
Fever
is written in Donaldson’s unique style: A hard-hitting, punchy,
action-packed prose that’s dripping with a folksy, decidedly southern sense of
irony. Mix in Donaldson’s brilliant first-hand knowledge of forensics,
along with the sultry flavor of New Orleans, and readers will be fully
satisfied with this irresistibly delectable mystery.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
D.J.
Donaldson is a retired professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology. His entire academic career was spent at the
University of Tennessee, Health Science Center, where he published dozens of
papers on wound-healing and where he taught microscopic anatomy to thousands of
medical and dental students.
He
is also the author of seven published forensic mysteries and five medical
thrillers. He lives in Memphis, Tennessee with his wife and two West Highland
terriers. In the spring of most years he simply cannot stop buying new flowers
and other plants for the couple’s prized backyard garden.
My Thoughts:
The prologue starts the book off with a man by the name of Walter Baldwin experiencing some strange symptoms, blurry vision, nosebleed, headache, all with the feeling that he was losing his mind. The story takes off from there with people getting sick, the cause unknown and it is Andy Broussard's job as New Orlean's medical examiner, along with his partner Kit Franklyn to find out what this mysterious 'bug' is and to stop it spreading.
This is the second book in the New Orlean's Forensic Series. I had not read the first so was a bit apprehensive as to whether or not I could catch up on the characters featured. I needn't have worried because as soon as I got a few chapters in, I was hooked. A very fast paced medical mystery that kept me turning the pages. If you love a good medical mystery, or for that matter a good crime novel than you need to pick up this book. I gave the book 5 stars because the writing style is enjoyable and the reader comes away with the thought of 'what if'? This could very well happen in our society today. This author knows his stuff!!!
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