This book grabbed me and wouldn't let go. Sure, it was a rainy day but I had plans to do some writing of my own. I'd started reading it late one night -- because I always read before going to sleep -- and I didn't want to stop. Finally my eyes were telling me they needed rest so I reluctantly set the book aside.
The next morning, I told myself, 'just one chapter. ' And managed to get my morning chores done before falling back into the world of wise-cracking, flawed, gutsy Keye Street -- former FBI profiler, current private eye.
This is the third in a series by Amanda Kyle Williams but it absolutely works as a standalone. Keye is called to help a small town sheriff's office in the search for the abductor and murderer of two girls -- the sheriff is almost too nice and too good-looking to be true but others in his office resent Keye's 'intrusion' to their territory and are not so welcoming.
It's a thriller and a classic who-done-it -- I was reading carefully, looking for clues -- is this a red herring? why did that guy do that? oh, this must be the one! -- and ultimately I was fooled. Fooled good. But it felt fair -- the clues had been there all along. . .
Amanda is one of Kate Miciak's authors and I wrote about her first book HERE when Kate sent me a copy to blurb. But I bought this book on my own because I wanted to see what Keye was up to. Wow and double wow!
I highly recommend this book -- lots of small town ambiance (but it's NOT a cozy,) fascinating fully drawn characters, really wonderful sly humor, and a twisty plot that will keep you guessing . . . and reading on and on, if you're anything like me.
Check out Amanda's web site HERE for more about Don't Talk to Strangers.
9 comments:
This sounds like my kind of book! Thanks for the recommendation, Vicki.
Your recommendation is enough for me. Thanks.
She gets better with each book! I pretty much put everything on hold until I finished this one.
Wow - you really nailed it with this series. A marvelous combination of thriller and mystery. Oh, and some really good characterization :)
I'm gonna get aroundtuit just as soon as I finish the three I picked up from the Friends of the Library down in Encinitas. Whew! this retirement thing is stressful.
This book sounds delicious!Thanks for your always useful recommendations!
Sounds great. I just love those days when you really mean to get on with something productive and instead get swallowed up in another world. That's just what books should do.
Good review…can I ask though…does she include gore? I mean, I know it's hard to compare since all of our tastes are relative, but … for example, I stopped reading Patricia Cornwell a few books ago (the Kay Scarpetta series) because she overstepped a line I didn't know I had into gruesome. Thanks if you have time to post a follow-up comment on this … :-) If not, I'll just have to decide whether to be daring! LOL
Darla, I don't think so -- most of the violence is off stage -- leaving your mind to do the work.
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