Dead Heat

India Kane #3

by Caroline Carver

After surviving a plane crash, Georgia Parish returns home to Queensland, Australia, where she discovers that the plane was deliberately sabotaged and, embarking on her own investigation, learns that nothing is what it seems as she gets dangerously close to the truth. 20,000 first printing.

Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Australia, Thriller

336 pages, Hardcover

First published September 4, 2003

About the author

Caroline Carver is now writing under the name C.J. Carver and her books have been re-published here.

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Georgia Parish visits the Australian outback country for her grandfather's funeral. On her way back to the airport, she meets two people who got stuck in a river crossing. They are on the same plane when it crashes. Later, she finds that the plane was sabotaged. She is so emotional involved with the pilot and other passenger who died in the crash that she looks into the reasons why it happened.
The first suspect is Ronnie Chen, who was scheduled to be on the plane but never showed up. However, Ronnie is found murdered.

Another man on the plane is Lee Denham, supposidly, a person who smuggled Chinese people into Australia. He's a former police officer who is supposed to have gotten his partner killed. Now he is looking for Jon Ming, a scientist who left China with a valuable formula. The Chens are also looking for Ming. They think Georgia knows where he is and they torture her, cutting off her finger, in attempt to gain information. They want to bring Ming and his formula back to China.

Georgia is a fun character to read about. She knows no fear and gets into many predicuments, always managing to escape by the narrowest manner. However, after getting her finger cut off, she continued to fight as if nothing happened and this was difficult to believe.

The plot develops in a logical manner and we share with Georgia, the search for Ming and the attempted evasion of the Chen's. As the story progresses, the author describes the Australian countryside in a most picturesque manner.
Some good parts, interesting characters but a let down at the story's conclusion.

[Donnajo · Rating 5 out of 5]

New to me author. Enjoyed the suspense storyline.
Determination list challenge.

[Ian Bannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant conclusion to the India Kane series:)

[Meredith · Rating 3 out of 5]

There many different elements in this book, each of which would have made an interesting story. Combined the story seemed crowded with plot lines. Also, no normal, real human being could confront death so many times and remain functional if they did not grow up in a war zone or region full of terrorism. Add on top of that the fact that the main character's mother was kidnapped, and we should have seen a total freak out. I would have collapsed.

[Andy Plonka · Rating 3 out of 5]

The setting of this book is what makes it interesting. It is set in northern Queensland, Australia and the people that live there have a different slant on life than most Americans. The main protagonist however is a let down as she is one of those folks who has an iron constitution and the luck of the Irish helping her get out of trouble which she is dead set on fininding.

[Anne Martin · Rating 4 out of 5]

that's a thriller! and you don't know what is happening until the last pages, just the way it should be. The characters are interesting, with enough shades between good and bad to keep you reading and wanting more. The description of the Australian outback is fascinating, at least for people like me who have never seen it.

[Ruth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Aussie mystery - publisher’s rep Georgia Parish investigates plane crash, experimental antibiotics from crocodiles and Chinese politics, gangs and illegal immigrants and it works. Good follow up to Blood Junction with appearance of India. Look forward to next book.

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

After reading the back of the book, I thought it sounded decent but I did not expect it to be as great as it ended up being! Surprises around every chapter, multiple crimes evolving into one large mystery. Its a book you can't predict, and one you will never forget!

[Wes Cuffe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent read, great mystery writer

[Roxann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book. Lots of adventure in Australia. Many different stories and secrets within this book.

[Tami · Rating 4 out of 5]

Picked for the summer reading challenge. Loved the suspense and the author. Will definitely put more by this author on my to read list.

[Kaylol · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just great

[Jessica]

This is an awesome mystery book. It keep my attention like no other mystery book has not that I really have read that many. This is an awesome read, one I would definitely pick up again.

[Kathy · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was okay. Pretty quick read with lots of twists.

[Kristen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a great mystery set in Australia with good twists and turns and nice action in a good pace.