Hard Rain

Rogue, Book 1

By: Irma Venter, Elsa Silke - translator

Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman, Steve West

Chaos, murder, and a hint of sizzling romance descend on East Africa in this electrifying thriller of a mystery.

Journalist Alex Derksen's new assignment in Tanzania should be easy, but he soon finds himself on the wrong side of the news. It starts when he meets Ranna, a beautiful photographer with something to hide. Alex stopped believing in love a long time ago, yet here in the middle of East Africa, it's found him again.

Alex knows a thing or two about chaos - wherever he goes, it follows. When an IT billionaire washes up onshore after seasonal flooding, he finds himself at the center of an investigation with Ranna as the main suspect. It turns out she may have a good reason for hiding her past.

Wherever she goes, murder follows.

Alex should be used to these cat-and-mouse games, but this time it's different. Should he listen to his heart and help Ranna hide the bloody trail leading to her? Or should he use his head and run for his life?

©2012 Irma Venter (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Translation © 2020 by Elsa Silke.

GREAT❗

The story was excellent. The narrators were fantastic. I can't wait to be able to get the rest of Irma Venter's Alex series.

Not your average love story

I enjoyed this book. Lots of things unknown, and it ends in a way that invites a sequel. Although I guessed the villain way before it was revealed, there were plenty of other mysteries that I didn’t guess beforehand. The characters are complex. I learned a little about Tanzania and South Africa. The narrators’ accents were varied and enjoyable. Overall, an enjoyable book.

Enjoyable

Hard Rain at first confused me with the title. But as i listen the meaning became clear. The story i love it. I will listen again one day and read it also

EXCELLENT LISTENING LOVED EVERYTHING

great story... performance. I'm ready to read the sequel now. good thriller. give it a try

Abrupt ending

it was ok. I preferred the male narration over the female narration but in general love books that speak from multiple characters perspectives. the plot was interesting. I watch a lot of crime / murder mystery type stuff, and it was unique enough for me to pique my interest. the love at first sight and on again off again relationship was a bit hard to believe, but at least you wanted to try to believe it. voices used for narration could be significantly improved. I think it was just 2 voices for many characters, which was at times confusing.