There’s nothing really more compelling than a child in danger and from the opening pages Keep Her Safe by Richard Parker set that stage and really piled on the intensity of the situation. Maggie and Holly are meeting in the middle of the night with both ladies being mothers and both would go to the ends of the Earth to protect their child.

Maggie is alone in her home when Holly breaks in but Maggie just can’t call the police because she herself knows why Holly is there. Holly has come to kill Maggie because her daughter is being held by a mystery man that is giving the orders. How does Maggie know this? Because Maggie was his victim too and had her own orders that she had to carry out to get her baby back and isn’t about to let her go now.

The stand off between these two ladies had me on the edge of my seat wondering just how this could all work out in the end. A mother’s love and protectiveness is definitely not something you would want to test so I had no idea just how far the story would go.

However, after the first half of this book the action starts taking the reader on a different journey as the story moves forward and I’m not quite sure I was a fan from that point. The beginning definitely had me from the get go but the second half became where I get to that point I’m thinking to myself just what are you doing?? So I struggled with how to rate this one as it was a bit up and down to me as far as level of enjoyment. I got to the end and questioned some things here and there too so overall I’m going to give this one 3.5 stars. I would definitely read more from this author though as a lot of this was a nail biter for sure.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

Excellent book. My first by this Author but not my last. Single women each wth a young child are targeted by a psychopath. He kidnaps the child and instructs the mother what she needs to do if she wants her child back. The story revolves around his last two targets. A fast reading page turner with many twists and turns. I would have given more than 5* if I could. Thank you NetGalley, Bookoutre and the Author for allowing me to read and review this book.

A psychopath who calls himself the Babysitter is targeting mothers of very young children. He kidnaps their child and promises to return it, only if they break into the home of another mother with a young child and kill the mother. Terrified of losing their children, women have been playing his deadly game until one night Maggie is awoken by a woman intent on killing her to get her own baby back. But Melanie has dealt with the Babysitter before, and she doesn’t intend to let him win this time anymore than she did the first time. Two terrified women take on a killer to save themselves and their children in this twisted thriller

Keep Her Safe is a story you should not read alone and at night, especially if you’re a single mother. Beware. You’ve been warned. This story will get your heart rate pumping and is every mothers worst nightmare.

Keep Her Safe had me hooked within the first two chapters, very gripping. You will not want to put it down! I could easily have devoured this brilliant, thrilling story in one sitting it certainly keeps you on the edge of your seat!

This story is easy to read, fast paced, written well and contains short chapters. Parts will have you holding your breath so don’t forget to breathe throughout! An amazing thriller I would highly recommend to you all.

A well deserved five stars from myself. This is the first story I have read by Richard and I seem to have found a new favourite author, I cannot wait to dive into his other stories. Keep Her Safe is released today and was in my top twenty reads of 2017. Very impressed. High expections from Richard now. A thriller that you NEED to read. Enjoy.

(Please note this is the review I have scheduled for my blog blitz date on the 11th of Jan 2018).