Keep You Close

Author: Karen Cleveland
Genre: Thriller
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group, 2019
Pages: 352, 10 CDs
Rating: Highly Recommend

Synopsis: Stephanie Maddox works her dream job policing power and exposing corruption within the FBI. Getting here has taken her nearly two decades of hard work, laser focus, and personal sacrifices - the most important, she fears, being a close relationship with her son, Zachary. A single parent, Steph's missed a lot school events, birthdays, and vacations with her boy - but the truth is, she would move heaven and earth for him, including protecting him from an explosive secret in her past. It just never occurred to her that Zachary would keep secrets of his own.

One day while straightening her son's room, Steph is shaken to discover a gun hidden in his closet. A loaded gun. Then comes a hock at her door - a colleague on the domestic terrorism squad, who utters three devastating words: "It's about Zachary."

Review: Not a sequel to Need to Know exactly, but an interesting tie-in. I don't know if the print books would have the same effect, but Cleveland's audio books cause my blood pressure to increase while I'm listening. Her protagonists make some questionable decisions, but I'm on the the edge of my seat the entire time. Since I only listen to audio books in the car, sometimes I'm glad to arrive at my destination just to take a mental break from the crazy.

I really enjoyed this. Anxiously waiting for more books by this author.

Other Books by Karen Cleveland:
Published 2018, Need to Know