This was a good story, but the ending was way too rushed and left us with too many unanswered questions. Another 14 or 20 pages would have really done this story justice.

I would like Thank Publisher and Net Galley for this ARC copy. This was a interesting read but the ending I felt was rush. I know this was a Proof copy not the original but it had a lot of errors in it, like when Taylor invited Khloe to her party The Author kept calling Taylor by another name. I enjoy reading this story even with the errors, That Frances Larson was a piece of work I could not stand her trifling.

The wife of a deceased police officer, hires news reporter turned private investigator Khloé, to find out who killed her husband. What she didn’t reveal will be even more of a shocker.
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To aid in the investigation, Khloé gets her Uncle Ed, who is gang affiliated and doesn’t play about his niece. What he didn’t take into consideration, is this who may be directly affected by his actions.
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The latest release by @allthingskikiswinson was definitely a different read for me, and has me so intrigued, that I read it in one night. Unfortunately, I have to give it 💎💎💎, mainly because of one thing... too much information sharing amongst characters who were trained to walk in secret. I kept screaming at them to “SHUT UP!” There were also a few grammatical errors.

I have not read anything by Kiki Swinson in a long time. It’s nice to know that she just as good if not better than the first book I read.

As always there is mystery, drama and this book is fast paced that held my attention from beginning to end. Khloe is an investigative reporter and she is a likable character but she is a little crazy. This book kept me on toes and things were happening that you would not believe.

If you’re a Kiki Swinson fan, don’t miss out on “Public Enemy” you will not be disappointed.

I received an ARC via Netgalley thru Dafina and I’m voluntarily leaving my review. Thank you Netgalley and Dafina.

This was a great read. I featured it as Book of the Day on all my social media platforms, and I’ll include it in my monthly roundup of news releases for my Black Fiction Addiction blog.

I've enjoyed this authors work in the past, and this book is no exception. It was exciting, emotionally charged, mysterious and fast paced so much that I was able to read it in one sitting. The characters were well developed and I was continually shocked right up until the very end. I really enjoyed this story and can't wait for the authors next book

This was a pretty easy read! It is full of "girl, what?!" Twists and drama and fast paced, intriguing action. I almost noped out at a couple of places but I stuck through. I wish that traditionally published books found The practice of using content or a trigger warnings to be useful. I just like to know that I am going to read about sexual assault. I did get a little lost toward the end and the quality of the writing could punch up some. For a Sunday morning read to entertain me, I was not disappointed.

Kiki Swinson’s Public Enemy #1 sounded really good. I really wanted to like it. I did not. Khloe is supposedly a top notch investigative reporter, yet she makes really stupid mistakes. I also didn’t buy that Uncle Eddie would make some of the mistakes that he did. None of the characters were likeable. This will be the first and last book that I will read by this author. Thank you to Netgalley and Kensington for the ARC. All opinions expressed are my own.

This book was disappointing. For such a seasoned writer, I expected a lot more from Kiki Swinson. A simplistic writing style is fine, but she holds the reader’s hand, repeating the same facts and dialogue, explaining every superfluous detail. Something else that irked me is the author's use of “sarcastically” incorrectly several times. There isn’t much character development. The main character, Khloe - a former investigative journalist turned private investigator— does not seem smart enough for the job.

Public Enemy #1 takes us into the life of Khloe who is freshly retired after cracking a huge murder case as an investigative reporter. By many in the city, she’s revered, but by some of the people in the hood, she’s despised. Hood code doesn’t allow for snitches, even while during your job. To earn money, she agrees to take a case from the widow of cop who committed suicide. Her job-to get to the true meaning of the cop’s death and have the people responsible held accountable. She enlists her Uncle Ed, a non-active OG from the gang Ace of Spades to have her back. Together, they uncover the truth behind the cop’s death and behind a string of crooked cops that have terrorized the streets for years.

Let us start with this. We loved Kiki Swinson’s Wifey series. Therefore, this review pains to the point that we are hoping the version received was an original draft. This book was labeled and appears, from the cover, to be a crime fiction or murder-suspense thriller. However, it reads more like a street lit fiction masking as another genre. While the story held some action and suspense, the overall storyline didn’t flow for a few reasons: plot holes, mix-ups in the story, miscues in information, and editing errors that began to culminate throughout the book. Khloe’s character was unbelievable. At times, she was the college educated/career women far removed from the hood, then at times, she was portrayed as a dumb hood chick. The same was true for Uncle Ed. He was an OG but had severe lapses in judgment and actions as if he wasn’t from the streets. Much of the dialogue was nonsensical to the story. The ending left more questions than answers for all characters involved except for Frances and Ryan. These may be answered in another book eventually, but there wasn’t an indication of another part provided. On the bright side, it held our attention enough, and wasn’t DNF. Hopefully, the book is in revision mode before it reaches the masses.

Thank you NetGalley for this book and we are voluntarily leaving an honest review.