The Thirst

by André John Haddad

A Brazilian megacity. Twenty million inhabitants. No water.

In 2014, São Paolo suffered a drought that drained the Cantareira reservoir to near-depletion and sent the city into chaos. The subsequent earthquakes have reminded São Paolo that it hasn’t recovered from the drought—and maybe never will.

Louise Destrey, of Massachusetts consulting firm Triage Group, has her eye on São Paulo. She predicts that it’s just a matter of time before the city is hit with the ultimate disaster: a massive earthquake that could mean the end of the South American metropolis. But not everyone is convinced. São Paulo’s business community, fueled by cheap labour and greed, wants nothing more than for Louise to disappear, and a contract’s been put out on her head.

While two former MI6 agents try to stop the assassination, Louise recruits the best people, including some unexpected allies, to help her evacuate twenty million people. The only question is, will Paulistanos listen?

Genres: Fiction

424 pages, Paperback

Published October 15, 2019

About the author

André John Haddad woke up one morning with the complete storyline of The Jerusalem Cycle Trilogy in his mind. When the idea had evolved into a partially completed manuscript, André interviewed a former ambassador to Israel, asking him if he thought he would see peace in the Middle East in his lifetime. The ambassador was surprised and terrified at his own response. Right then and there, André knew that he had a story worth telling.

André is an industrial psychologist who lives in Ste-Adèle, Québec with his wife, Louise, and is currently working on his follow-up series of Louise Destrey thrillers, including the soon-to-be-released The Thirst.

Reviews

[Jenn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I won this book thru Goodreads, thank you. I gave this book a three star rating for several reasons: Firstly, there is too much irrelevant background information that doesn't help throughout the book. Secondly, this is a series, not a stand alone, and I was quite confused about the main character Louise and the computer Lola. I'm sure all this is detailed in the first three books but coming in on the fourth there are a lot on unanswered question. Thirdly, Louise Destrey plays a small role in the scheme of it all. She comes in blazing with attitude, haughtiness, snobby, egoistical and does nothing. All she does is tell the authorities that they have to move out of the city. She tries to instil fear with her anger but there is absolutely nothing spectacular about her and what she does. Finally, there are way to many characters with a story that lasts a chapter, maybe two, then you hear nothing about them. You do not why they were even in the story and there is no closure. The concept is interesting, should have been writing more like a story instead of a screenplay (my opinion).