Then her colleagues are in danger, then her family, who she seems to care very little about on the trail of a bunch of clues that didn’t mean much. Is it normal to just pick a person and then do research on their dead daughter to get their business? I’d assumed Jane was in cyber security, but maybe it was more than that. It didn’t make sense to me why her boss and colleagues accepted this. Jane’s job is the first casualty as she uses the pretence of a new client to justify her digging into Silvina’s past. Not to mention I didn’t really understand anyone’s motivations for getting involved so far, not when so much was at risk.

The reasoning for Silvina leaving the trail for “Jane” felt anti-climactic, followed by an ending that seemed disconnected to everything else. I was a bit disappointed in Hummingbird Salamander, I really liked the idea of a cli-fi themed mystery to solve, starting with a hummingbird as a clue, but not enough other clues followed for me to feel like I knew what was going on. The mystery intrigues Jane, who works as a security consultant and has access to dig further. The bird was left to her by a suspected eco-terrorist, now dead. Inside is a rare taxidermied hummingbird and another clue.

Jane Smith, not her real name but it will do, is passed a note by a barista which leads her to a storage unit. My reviews are my honest opinion and are not biased for the purpose of personal gain. Receipt of a book does not guarantee a review or endorsement. Disclosure: I received a copy of this book free of charge for review purposes only.

Hummingbird salamander review