The Missing Activist (Karen Andersen Crime & Mystery Thriller Series)

Review A political thriller that will keep you gripped to the very end. Loved, loved, loved it!! A thrilling, edge of your seat book that will keep you guessing to the last page. Totally recommend it!! Congratulations Louise Burfitt-Dons. Can't wait for the next one.A chilling look at London life to enthrall you. Karen Andersen is a Private Investigator and quite new to the job. She's thrilled when D I Patridge known as 'Quacker' contacts her to give her an assignment. But it's not the case she had hoped for which was working on the mysterious 'suicide' of a high profile feminist but instead to search for a missing political activist, Robin Miller. In fact, he's only just disappeared the night before. Along the way, she crosses paths with the highly dangerous Zinah al-Rashid, a Muslim convert who lures British teenagers to the jihadi cause by giving the 'cool' Islamic names and promising them a splash on Facebook.or in the Daily Mail. Bullying, dirty tricks, and female terrorists. of This is a story about bullying and the power political parties exercise over their candidates who want to climb the ladder. Robin Miller, a devotee of his right-wing party has been bullied by other members for being dyslexic and naïve before his disappearance. The apparatchik Simon King, who runs the candidate selection system, wants to quash Miller's complaint for a number of reasons which aren't revealed until the end of the book. Activists and ambitious candidates are prepared to turn on each other to save their own futures. And that's not just the Tories. Even the jihadists run their own grassroots operation delivering leaflets and canvassing support. Overzealous recruits are controlled in case they step out of line and threaten terror plots. The tale is a complex mystery and hard to relate it step by step without delivering spoilers which give this imaginative book the page-turning quality. It's original and at times very funny. It will certainly have you guessing to the end. Where is the missing activist?The plotting was superb. Despite the length of this book, I actually raced through it. Gripped me from early on and kept the suspense right until the very end. DID NOT SEE THE FINAL TWIST. Karen Andersen is a brilliant character and totally believable. She's tasked with finding a young guy who is a Tory supporter but being bullied by members of his own party before he disappears. Then there is Zinah Al-Rashid who cruises the London high streets and recruits impressionable girls to become Isis brides. So many twists and turns in this novel and a lot of insider stuff on the way political candidates are selected. And if you have been bullied at work, you'll love this book. Lively characters. A really good story. Will definitely be waiting for the next one.Well researched, pacy and terrific! Tory female candidates, misogyny as a hate crime, bullying in politics and western women being radicalized are all elements in this chilling thought-provoking debut novel set in London. Loved it. Product Description He's missing. So why's no one looking?Vivid, clever, and utterly compelling, THE MISSING ACTIVIST is the story of an outsider's attempt to uncover a deadly conspiracy at the heart of a UK political party.Post-Referendum Britain and a country on high alert for terrorist attacks.When a young political activist disappears in London, an off-the-wall private investigator, Karen Andersen, is put on the case.She uncovers secrets of a party system that prizes loyalty above truth, a serial killer, and a female Jihadi plotting deadly revenge on the British Government.But Party secrets must be kept at all costs.A totally gripping contemporary thriller that will have you hooked from the very first page to the final, dramatic twist. From the Author The Missing Activist is first in my series featuring Karen Andersen, a bumbling, wannabe Wallender from Chiswick in West London. Post the UK General Election of 2015, Karen is asked to f