I'll Keep You Safe

By: Peter May

Narrated by: Anna Murray, Peter Forbes

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 . . .

Critic reviews

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

Descriptions of the land and sea never disappoint !

Peter May makes the outer Hebrides sound so enticing it’s amazing we readers aren’t all flocking there! And maybe we will. Meanwhile, the story seemed more to me a construct to hold those gorgeous descriptions and a lesson about the famous Harris Tweeds, and that actually didn’t bother me.

bad ending!

Would be nice to know what happened with the other people, the lost of cop.

Another great book from Peter May

I have read a lot of Peter Mays book and really enjoyed this stand alone thriller. The narration was e

The End

All good 'till the ending. It was a surprise, but rather lame! Alternate endings would have been better!

Consistently engaging

Have listened to several May books. This one kept my attention as they always do. Although it included stereotypical parts and characters, it was as always, beautifully written and a mystery to the end.