I'll Keep You Safe
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"RICHLY WRITTEN." —KIRKUS REVIEWS
"VIBRANT DETAILS." —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"NO ONE CAN CREATE A MORE ELOQUENTLY WRITTEN SUSPENSE NOVEL THAN PETER MAY." —NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS
A stunning standalone thriller from Peter May that alternates between the glamorous fashion world of Paris and the rugged beauty of the Isle of Harris.
When a killer strikes a pair of fabric entrepreneurs, is the motive money or something far more personal?
Friends since childhood, and lovers and business partners as adults, Niamh and Ruairidh are owners of a small company that weaves its own very special version of Harris Tweed—a niche brand in the world of fashion and haute couture.
But the threads of their relationship are beginning to fray. When Niamh accuses Ruairidh of having an affair with Irina, a Russian fashion designer they work with, Ruairidh storms off and gets into Irina's car. Moments later, Niamh watches in horror as the car explodes in a ball of flame.
With Niamh a prime suspect in the murder, she begins to suspect that things are not what they seem; and when there is an attempt on her life, she becomes convinced that what looked like a terrorist attack on her lover might be something more personal by far . . .
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Peter May. (2018). I'll Keep You Safe. Quercus.
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One of Scotland's most prolific television dramatists, May garnered more than 1,000 credits over a decade and a half spent as scriptwriter and editor on prime-time British television. Before quitting TV to concentrate on writing novels, he was the creator of three major series, two of which were the highest rated in Scotland. May lives and writes in France. - name: Peter May
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"VIBRANT DETAILS." —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"NO ONE CAN CREATE A MORE ELOQUENTLY WRITTEN SUSPENSE NOVEL THAN PETER MAY." —NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS
A stunning standalone thriller from Peter May that alternates between the glamorous fashion world of Paris and the rugged beauty of the Isle of Harris.
When a killer strikes a pair of fabric entrepreneurs, is the motive money or something far more personal?
Friends since childhood, and lovers and business partners as adults, Niamh and Ruairidh are owners of a small company that weaves its own very special version of Harris Tweed—a niche brand in the world of fashion and haute couture.
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"NO ONE CAN CREATE A MORE ELOQUENTLY WRITTEN SUSPENSE NOVEL THAN PETER MAY." —NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS
A stunning standalone thriller from Peter May that alternates between the glamorous fashion world of Paris and the rugged beauty of the Isle of Harris.
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A map of Scotland's Outer Hebrides and a list of Gaelic words opens this intriguing mystery. Ranish Tweed is a fledgling company with a spectacular product. A young Scottish couple, Niamh and Ruairidh, take their hand-woven tweed to Paris, but on the brink of their success, Niamh witnesses an explosion claiming the lives of Ruairidh and the designer with whom he may be having an affair. Terrorism or targeted murder? A Paris police officer with her own problems follows Niamh home to the Hebrides where she faces obstacles to her grief. Niamh's family is bitter about her marriage; his controlling mother is her difficult business partner. Her best friend offers support, but just like with the celebrated fashion designer who could make them famous, the relationship is challenging. Seamless shifts from past to present gradually reveal seeds of discontent. While the killer's identity is not hard to determine, there is a surprising twist that keeps the story riveting to its stormy conclusion. VERDICT May (The Blackhouse) excels in depicting the barren landscape of the Hebrides, with its sudden onslaughts of wind and rain, and portrays the deeply ingrained mannerisms of the island inhabitants with respect, effectively transporting readers to a remote location with a distinctive culture.--Gloria Drake, Oswego P.L. Dist., IL
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January 1, 2018
This competent standalone from May (Coffin Road) takes Niamh and Ruaridh, a married couple who own a small cloth business on the Isle of Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides, to Paris, where they plan to exhibit their woven tweed fabric at a high-fashion trade show. At their Paris hotel, Niamh confronts Ruaridh over what she thinks is his affair with Irina Vetrov, a Russian fashion designer. In the wake of their argument, Ruaridh storms out of their room and goes downstairs, where he meets Irina. The pair drive off in Irina’s car, which explodes in a ball of flame a short time later. Initially a prime suspect in Ruaridh’s murder, Niamh returns to the Hebrides, while the Paris police and their local Scottish counterparts pursue the killer. After an attempt on her life back home, Niamh parses her sometimes terrible memories of life on the Isle of Lewis and Harris to figure out the source of this threat. Vibrant details of the weaving trade, the Gaelic language, and Hebrides culture help compensate for a murder mystery with few surprises and a closing twist that’s telegraphed for miles.
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The death of her husband in a car explosion in Paris sends a woman searching for answers in the Hebrides in this expansive thriller.By land or sea, transport to the Scottish Hebrides can be fiercely turbulent. This latest from prolific May (Coffin Road, 2017, etc.) offers smooth armchair travel to the dramatic and haunting location--and a mostly good mystery. The story begins at a textile fair in Paris as Hebrides natives Niamh and Ruairidh Macfarlane market Ranish tweed, their variation on iconic Harris tweed. Together for 10 years, the couple appear headed to dissolution. When Niamh sees Ruairidh leave their hotel with a woman she suspects is his mistress, she tracks them into the street, where their car explodes, killing both of them. Police initially, but briefly, see the earmarks of terrorism. Soon the investigators abandon that tack, and Niamh returns home to bury the pieces of Ruairidh's shattered body. Here, May explores the couple's past lives in a series of richly written, but perhaps discursive, flashbacks that often leave the mystery hanging and turn the work into a novel of two people growing up, courting, and coming together in the remote location. Painful and tragic events and relationships among family and friends become the focus. The characters--Niamh's parents, a local police investigator, a vicious fashion designer, a childhood friend of Niamh's who becomes a troubled adult--are animated by May's sharp, perceptive details. The unraveling of the car bombing is not as fresh or as tight as the wrap-up to cases in some of May's other works, though most readers will likely find the final revelation startling and satisfying. What remain consistent are May's keen, perceptive descriptions of the Hebrides, where "jagged black rock...[stands] stubborn against the relentless power of the Atlantic."The uneven plotting would benefit from tightening, but May's sense of place is as good as it gets.COPYRIGHT(2018) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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May, the author of the critically acclaimed Lewis trilogy, set in the Outer Hebrides, mixes the rough Hebridean atmosphere with the glitter of Paris in his fourth stand-alone thriller. Lewis islanders Niamh and Ruairidh have become famous for manufacturing a softer, more supple form of Harris Tweed, which has taken the fashion world by storm. At the book's opening, the couple are in Paris at a prestigious international fabric fair, an event marred by Niamh's suspicion that husband Ruairidh has been cheating on her. Ruairidh and his supposed lover are in a car that explodes in the Place de la Republique, only yards away from Niamh, who has been pursuing them. Niamh becomes the French investigator's chief suspect. May keeps interest high by telling this ever-deepening suspense story from two different perspectives, that of Niamh and that of the French police investigator, Sylvie Braque. Although the early story of Niamh and Ruairidh sometimes is overdetailed, the way May bookends an equally jaw-dropping beginning and end is worth the digressions.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2018, American Library Association.)
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