Genre:
Thriller
Themes:
Adventure / Survival
Against All Odds
Arranged Marriage
Cheating / Infidelity
Danger / In Peril / On the Run
Fish Out of Water
Kidnapping / Disappearance
Living Abroad / Expat
Mental Illness
Mistaken or False Identity
Murder / Crime / Serial Killer
Mystery / Suspense
Second Chance
Secret Society
Self-Discovery
Starting Over
Toaster Oven / Gay For You
Vacation / Travel
Wounded / Illness
Heat Level:
Hot & Steamy (full, graphic description of sexual acts occurs and may include crude language)
Archetypes:
Amateur Sleuth / Private Investigator
Homemaker
Immigrant / Refugee
Seeking New Career
Waitstaff / Barista / Bartender
Geographic Location:
Africa
United Kingdom: England
Setting:
Academic / School / University
Airplane / Train
Big City / Urban
Boat / Cruise Ship
Brothel / Sex Club
Casino / Club / Bar
Foreign Country
Hospital / Medical / Treatment Facility
Hotel / Inn
Investigation / Stakeout
Mountain
Party
Resort / Spa
Restaurant / Diner / Food Truck
Seaside / Beach
Shop / Gallery
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Bi or Pansexual
Lesbian
Nonbinary / Gender Fluid
Queer
Femme
Butch / Stud
Androgynous
Tomboy
Questioning
Protagonist Identity:
Biracial / Multiracial
Black / African American
Jewish
Trigger/Content Warning:
Developing world hardships and tough moral choices.
Finding ALICE
The Toni Mendez Series, Book 1
By S. M. Skyborne
Have you ever been on holiday and just wanted to stay? How far would you go for this newfound freedom?
For P.I. Toni Mendez, the honeymoon seems over with her long-time best friend — recently turned girlfriend. Needing time to think, she takes on what looks like a straightforward missing person case in a coveted holiday destination. However, she soon realises this case might not be the stroll on a beach she had hoped for.
Alice has lived a sheltered, privileged life, controlled and influenced by those around her, until one day, in one of the most beautiful locations in the world, she walks out.
Cape Town, South Africa — renowned as one of the most beautiful cities in the world, with its white sand beaches, majestic Table Mountain, nearby wine lands, and scenic drives. Behind the shiny tourist veneer, it is a place with a dark underbelly of crime and conflict; a city on the edge, where life is cheap and theft, murder and trafficking are business as usual.