Today I’m joining the blog tour for Death Flight. My review is written with thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me on the tour and to Orenda Books for my copy of the book.

Blurb:

Cub reporter Jonny Murphy is in Buenos Aires interviewing families of victims of Argentina’s Dirty War, when a headless torso has washed up on a city beach, thrusting him into a shocking investigation…

Argentina. 1998. Human remains are found on a beach on the outskirts of Buenos Aires – a gruesome echo of when the tide brought home dozens of mutilated bodies thrown from planes during Argentina’s Dirty War. Flights of death, with passengers known as the Disappeared.

International Tribune reporter Jonny Murphy is in Buenos Aires interviewing families of the missing, desperate to keep their memory alive, when the corpse turns up. His investigations with his companion, freelance photographer Paloma Glenn, have barely started when Argentina’s simmering financial crisis explodes around them.

As the fabric of society starts to disintegrate and Argentine cities burn around them, Jonny and Paloma are suddenly thrust centre stage, fighting to secure both their jobs and their livelihoods.

But Jonny is also fighting something else, an echo from his own past that he’ll never shake, and as it catches up with him and Paloma, he must make choices that will endanger everything he knows…

Review:

I was hooked on Death Flight from the prologue, where this novel starts with a shock and continues in that way until the last page. Sarah Sultoon is a magnificent writer and her description is so clear that I could see everything that was happening almost like a film, and it took my breath away.

Jonny Murphy is a returning character from Dirt, which is brilliant as he still has a story to tell. We delve a little deeper into his past, particularly his childhood, and this adds another emotional layer to the plot. He meets up with Paloma, who is an absolutely fascinating character and they have an intriguing relationship with each other. Like Jonny, I wasn’t sure if Paloma was trustworthy and I was compelled to keep reading to find out more. She has an incredible back story and I love the way the author has built these characters so that the reader will think about them long after the book is closed.

I believe Sarah Sultoon has experience as a journalist, which shines through this novel. I was not familiar with the history of Argentina, but her research and knowledge is immaculate and it really allowed me to become involved in the story as well as learning something new.

The plot of Death Flight is intelligent and intense, but I love the way it comes together. There is danger around every corner and so many twists and turns along the way.

I feel like Jonny still has some more of his story to tell, so I do hope this series continues soon.

Death Flight is available from Amazon.

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