Friday, September 13, 2019

Book review: High country contract by Lance and James Morcan

4 Star Review
After reading this book I was a bit dumbfounded.
The twist at the end was really unexpected and I am not sure if I liked the main character or not. It is a case of a bittersweet plot that left you actually speechless. 
It has all the components of a good storyline. 
The flow and fast-paced action-adventure is a quick read. The descriptive scenes allowed you to appreciate the scenery and the characters were well defined. Add an original twist and you have a winner. 
High country contract is the adapt name for the book and the twist in the book gives it that unexpected edge. It is filled with deceit and lies but also with new hope. 
In the end, the question remains does the end justify the means?
A hunting expedition or culling deer goes terribly wrong from day one, the layers added after that created an expectation of good triumph over evil but the twist makes you think. What would I have done in a similar situation? $100 000 in any currency is a lot of money - and as a favourite song goes in my country: (Ek kan doen met 'n miljoen.) I can do with a million - a 100K can definitely put you on that path. The how is a different story. I think the Morcan team has done something exceptional, away from the norm to create just that. To make you think. The father and son team has a neck for the unexpected, the story well written and well-planned. 
I was offered an ARC for an honest review and a book I can definitely recommend. 


Synopsis
A crime-based adventure set in Middle Earth territory in New Zealand’s Southern Alps.

Young Kiwi drifter Arch Quaid thinks he has landed the contract of his life when he’s hired to cull deer on a high country property in the South Island of New Zealand. He quickly changes his mind when he discovers he’s the hunted, not the hunter.

Caught up in the middle of it all is his new love Janine, a beautiful Maori girl, who will likely be the killer’s next target if Arch doesn’t overcome the most daunting of odds.


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