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Lisa Brackman (Author)
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Release Date: 13 Sep 2012

All she wanted was to get away. But now, she can’t escape… A pulse-pounding thriller that dives into the dark side of Mexico.

A holiday in Mexico is just what Michelle Mason needs after her husband dies, leaving behind a scandal and a pile of debt.

On the beach, she meets a handsome American ex-pat – the margaritas have kicked in and she decides: why not? But their date ends horribly when Daniel is attacked by intruders in her hotel room.

When Daniel disappears, Michelle is drawn into Mexico's dangerous underworld of corrupt policemen and powerful drug lords. What was a holiday romance suddenly becomes a matter of life and death. Can she trust Daniel, or is he responsible for the danger she is in?

Michelle has nowhere to run and no one to trust. Now, she needs to dig deep to escape her holiday nightmare alive…

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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Harper (13 Sep 2012)
  • Language: Unknown
  • ISBN-10: 0007457731
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007457731
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.8 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 558,425 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Praise for YEAR OF THE TIGER:

‘A compelling debut that takes you deep into the dangerous, complicated heart of modern China, with a tough and appealing heroine in Ellie’ Jeff Abbott, author of FEAR

‘Lisa Brackman’s novel gets off to a fast start and never lets up…Ellie is a perfect spunky heroine…Be prepared for a wild ride’ New York Times Book Review

‘An electrifying debut … The China scenes are fast paced and strikingly atmospheric, and Ellie's backstory—her and Trey's return from combat is tough, sad, and endearing—is given in doses that perfectly complement the central action … The book's exotic setting and tough heroine will definitely appeal to fans of Stieg Larsson’ Publisher’s Weekly, Starred Review

‘A remarkable debut by Lisa Brackman’ Seattle Times

‘Lisa Brackman’s debut novel is as slick and smart as an alley cat … The result is a wildly original read … Even more remarkable is her enfant terrible protagonist: 26-year-old Ellie is tough, snarky and immensely likeable. Through her voice Brackman never falls into the trite and tired trap of so many foreigners who write about an ‘exotic’ China. Beijing in Year of the Tiger is as it is in real life’ Time Out: Beijing

‘A gripping ex-pat nightmare that unfolds with superb pacing … it makes you damned glad your life is boring’ Miami Herald

‘Brackman's experience in the motion picture industry is evident. A gritty and intriguing tale of terror that draws in the reader with each page; Brackman is a new writer to watch’ Library Journal

About the Author

Lisa Brackman has worked as an executive at a major motion picture studio, an issues researcher in a presidential campaign, and as the singer-songwriter & bassist in an LA rock band. She's lived and travelled extensively in China. Brackman is a southern California native and lives in Venice, CA. YEAR OF THE TIGER is her first novel.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Passive, whiny heroine 16 Jun 2013
By KindleFan TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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In this novel the author attempts to create a situation where Michelle is pulled into a nightmare beyond her control and which she cannot escape. This would create a book full of tension as Michelle doesn't know who to trust and all avenues of escape are cut off. To some degree this is achieved with Michelle the prey of the local police and the mysterious Gary and because everyone with whom she is connected seems to be killed in appalling circumstances. She cannot rely on help from home and she cannot trust anyone she meets in Mexico. Unfortunately, I didn't believe enough in this situation - there appeared to be plenty of occasions in which Michelle could have acted to change events but she drifts from one crisis to another, complaining a lot but never actually doing anything. The author did not manage to make me feel at any point that Michelle was out of options and that she had no alternative.

Michelle is so passive in this book that I was almost screaming for her to take the initiative rather than just whining or accepting what other people did to her. The first actual action that Michelle took to change things happened on page 365 (just 6 pages from the end) and it was too late to restore my opinion of her character.

Other than the problem with Michelle's character I found the book very vague about who killed who and why. We never really found out what Danny was doing and who Gary was, not to mention other assorted characters such as Oscar, Emma and Carl - after reading the whole book I am still not sure on whose side (if any) these characters were. The ending is also very vague and doesn't really come to any sort of a conclusion but that didn't really matter as it was in keeping with the rest of the book.... Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 stars Day of the Dead - Lisa Brackman - Good Holiday Reading Material 21 May 2013
By Alessi Lover TOP 500 REVIEWER
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After reading the blurb on the web I thought I was going to be in for a good read, I was.

Michelle a widow and holidaying in Mexico (scary enough for anyone but a widow, one that is rather fragile and not one hundred percent could be a make or break scenario). I loved the fast pacey way that Lisa Brackman wrote this as this is what makes the story. Another character not a widow would maybe not give Daniel a first thought, let alone more and this is where the story leads....Intrigue, mystery and a dammed good read. So good I did find it hard to put down.

I did think first would they make a go of it and come back from Mexico (well Michelle being widowed and maybe finding Daniel a source of comfort). Then remembered this was a suspense read and not likely to be a happy ever after.

Would common sense get the better of her and stand in her way? No spoilers just a read I really enjoyed and worth taking away on holiday, you never know there may be a Daniel there.

The cover was a likely one that would also draw my attention in a bookstore, the eagle a nice touch and would lend me to look further at the book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Exiting read on a slow day 16 May 2013
By Alison Towers VINE™ VOICE
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A nicely paced little thriller for a slow day. Widow on holiday gets involved with a young man who disappears and then gets embroiled in a shady world of double dealings and mayhem. Not a great book but this will nicely fill a slow weekend very satisfactorily.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Dead good 26 April 2013
By Soo Broo VINE™ VOICE
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This sounded intriguing from the blurb on the back cover and it was actually a pretty good page turner. The story of a widowed woman taking a well deserved holiday, meeting a man and becoming embroiled in something shady and frightening was impulsive reading and you couldn't help but imagine yourself in that situation. I did find myself thinking, but how on earth would she get home or, how would I feel in that siutation which is (I think) the sign of some success in the writing.

It was very American which I don't really have a problem with, but it was well written, pacey, exciting and I genuinely couldn't wait to get to the end to find out what happened. I won't spoil it, suffice to say it's kind of left hanging a little; frustrating? Perhaps, but it leaves it to your imagination.

The characters were well drawn and I really did get a feel for the place (having been to Puerto Vallarta, it really isn't as bad as it sounds!) but I guess most places have a seedier side that as tourists we don't generally experience, unless we go looking for it.

A good, solid read and I would recommend it highly.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Quick read for flights etc. Not that impressed 18 April 2013
By rhosymynydd VINE™ VOICE
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This book sounded exciting from the back cover, but was not as great as anticipated. Michelle has escaped to Mexico to get away from her husband's death, being chased by creditors and her sister's back bedroom. Unfortunately her meeting with a handsome young man, Daniel, is not what it seems and on the way to get her return flight after an unfortunate break-in, she is soon in the hands of the police being charged with possession, or so it seems until she is rescued by another suave "businessman", she had met in the company of Daniel. He has a proposition for her, her credit cards are paid off and she becomes an undercover spy - but for whom? She is dragged into a world of drugs, cartels and spying.
She has to escape, alive but how?

The book seems quickly put together, there are many avenues our tourist could have taken but ignores in favour of working for someone she does not trust and escape seems impossible. A reader would suggest a simple phone call to the Embassy....however, this is a good read for travellers, quick, relatively uncomplex, and one to leave in the hotel room. Day of the Dead
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