Book Review: Don't Say A Word

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

Don't Say A Word     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Rita Herron
Class/Genre:   Romance
Harlequin HQN, Sep 2007, $6.99

The woman’s hand is found sticking out of the swamp of the bayou; Antwaun Dubois recognizes the ring on her finger that he gave her several months ago before she vanished. The police believe he committed her murder. His brother FBI Special Agent Damon Dubois refuses to believe his sibling committed a homicide so he decides to prove otherwise.

In the Bayou, Damon meets Crystal, who looks like the sister of the deceased. Crystal cannot remember anything about her past suffering from amnesia. Damon believes she is the key to the murder, but also believes she is his sibling’s beloved so he hides his feelings from her. As they work together to recover her memory and look for clues to who she is, they fall in love. However, someone wants her to never remember her past, especially her recent history; if that means killing her so be it.

DON’T SAY A WORD is an action-packed investigative romantic suspense that is filled with twists and turns and cleverly uses the Bayou and post Katrina New Orleans as a backdrop. The story line is fast-paced with an incredible climax. Although the romantic subplot between Crystal and Damon seems forced, Rita Herron provides a strong thriller that will have suspense fans wondering what spin is next while romance readers will be a bit disappointed.

Harriet Klausner

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