Cut Adrift: A Times Thriller of the Year - 'trimly steered and freighted with contemporary resonance'

by Jane Jesmond

Risk everything, trust no one.

Jen Shaw is climbing in the mountains near Alajar, Spain. And it's nothing to do with the fact that an old acquaintance suggested that she meet him there...

But when things don't go as planned and her brother calls to voice concerns over the whereabouts of their mother, Morwenna, Jen finds herself travelling to a refugee camp on the south coast of Malta.

Free-spirited and unpredictable as ever, Morwenna is working with a small NGO, helping her Libyan friend, Nahla, seek asylum for her family. Jen is instantly out of her depth, surrounded by stories of unimaginable suffering and increasing tensions within the camp.

Within hours of Jen's arrival, Nahla is killed in suspicious circumstances, and Jen and Morwenna find themselves responsible for the safety of her daughters. But what if the safest option is to leave on a smuggler's boat?

• ISBN13: 9780857308375
• Publish Date: 28 February 2023 (first published 3 February 2023)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Oldcastle Books Ltd
• Imprint: Verve Books
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 352
• Language: English
• URL: https://vervebooks.co.uk/

Reviews

[Kevin Cannon]

Heading to Malta to track down her Mother, Jen Shaw is unaware of the deadly situation she is about to be plunged into.  

A thrilling tale of people trafficking, asylum seekers, terrorists and undercover agents which takes place on the picturesque island of Malta

This is a page-turning thriller that keeps the reader guessing throughout. Just who is the suspected terrorist attempting to travel invisibly to the UK? Who is responsible for Nahla's death? Who can Jen trust?

There is so much more to the plot than initially meets the eye and the author draws you into the story right from the start.  

Plenty of suspects, multiple twists and an entertaining read.  

This is book 2 in the Jen Shaw series but reads just as well as a stand-alone novel.