Ill Keep You Safe, Peter May
Ill Keep You Safe, Peter May
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I'll Keep You Safe

Author: Peter May

Narrator: Anna Murray, Peter Forbes

Unabridged: 11 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/27/2018


Synopsis

Friends since childhood, and lovers and business partners as adults, Niamh and Ruairidh are owners of a small Hebridean company, Ranish Tweed, that weaves its own very special version of Harris Tweed. Although it's a small company, their fabrics have become internationally sought-after as a niche brand in the world of fashion and haute couture.

But the threads of their relationship are beginning to fray. As they prepare for an important showing at the Premiere Vision fabric fair, held in Paris every year, Niamh accuses Ruairidh of having an affair with Irina, a Russian fashion designer they work with -- a fight that ends with Ruairidh storming off and getting into Irina's car. Moments later, Niamh watches in horror as the car containing her life partner explodes in a ball of flame.

With Niamh a prime suspect in the murder, the Parisian police hound her even after she returns to Harris to bury the pitiful remains of her lover and business partner. Amid the grief and struggles that follow, 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 . . .

About Peter May

Peter May has been covering and writing about sports for more than three decades, for the last several years as a Boston-based correspondent for the New York Times. At the Boston Globe, he specialized in covering the Boston Celtics and the NBA, earning numerous writing awards. He also covered three Super Bowls, two World Series, the 2004 Olympics, and a number of international basketball tournaments. He is a senior lecturer in journalism at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. May is the author of four books: The Big Three: Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish: The Best Frontcourt in the History of Basketball; The Last Banner: The Story of the 1985-86 Boston Celtics, the NBA's Greatest Team of All-Time; Won't Back Down: Teams, Dreams and Family with Kim Mulkey; and Top of The World: The Inside Story of the Boston Celtics' 2007-08 Championship Season.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeffrey

”Harris Tweed is the only cloth in the world to be defined by an Act of Parliament and is described in the 1993 Act as follows: ‘Handwoven by the islanders at their homes in the Outer Hebrides, finished in the Outer Hebrides, and made from pure virgin wool dyed and spun in the Outer Hebrides.’” T......more

Goodreads review by Gary

Peter May is one of my favourite authors, I find his writing a perfect blend of well crafted plots, great characters and the right measure of descriptive text that sets the scene. Ruairidh Macfarlane and his wife Niamh own a successful textile business in Scotland called Ranish Tweed. While visiting......more


Quotes

Praise for I'll Keep You Safe

"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."
Booklist

"Vibrant details of the weaving trade, the Gaelic language, and Hebrides culture."
Publishers Weekly

"Richly written . . . May's sense of place is as good as it gets."
Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Peter May
"Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth."—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times

Praise for Coffin Road

"May's lyrical prose brings full color to the scenery, and the narrative intrigues from start to finish."—Shelf Awareness (Starred Review)

"May keeps the stories clear and the pace fast."—Booklist (Starred Review)

"May evokes his native Scotland as ruggedly dangerous, his well-drawn characters equally so."—Publishers Weekly