North of the Killing Hand

by Joni M. Fisher, Damonza.com (Artist)

Overview

A finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards and awarded 2nd place in the Royal Palm Literary Awards, this suspenseful story has overlapping characters from South of Justice. North of the Killing Hand is a prequel to South of Justice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780997257526
Publisher:	Joni M. Fisher
Publication date:	10/16/2016
Series:	Compass Crimes Series , #2
Pages:	376
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.84(d)

About the Author

After working decades in journalism, Joni M. Fisher turned to crime. Her Compass Crimes series has garnered attention in Publisher's Weekly and earned recognition in the National Indie Excellence Awards, the Royal Palm Literary Awards, and others. She serves on the Arts and Humanities Advisory Board for Southeastern University and is a member of the Florida Writers Association and Sisters in Crime. An instrument-rated private pilot, she's also a reporter for General Aviation News. For more information, see JoniMFisher.com.

Editorial Reviews

07/31/2017
In this second in her Compass Crimes series, Fisher (South of Justice) offers a prequel that combines elements of several genres into an unwieldy whole. In August of 2002, in the Brazilian Amazon, 14-year-old Nefi Jenkins witnesses the murder of her parents. Ex-military members Blake Clayton (star of Fisher’s previous novel), Vincent Gunnerson, and Ruis Ramos are sent to the rainforest by Nefi’s uncle, Senator Hamilton Jenkins, to bring her back safely to the States. After her rescue, Nefi adjusts to life in America while planning a career in law enforcement, hoping to put to use her rare level of ability to read people. She and Vincent both harbor feelings for each other that Nefi’s young age prevents them from exploring until years later, when Nefi’s quest to find her parents’ killer and Vincent’s work as an FBI agent intersect. Throughout, Bible verses inform the choices of Nefi and others. The characters fall into old-fashioned gender roles, and all those who are good are beautiful while the nemesis is ugly. The mixture of thriller and romance story lines, particularly with the age gap between Nefi and Vincent, feels awkward. (BookLife)

Publishers Weekly

North of the Killing Hand is another brilliant entry in the Compass Crimes Series by Joni M Fisher, a compelling and intricately woven story for fans of crime fiction…The themes are well explored, including crime, love and devotion, the sense of justice and revenge. North of the Killing Hand is a beautifully paced, absorbing story that keeps readers’ eyes on its pages.

--Readers' Favorite 5-stars

Reading North of the Killing Hand means you are in for some suspenseful and gripping storytelling.

--SeriousReading.com

A gifted storyteller, Joni Fisher writes with energy and passion that comes to life in her characters. North of the Killing Hand is an intricate and suspenseful read that grips the reader from start to finish.

--John Foxjohn, International, USA Today, and New York Times bestselling author

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