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The Stranger You Seek (Keye Street, #1)
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bookshelves: 2015, hilarious, legal-mystery-thriller, my-favorites, 2023
Feb 18, 2015
bookshelves: 2015, hilarious, legal-mystery-thriller, my-favorites, 2023
Read 2 times. Last read November 11, 2023 to November 13, 2023.
4.5 stars
Holy shit. It's rare that I rate a thriller this high but I just LOVE LOVE LOVED it. Everything, from the first-rate crime investigation to the kickass MC to the surprising and creepy villain, was just perfection.
Keye Street may be my favorite investigator of all time. She's a fiesty, adopted Asian-American who runs a private detective agency in Atlanta, Georgia. She was adopted by a Southern couple and studied all her life to be a Profiler in the FBI, a dream which she attained only to lose to her alcoholism. With a handful of years of sobriety under her belt, she investigates in ATL and surrounds herself with her family and a small group of fabulous friends.
The mystery and serial killer were incredibly creepy and shocking. Also, OMG THAT ENDING. I seriously sat there for a bit with my mouth hanging open. I had a few things figured out early on, but I could have never guessed the last part. NEVER. Regardless, there are a ton of thrillers out there with well-written crimes, but the characters completely set this book apart.
Also, YAY for diversity. Keye is Asian-American, her adopted brother is African-American and gay, and there were some bisexual characters as well.
Not to mention that it made me giggle until my sides hurt at times.
Anyone who enjoys a good thriller and excellent characters, GET THIS BOOK. It's like Stephanie Plum, if she got her shit together.
It's a series, so please excuse me while I buy and binge them all.
Holy shit. It's rare that I rate a thriller this high but I just LOVE LOVE LOVED it. Everything, from the first-rate crime investigation to the kickass MC to the surprising and creepy villain, was just perfection.
Keye Street may be my favorite investigator of all time. She's a fiesty, adopted Asian-American who runs a private detective agency in Atlanta, Georgia. She was adopted by a Southern couple and studied all her life to be a Profiler in the FBI, a dream which she attained only to lose to her alcoholism. With a handful of years of sobriety under her belt, she investigates in ATL and surrounds herself with her family and a small group of fabulous friends.
The mystery and serial killer were incredibly creepy and shocking. Also, OMG THAT ENDING. I seriously sat there for a bit with my mouth hanging open. I had a few things figured out early on, but I could have never guessed the last part. NEVER. Regardless, there are a ton of thrillers out there with well-written crimes, but the characters completely set this book apart.
Also, YAY for diversity. Keye is Asian-American, her adopted brother is African-American and gay, and there were some bisexual characters as well.
Not to mention that it made me giggle until my sides hurt at times.
Anyone who enjoys a good thriller and excellent characters, GET THIS BOOK. It's like Stephanie Plum, if she got her shit together.
It's a series, so please excuse me while I buy and binge them all.
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Reading Progress
February 18, 2015
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Started Reading
February 18, 2015
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February 19, 2015
– Shelved as:
2015
February 19, 2015
– Shelved as:
hilarious
February 19, 2015
– Shelved as:
legal-mystery-thriller
February 19, 2015
– Shelved as:
my-favorites
February 19, 2015
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Finished Reading
November 11, 2023
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Started Reading
November 13, 2023
– Shelved as:
2023
November 13, 2023
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Finished Reading
