“Louisiana Fever” is the second offering by author D.J. Donaldson. Returning are chief medical examiner Andy Broussard and Dr. Kit Franklyn, criminal psychologist. Both are top-notch detectives as well as experts in their respective fields. Set in New Orleans, anyone who has visited the city on more than one occasion will recognize several of the settings of the story. I thought that was interesting and added realisms to the story.
There are two mysteries in one. First, there is a rash of deaths taking place in New Orleans. At first glance, it seems the people are dying of heart attacks but soon it’s discovered that an Ebola type virus has been unleashed One of the victims is a stranger who sent roses to Kit. When she arrived to unknowingly meet him, he dies before she can find out who he is and what his connection is to her. While searching for him, Kit is kidnapped and this provides the second mystery within the story.
There are two mysteries in one. First, there is a rash of deaths taking place in New Orleans. At first glance, it seems the people are dying of heart attacks but soon it’s discovered that an Ebola type virus has been unleashed One of the victims is a stranger who sent roses to Kit. When she arrived to unknowingly meet him, he dies before she can find out who he is and what his connection is to her. While searching for him, Kit is kidnapped and this provides the second mystery within the story.
D.J. Donaldson has constructed an excellent
storyline and the attention to detail is great.
One can really tell that he understands the world he describes in the
novel. It is intense and definitely a page-turner.
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Press Release
Portly & Proud CSI Catches Louisiana Fever
Threat of Outbreak Drives Latest in Southern Suspense
Series
“D.J. Donaldson is superb at spinning medical fact into
gripping suspense. With his in-depth knowledge of science and medicine,
he is one of very few authors who can write with convincing authority.”
--Tess Gerritsen, NY Times best-selling author of the
Rizzoli & Isles novels
Andy Broussard, the
“Plump and Proud” New Orleans medical examiner, obviously
loves food. Less apparent to the casual observer is his hatred of
murderers. Together with his gorgeous sidekick, psychologist Kit Franklyn,
Broussard forms a powerful, although improbable, mystery solving duo.
Astor
+ Blue Editions is proud to release Louisiana
Fever (ISBN: 978-1-938231-33-9; Fiction / Mystery & Suspense; $5.99
E-Book) the latest Broussard mystery by DJ Donaldson.
When Kit goes to meet an anonymous
stranger—who’s been sending her roses—the man drops dead at her feet before she
could even get his name. Game on.
Andy Broussard soon learns that the man
carried a lethal pathogen similar to the deadly “Ebola”—a highly contagious
virus, feared worldwide for killing its victims (grotesquely) in a matter of
days. When another body turns up with the same bug, widespread panic becomes
imminent. The danger is even more acute, because the carrier is mobile. The man
knows he’s a walking weapon and… he’s targeting Broussard.
And when Kit Franklyn investigates her
mystery suitor further, she runs afoul of a cold- blooded killer, every bit as
deadly as the man searching for her partner.
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Louisiana
Fever
is written in Donaldson’s unique style: A hard-hitting, punchy,
action-packed prose that’s dripping with a folksy, decidedly southern sense of
irony. Mix in Donaldson’s brilliant first-hand knowledge of forensics,
along with the sultry flavor of New Orleans, and readers will be fully
satisfied with this irresistibly delectable mystery.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
D.J.
Donaldson is a retired professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology. His entire academic career was spent at the
University of Tennessee, Health Science Center, where he published dozens of
papers on wound-healing and where he taught microscopic anatomy to thousands of
medical and dental students.
He
is also the author of seven published forensic mysteries and five medical
thrillers. He lives in Memphis, Tennessee with his wife and two West Highland
terriers. In the spring of most years he simply cannot stop buying new flowers
and other plants for the couple’s prized backyard garden.
