Public Enemy #1, Paperback/Kiki Swinson

National bestselling author and urban lit superstar Kiki Swinson amps up the action and suspense with unpredictable characters, breakneck twists, and a gut-punch portrait of Southern surviving--and dying. Now the odds are straight-up killer when an ambitious private eye gets in way over her head . . . Too much to prove . . . A former journalist with a knack for unraveling dirty secrets, Khloé Mercer figures if she's going to risk her life, she might as well make big money as a private investigator. But this reckless newbie needs a major case to make her name--and really show she can handle Norfolk, Virginia's, toughest streets . . . Too much to hide . . . When a narcotics detective's widow needs someone to investigate her disgraced husband's so-called suicide, Khloé jumps at the lucrative fee--and the clues that the Norfolk Police Department is rotten from top to bottom. And with formidable backup from her ex-felon uncle, she turns the city upside-down to uncover the truth . . . Too late to run . . . But Khloé's cage-rattling tactics and high-wire strategies threaten both the cops and the city's brutal underworld alike. Now, with her life in the crosshairs and no one she can trust, she'll find that building a reputation comes with a price she may not survive to pay . . . Kiki Swinson is a nationally bestselling author whose novels, inspired by her experiences and a five-year stint in federal prison, have sold over 3.4 million copies.Swinson's works feature resilient women making tough--and sometimes not quite legal--decisions to survive. She completed her first novel while incarcerated and her second novel, Wifey , went on to become a #1 Essence (R) bestseller and the first installment in one of today's most popular urban series. A native of Portsmouth, Virginia--and a former hustler's wife--Swinson resides in Bel Air, Maryland. Visit her on instagram at @AllThingsKikiSwinson. Book specifications: Dimensions: 198 x 142 Author: Kiki Swinson Cover type: Paperback Publishing Year: 2022 Publishing Month: 11 Pages: 256 Language: English Publisher: Dafina Books Weight: 227 g