Nairobi Jack: An Out of Time Novel (Saving Time, Book 3)

Monique Martin

Sep 2017 · Saving Time Book 3 · Monique Martin

About this ebook

Jack Wells barely has time to recover from his last assignment when he’s sent on a new mission. He’s an emergency replacement and there isn’t time for the usual prep. All he knows is the name of the man, David Grant, and where he’ll find him, 1932 Nairobi, Kenya.

In Colonial Africa, wild animals aren’t the most dangerous creatures around. Hedonistic aristocrats and vicious criminals are much bigger threats. The mission is more complicated than Jack could ever have imagined as he struggles to save Grant from an unknown assassin and faces someone from his past he never thought he’d see again.

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Ratings and reviews

I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review. The third installment in the "Saving Time" series, Nairobi Jack is a delight for fans of adventure and mystery novels, with the welcome, if subtle, addition of time-travel. Set in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi during the 1930s. Humourous, somewhat sentimental and always ready to plunge into danger for the sake of duty (and sometimes fun), Jack is a lovable protagonist from the beginning. Martin has a knack for bringing her characters to life that ensures true immersion into the story. This book keeps us guessing as to the identity of the main antagonist throughout, with many twists and turns. Martin paints 1930s Nairobi as a city past its first struggles to develop, as deceptively urban on the surface whilst concealing darker undertones. The vision of rural Kenya was magical and thankfully, cliche free. This book was difficult to stop reading and I often found myself exceeding the number of pages I'd allocated myself, completely without notice. The plot is compelling and the characters take on a life of their own. All I would personally fault with Nairobi Jack is the presence of a few too many cliches which broke immersion from time to time but were thankfully not critical enough to ruin the enjoyment. A fast-paced novel which doesn't skimp on the action, I would highly recommend Nairobi Jack to seekers of thrilling and mysterious stories.

I received an advance copy of Nairobi Jack, the third novel in the Saving Time series by Monique Martin. The Saving Time series is a spin-off of the popular Out of Time series and revolves around the adventures of Jack Wells, who we know from his exploits with Simon and Elizabeth, the protagonists in the Out of Time series. In the Saving Time novels Jack Wells completes assignments for the Council of Temporal Studies. In each novel, Jack travels to a different time and place to investigate or rescue someone whose death would disrupt history. In this novel, Jack is in Nairobi in the early 1930’s and finds out that he knows and has a past with the person he is there to save. This sets up a compelling mystery as Jack attempts to save his target and find out why he is in Nairobi and what he is up to. This novel is very readable. It’s fast paced and exciting. You’ll want to rush to the end of this book to find out what happens to the main characters. Nairobi Jack is a stand-alone novel, but I recommend starting with book one to learn more about Jack Wells and how he came to work for the Council. I highly recommend this enjoyable read.

This is one of my favorite books now. The feelings it invokes is all the feel good you'll need for a while. 😍

About the author

Monique attended the University of Southern California's Film School where she earned a BFA from the Filmic Writing department. She worked in television for several years before joining the family business. She now works full-time as a freelance writer and novelist.

She currently resides in Southern California with her naughty Siamese cat, Monkey. She’s currently working on an adaptation of one of her screenplays, her father's memoirs about his time in the Air Force's Air Rescue Service, as well as more books the Out of Time world.

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