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Advance Praise for THE STRANGER YOU SEEK
"There's a new voice in Atlanta, and her name is Amanda Kyle Williams. A dark, gritty thriller, THE STRANGER YOU SEEK is a sensational debut. Captivating, powerful and compelling, readers will relish this story's many layers." Julia Spencer-Fleming author of ONE WAS A SOLDIER
"An exceptionally smart, harrowing, and funny character-driven debut by a welcome new thriller writer."--Karin Slaughter, author of Fallen
"The Stranger You Seek is a page-turning thrill ride from a writer with a sure hand, keen psychological insight, and a devious imagination. Keye Street is my kind of detective--complicated, savvy, flawed, and blessed with a sharply observant dark wit. A great read from a powerful new voice."--Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselilng author of Backseat Saints
"The Stranger You Seek is a riveting debut with rapid-fire pacing, expert plotting, and an introduction to the memorable and winning Keye Street. Both Williams and Street should be around for the long haul, so discover them now from the start."--Alafair Burke, author of Long Gone
"The STRANGER YOU SEEK is filled with rich, evocative prose that transports you straight to the South and right into the psyche of new heroine Keye Street. She's formidable, but poignantly human as she struggles to navigate her present while battling shadows of her past.You can almost feel the Georgia humidity when you read this book, but you definitely feel the heat when the victims of a calculating, relentless serial killer start stacking up. This book burns rubber to the end, so carve out some down time, because you won't want to leave Keye hanging." PJ Tracy, international bestselling author of the MONKEEWRENCH series" - for the US market
Amanda Kyle Williams returned to writing after some small press books and a break of more than a decade. "It takes time and practice to find your own voice as a writer and for that voice to reach pitch. It takes time to bring to life that special character. For me, Keye Street is that character. She's flawed. She jokes as a way to avoid intimacy. She wrestles her own demons, her past with alcohol, losing her job at the Bureau. And she's a total Krispy Kreme doughnut addict. She feels real."
The Stranger You Seek is Amanda's first mainstream crime thriller and the first book in the Keye Street series. In order to lend authenticity to her Keye Street series, she took courses geared to law enforcement in practical homicide investigation and criminal profiling, worked with a PI firm in Atlanta on surveillance operations, became a court appointed process server and consulted with professionals in bond and law enforcement. Ms. Williams lives near Atlanta, is active in the humane community as a founding director for Lifeline Animal Project in Atlanta, Georgia.
Amanda is currently at work on the next Keye Street thriller. Please visit www.AmandaKyleWilliams.com for more information on this explosive new series and the fabulously flawed protagonist Keye Street.
