Cover: Fool’s Gold
(Sam Harris Adventure, #1)
by PJ Skinner
The author sent me an ARC of this book (epub format) in exchange for an honest review (member of Rosie’s Book Review Team).
My rating: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ (4 stars)
Plot
(by Goodreads)
Indiana Jones wannabe finds adventure a little tougher than she expected.
It’s 1987. Geologist Sam Harris is a woman in a man’s world – naive and underpaid, but resilient and passionate. Desperate for her first job, she accepts a contract with a dodgy entrepreneur exploring for gold in the remote rainforests of Sierramar.
When she uncovers a clue to a treasure buried deep within the jungle, she is sent on an expedition to find it, but one of her colleagues is plotting to seize the hoard and will kill to get his hands on it.
Will Sam find the treasure or will her first adventure be her last?
If you like gutsy heroines, exotic locations, and complex characters, then you’ll love PJ Skinner’s thrilling novel.
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| Genre(s): | > Women’s Adventure Fiction (Kindle Store) > Travel Adventure Fiction > Mystery Action Fiction (Kindle Store) |
| Series: | Sam Harris Adventure, #1 |
| Length: | 303 pages |
| Release date: | 2017-12-12 |
Teaser
…There was no front door. A lopsided doorframe with interesting fungi springing from the holes in the wood was all that remained. It had only one habitable room, the floors in the other room having caved in. Two log stools made up the lavish furnishings of this palace.
There would be no escape from living with Wilson in close proximity. Sam wondered if this was the best accommodation available in the village. Wilson had not treated Don Moises with much respect and she suspected the two things were linked. Worse still, something was missing.
“Where’s the toilet?”
“There is no toilet. Go to the forest or the river. You can wash in the river which runs parallel to the main street over there.”
My Opinion
This book focuses on geologist Sam; in need of a job she accepts an offer that takes her to the rainforests of Sierramar, to an adventure that gets her in some unanticipated situations.
With “Fool’s Gold”, PJ Skinner has created a slowly yet steadily developing adventure around Sam Harris. The story comprises a variety of characters with sufficient depth, drama, surprising turns which are solved as the story continues, and interesting geological/archaeological passages. I had a good time reading “Fool’s Gold” – it is the beginning of a promising series. I was drawn into the story having finished the first chapter, already getting closer to Sam.
This is for you if you like female protagonists, characters with an agenda, and slower-paced (yet not too slow) adventures.
A promising first book in a new series.
Recommended.
In brief:
| Cover | ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ (4 stars) |
| Writing | ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ (4 stars) |
| Plot | ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ (3 stars) |
| Characters | ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ (4 stars) |
| Mood | Suspenseful |
| Pace | Starting slowly, then steadying at a good pace |
| POV | Third person – past tense |
| Language |  – 😳 (some medium swearwords) |
| Violence | 😳 (some violence) |
| Sexual content | 😳 (a lot of mentions) |
About the author
PJ Skinner is the author of the Sam Harris Series of adventure mystery/thriller novels. A geologist who has spent thirty years roaming the planet and collecting tall tales and real-life experiences, she now writes fact-based novels from the relative safety of London. She still travels worldwide collecting material for the series and having her own adventures.
The author is working on the fifth book in the Sam Harris Series, The Bonita Protocol, which will be published in the summer of 2019. She is also researching two other new books, one of which, Rebel Green, is being written with the help of a childhood spent in Ireland.
The Sam Harris Series will appeal to lovers of adventure, mystery and travel. It has a unique viewpoint provided by Sam, a female interloper in a male world, as she struggles with alien cultures and failed relationships..
Connect with the author:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PJSkinnerAuthor
Amazon: PJ Skinner
Buy links: https://books2read.com/u/mdGYrl
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What about you? What did you think about “Fool’s Gold”? Or – if you did not yet read “Fool’s Gold” – are you now interested in reading it yourself?
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