Keye Street and business partner Neil Donovan run a detective agency in Atlanta called Corporate Intelligence and Investigations (CI&I). As a former FBI criminal investigative analyst, Keye is now a private investigator, a bail recovery agent, a process server -- and a recovery alcoholic. She's quite good at what she does, especially as a profiler. Currently sharing her loft with Atlanta P.D. Lt. Aaron Rauser after a tornado leveled his house, the arrangement is taking a bit of an adjustment for both of them.

When Hitchiti County Sheriff Ken Meltzer contacts Keye for her expert advice with a case involving two bodies found in the woods near Whisper, a small community in central Georgia, Keye isn't sure about making a trek to the country. However, the more she learns about the case, the more intriguing it becomes. Two 13-year-old girls were abducted 11 years apart, held captive and tortured before being killed, then their bodies were dumped in the same spot. Locals don't like outsiders asking questions, especially this woman of Asian descent with a high-profile reputation. When another girl goes missing after Keye arrives in Whisper, it's imperative they figure out the identity of the sadistic culprit, who seems to have now targeted Keye.

Amanda Kyle Williams' DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS is an intense crime thriller that doesn't need to include graphic, brutal details to tell an enthralling, significant story. Characterization and plot progression are well- developed and well-written, leading to an unexpected twist at the end. I want to read more about Keye Street and her impressive deductive talents.