Six Dead Men

by Rae Stoltenkamp

6 Men are deadMy gut says my lead suspect is guilty as hell.My heart is telling me otherwise and memories of my youth aren’t helping matters either.So yes, I’m torn between duty and desire.

340 pages, Paperback

First published July 27, 2012

About the author

Rae Stoltenkamp was born in South Africa. She came to England in 1987 to visit family and liked the wet weather so much she stayed. A few years later she went on a writing holiday in Greece where she had an epiphany as she realised she should be writing on a more full time basis. After studying writing at City Lit with the poet Caroline Natzler Rae published her first novel. She has branched out and now writes poetry too.

Reviews

[Chantelle Atkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is really something different. Predominantly a crime/mystery/thriller, but also a romance which incorporates mystical/magical elements. That might sound messy, but it really works. The story follows Madie Bricot, a young lady who is being investigated by Detective Robert Deed, who believes she is linked to the death of six men. The men are all linked to her, yet there is no evidence that she has killed them. As the story built up, and her relationships with each man were revealed, I found myself increasingly drawn to both main characters, Madie and Robert. The author does a wonderful job of building up the tension between them, until you are at the point where you just want them to get together so much that you cannot put the book down. Alongside this strong romantic theme, runs the criminal/thriller aspect, which again, the author handles brilliantly, leading me to believe this writer could turn her hand easily to any genre. I was sucked in and desperate to know how and why these men were being killed, just as much as I was sucked into the blossoming love story. The last few chapters are particularly gripping! I am hoping there will be more from this author soon, This book really was a pleasant surprise.

[Michael Nethery · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely Loved this book. The use of native language to several characters threw me for a bit but then I had it down. Loved it.
Really great plot with a new outlook to it, totally awesome characters, superb twists.
I would love to ready more of her work in this line but I don't want to deal with Amazon