"Chase", the famous detective agency in Hamburg, is faced with three extremely tricky cases. Solving the intricate mysteries is one thing, the dangers involved are another. Chief investigator Rique Allmers and his team are always up against powerful and unscrupulous opponents.
In "The Hunt for the Mute Poetess", they set out to uncover the family secret of a deaf-mute author, which is closely guarded by the Hamburg mafia.
In "The Hunt for a King", the two Chase agents Jérome and Chen Lu travel to Scotland to solve the murder of a history professor. Without knowing it, they fight to preserve one of the greatest legends of mankind.
In "The Hunt for the Tsar's Treasure", Andree, Chase's IT specialist, after his girlfriend is kidnapped, suddenly finds himself in a race to find what is probably the most valuable lost treasure in the world.
What did I think?
The Chase trilogy contains three novellas and so much action is packed into each one of them that they read almost like full length novels. It was originally written in German but you really can't tell that it didn't start out in English as the translation is flawless.
I love how each story is separate but almost follows on from one another as the characters progress through the whole book. I expected all the stories to be set in Germany, which two of them are, but Scotland serves as the meat in this very appealing sandwich.
The pacing is fast and each plot is incredibly intriguing with hints of Jack Bauer (24), Robert Langdon (The Da Vinci Code) and Indiana Jones with chases, races against time and puzzles to solve along the way.
The writing is incredibly visually descriptive and it is like having your very own cinema inside your mind as the scenes play out in amazing colour and crisp detail. I couldn't wait to read the next story each time I finished one and my only disappointment was when the book came to an end as I could have kept reading about the adventures of this eclectic detective agency.
I really can't recommend Chase highly enough; it contains all of the ingredients required to make an intriguing, gripping and fast-paced feast for the mind and I absolutely devoured it. An easy five stars.
Many thanks to the author for sending me an ARC; this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
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