Say Her Name
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4.3
Dreda Say Mitchell
Ryan Carter
'My book of the year so far...' --Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author In this chilling thriller from the bestselling authors of Spare Room, one woman just wants the truth about who she really is. But she's not the only one looking... It's twenty years since Eva, a biracial woman, was adopted as an eight-year-old, and Cherry and Carlton 'Sugar' McNeil have always been the only parents she's wanted or needed. But when she's dealt the double blow of Cherry's death and her own suspension from work, Eva decides it's time to discover who she was before she was theirs. Against Sugar's advice, Eva joins a DNA database, desperate for a match that will unlock her identity. And when a positive hit comes, she's excited to learn there are relations out there who might hold the key. But the closer Eva gets to uncovering her past, the more it appears someone is trying to stop her finally finding the truth... As she continues to dig, Eva is drawn into a dark and merciless underside to society, where black women disappear without a word. Names erased from history, no search parties, no desperate pleas for their return. Once, someone tried to save Eva from all this. Someone wanted a better life for her. But now that she's torn down the facade of her life, has she come too far to be spared again?
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Author
Dreda Say Mitchell
Pages
316
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Published Date
2022
ISBN
1542029686 9781542029681
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"⭐⭐⭐ 1/2<br/><br/>I selected this book from @amazonbooks for the Amazon First Reads in March.<br/><br/>Publication date: April 1st, 2022<br/><br/>These serious topics the writer touched on were outlined in a mystery plot that at times was kinda rough to get through. Some of the puns had me side-eyeing, like really. It touched on topics many people of color who frequent predominantly white spaces can relate to such as media bias, career opportunities, etc. The story itself was interesting and a necessary one to be told however, the writing itself could've used a little more focus. Overall, as a woman that works with women that have been sex trafficked and families of missing people daily, I feel that it missed the mark to deliver the extreme impact of the trauma those that face these circumstances deal with."
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