Dream Shatter
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The rock fall over, the men strapped the injured Nadine on to a wooden plank. It looked very insecure and Luka was worried for his wife.The climb up the 720 foot cliff was treacherous and Nadine slid from side to side at each turn. The Zambezi River looked like a child's hair-ribbon far below but Nadine gritted her teeth and prayed that she would not fall to her death.
Not far away a man lay awake and plotted and planned his next strategy. His name was Hendrik and although in his twenties, he was already a killer. He cursed the fact that although his sworn enemies were all under one roof nearby, they had evaded his attempts to obliterate them. "The woman has nine lives," he thought, "but time is on my side."
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Once more Nadine Kemal's peaceful existence in the quiet village of Oxted, is shattered when ghosts from her past come back to haunt her.
Her life is threatened and all those people dear to her come under attack by a fanatical stranger.
It begins while she is on holiday in South Africa with an assault on Luka, her husband. When they go to Victoria Falls she is almost killed.
They come to realise that, Hendrik, an evil young man, believes that Nadine is to blame for his father Max's death.
The first time Luka sees this man, Hendrik, he thinks it is the ghost of Max Van Brooten who was drowned fifteen years previously. Worse is to come, Hendrik has a twin sister, Jana, and together they plot to kill Nadine, Luka, Joe and their whole family.
Joe alerts interpol and Nicholas Armitage wasts no time flying to Zimbabwe to investigate; he is the detective whose sister Jenny was murdered by Max and Jake Van Brooten; Jake was never caught.
Nicholas has become disillusioned after years of working in M16 and old memories are awakened. He had loved Nadine but lost her to Luka. When he meets Nadine again Nicholas is in for a huge shock; something which is bound to alter his hackneyed life.
This blast from her past opens a huge can of worms for Nadine and her family and none of their lives will be the same again.
The twins follow Nadine to England and terrifying events unfold.
Hendrik Van Brooten is an unhinged sexual predator who has no morals at all.
Nadine has to try to hold her family together whilst scandal rears its ugly head and violent deeds threaten to destroy them all.
Although a sequel to Dreamkill, this novel stands alone.
About the Author
Jean was born in Oxted and attended Oxted Grammar School where she excelled in sport. She won the All England Schools Championship in the high jump four times.
She studied English and Physical Education at college.
She pursued her athletics career and proudly represented England at the Commonwealth Games and Great Britain in a few internationals.
She was a motor-cycle rocker during the sixties.
She is married to John and they have a son, Chris, a daughter, Francesca and Meg a beautiful granddaughter.
Her hobbies are reading and photography. Jean can be found at the local swimming pool doing aqua-aerobic classes and swimming when she is not writing.
She admires Wilbur Smith and James Michener and has read all of their books. Lately she has bought all of Clive Cussler's novels too. She also reads Graham Hancock avidly and is interested in studying pre-history from all over the world.
Her hobbies are varied and watching ice hockey is a favourite sport for sheer excitement. She went white-water rafting down the difficult 24 mile stretch of the Zambezi which was terrifyingly brilliant. She had to be carried up a 720 foot cliff afterwards having hurt her leg. These events inspired part of Dream Shatter.
Widely travelled she prefers the unspoilt parklands in North America and Alaska. South America has captured her imagination; visiting Machu Picchu last year and the pyramids of Mexico too. Tanzania her favourite country for Safaris where you can really get up close and personal to lions and elephants.
Jean has written four novels, this one being a sequel to Dreamkill which was inspired by a dream.
Her latest novel is called "HomeStar," or "The Pharaohs Voyage to Earth," which will be published shortly.
Finally, she still refuses to grow old gracefully.