Written in 2015 and independently published in 2016, Don’t Speak (Jade Harrington series, book # 1) reflects the political scene in America at that time. This thriller has a female, Whitney Fairchild, running for president against a conservative male incumbent whose strings are controlled by an ultra-conservative talk show host. The woman wins! Yay!
Against this backdrop, Jade Harrington, a woman of color and an FBI agent, must find a serial killer who is murdering conservative talk show hosts. The story was entertaining, and Harrington is a prickly yet likable protagonist. It’s nice to find a novel about a woman of color in which her color isn’t a main element the story. Don’t Speak is Brown’s first novel, and she handles the various elements of her plot and the multiple points of view well. It’s interesting that she chose to write the villain’s POV in first person. My sole complaint was that some of the conservative talk show segments are too long and slow the pacing.
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