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BLOG TOUR, BOOK REVIEW - The Heat by Sean O'Leary

 


                                                                 BOOK DESCRIPTION

Jake is a loner who works nights in a Darwin motel and lives at the YMCA. He’s in love with Angel, a Thai prostitute who works out of the low-rent Shark Motel.

A vicious murder turns Jake’s life into a nightmare. He must fight for his life on the heat-soaked streets of Darwin and Bangkok in the wet season to get revenge, and to get his life back

Jake, the hero and narrator of this gripping thriller was one hell of a hot mess who had a wide range of issues, he liked a drink or five, enjoyed a joint or two and blowing his money on the horses. But his main issue was that he suffered from schizophrenia,a issue that didn't cause him any problems as long as he made sure that he took his medications. The one shining light in Jake's lonely existence was his complicated relationship with Angel, the beautiful, funny prostitute that he is in love with. But, then Jake's world is blown apart when Angel is brutally murdered and the police aren't interested in catching her killer. They take the sadly realistic line that she was only a prostitute and no one cares about the death of a lowly sex worker. So Jake decides that he is going to find her killer himself and starts a journey that will take him from Darwin to the sex clubs and seedy hotels of Bangkok, a journey during which he will find himself confronting his own past,being betrayed and placing himself in the sights of a dangerous enemy. Jake was a complex individual who definitely had some character flaws but despite that, I thought he was a likeable character. His loyalty to Angel and determination to get his revenge was admirable and he had a wicked sense of humour. The story didn't have a large cast of characters but the ones who did appear were a realistic bunch of individuals, some of whom were untrustworthy and unlikable but who had killed Angel and why?

This is a gritty slow burner that is written in the form of a classic,crime noir and  builds in intensity as the story unfolds. It's a well written story that holds the reader's attention throughout as you follow Jake's quest for revenge and to find Angel's mother and daughter. I really enjoyed this story and would happily read more of this author's books in the future.

                                                                         AUTHOR BIO


Sean O’Leary has published two short story collections, ‘My Town’ and ‘Walking’.  His novella ‘Drifting’ was the winner of the ‘Great Novella Search 2016’ and published in September 2017. He has published over thirty individual short stories and is a regular contributor of short fiction to Quadrant, FourW, Sudo, Close to the Bone (UK) and other literary and crime magazines. His crime novella ‘The Heat’, set in Darwin and Bangkok, was published in August 2019. Drifting and The Heat are both available on Amazon. His interviews with crime writers appear online in Crime Time magazine.

He has worked in a variety of jobs including motel receptionist, rubbish removalist/tree lopper, farm hand, short-order cook and night manager in various hotels in Sydney’s notorious, Kings Cross. He has lived in: Melbourne; Naracoorte; Sydney; Adelaide; Perth; Fremantle; Norseman; Geraldton; Carnarvon; Broome; Yulara; Alice Springs; Kakadu; Darwin and on Elcho Island-Galiwinku. He now lives in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, thinks that test cricket is the greatest game of all and supports Melbourne Football Club (a life sentence). He writes every day, likes travelling and tries to walk everywhere.

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PUBLICATION DATE: 1st August 2019

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