Taylor Steven’s first novel, thriller, The Informationist is being compared to Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy. Steven’s protagonist, Vanessa Michael Monroe, has similar qualities that remind readers of Larsson’s Lisbeth Salander. Both are good at collecting information for their employers and also show signs of fearlessness as they have a “take no prisoners’ attitude when it comes to the enemy who threatens and carries out physical violence against them. Michael’s territory in this first novel is the western coast of Africa , when she had once lived with missionary parents. Her unusual upbringing brought her into contact with unsavory people, and her past surprises and haunts her in this thrilling adventure hunt for a millionarire’s daughter who disappeared four years ago. Locals don’t want Michael snooping around, and she doesn’t know who her real friends are. We are drawn into the thriller as she is equipped with another friend of the missing woman, only to lose him in the attack on her life. She ventures back into the deep Africa of her youth and finds an old friend who had lost touch with her, only he is deeply in love with her and remains frustrated my her own disappearance from many years ago. Deeper into the mystery we find ourselves, like Michael Vanessa, unsure of who means her harm. Even after I was done reading I wasn't clear of the whole mystery, oil millionaire, missing daughter connection. I hope her next novel is able to offer more clarity. A face-paced novel that is getting a lot of attention right now, and I just wanted to see what all the fuss was about.
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