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The Jade de Jong Mysteries Series

This series follows a private investigator navigating the diverse and often dangerous landscape of South Africa. Each case the protagonist takes on unravels the complex social and political issues of the region. The stories are filled with suspense, unexpected twists, and a deep insight into human nature. It offers a compelling look at life beyond the major cities.

Worst Case
Stolen Lives

Recommended Reading Order

  1. 2

    Stolen Lives

    • 330 pages
    • 12 hours of reading
    4.0(3)Add rating

    South African private investigator Jade de Jong finds herself in the sights of a would-be assassin when she uncovers a human trafficking ring. Wealthy Pamela Jordaan hires PI Jade de Jong as a bodyguard after her husband disappears, and Jade thinks this will be an easy way to earn some cash. But when a determined shooter nearly kills them both, Jade realizes that she has been drawn into a wicked game. At the same time, her relationship with police superintendent David Patel is on the rocks, and things only get more complicated when his son is kidnapped and his wife is blackmailed. It soon becomes clear that the kidnappings and the attack on Pamela are tied to a human trafficking ring that stretches from Johannesburg to London.

    Stolen Lives
  2. 3

    Worst Case

    • 253 pages
    • 9 hours of reading
    3.4(3)Add rating

    "P.I. Jade de Jong's holiday becomes a nightmare when a dive instructor at the scuba resort is found brutally stabbed to death. ... Jade and her estranged lover David Patel ... start the hunt, uncovering a massive organised crime operation and a chain of events leading from a horror crash in North Africa to the St Lucia estuary. Jade soon finds herself in a deadly race to prevent an act of environmental sabotage ..."--Back cover.

    Worst Case