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A review by vicktorea
Keep Her Safe by K.A. Tucker
5.0
I REALLY enjoyed this book; the plot was gripping and had me hooked from beginning to end.
The plot centres around Noah Marshall, adult son of female chief of police Jackie Marshall. Several years ago, when Noah was a child and before Jackie became Chief, her police partner and good friend, Abraham (Abe) Wilkes, was killed in what appeared to be a shady drug deal gone wrong, leaving Abe’s legacy to that of a dirty cop. Years later, a secret that has been plaguing Jackie becomes too much for her and she ends up committing suicide. Noah feels there’s something more to his mother’s death and begins his own investigation as to what really happened and sets out to uncover what his mother’s secret was and what really happened the night Abe was killed. During this search, Noah is joined by Grace Wilkes, Abe’s daughter, who is also intent on clearing her father’s name.
Although polar opposites, Noah and Grace have intense chemistry which I enjoyed. Noah is tender and full of southern charm and chivalry, while Grace is feisty and independent; but together, they work and their relationship evolves throughout the book. While it is a romantic relationship, there’s also a true genuine friendship behind them which I really admired.
One of the main things I want to particularly applaud about this novel is that the main female character, Grace, is black. This stood out to me because she didn’t have to black. The story still could’ve worked if Grace (and her father, Abe) were white. I liked that the author chose for them to be black; it was nice, as a black female, to actually be able to picture myself as the lead female in a story. Representation is so important and I’m so pleased K.A. Tucker went out of her way to implement black characters into her novel and also have them in interracial relationships.
Overall the book is thrilling and compelling and I didn’t see the events unfolding the way I thought they would - the ending left me very surprised. I love the way the author was able to incorporate the romance without taking away from the mystery of the story; neither overshadowed the other - the balance was perfect.
This was the first novel, I’d read by K.A. Tucker and definitely won’t be the last.
The plot centres around Noah Marshall, adult son of female chief of police Jackie Marshall. Several years ago, when Noah was a child and before Jackie became Chief, her police partner and good friend, Abraham (Abe) Wilkes, was killed in what appeared to be a shady drug deal gone wrong, leaving Abe’s legacy to that of a dirty cop. Years later, a secret that has been plaguing Jackie becomes too much for her and she ends up committing suicide. Noah feels there’s something more to his mother’s death and begins his own investigation as to what really happened and sets out to uncover what his mother’s secret was and what really happened the night Abe was killed. During this search, Noah is joined by Grace Wilkes, Abe’s daughter, who is also intent on clearing her father’s name.
Although polar opposites, Noah and Grace have intense chemistry which I enjoyed. Noah is tender and full of southern charm and chivalry, while Grace is feisty and independent; but together, they work and their relationship evolves throughout the book. While it is a romantic relationship, there’s also a true genuine friendship behind them which I really admired.
One of the main things I want to particularly applaud about this novel is that the main female character, Grace, is black. This stood out to me because she didn’t have to black. The story still could’ve worked if Grace (and her father, Abe) were white. I liked that the author chose for them to be black; it was nice, as a black female, to actually be able to picture myself as the lead female in a story. Representation is so important and I’m so pleased K.A. Tucker went out of her way to implement black characters into her novel and also have them in interracial relationships.
Overall the book is thrilling and compelling and I didn’t see the events unfolding the way I thought they would - the ending left me very surprised. I love the way the author was able to incorporate the romance without taking away from the mystery of the story; neither overshadowed the other - the balance was perfect.
This was the first novel, I’d read by K.A. Tucker and definitely won’t be the last.