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"Four years ago, British journalist Danny Kellerman was given the opportunity of a lifetime: covering the political crisis in Sierra Leone as a war correspondent. While in Freetown he begins a passionate love affair with a beautiful American woman named Maria Tirado, who helps run an orphanage for ex-child soldiers. But Danny can't shake the feeling that Maria is hiding something from him, and as the crisis escalates, Danny has no choice but to leave; he boards a helicopter out of Freetown and never turns back." "Until four years later, when, with a new relationship and a new life in London, Danny receives a mysterious, urgent letter from Maria. She's in trouble and needs Danny's help. But the letter is dated three weeks earlier, and it's already too late. Danny learns that Maria was murdered in a roadside robbery." Haunted and heartbroken, Danny leaves London and returns to Freetown. Although there is now peace in Sierra Leone, corruption is rampant and every promising lead is a dead end. But with the help of old friends and contacts, Danny uncovers a string of secrets that sheds a shocking light on the woman he thought he knew - and reveals a hidden truth that could destroy those in power. Trapped in the heart of a dangerous nation where he can trust no one, Danny is forced to choose between his journalistic integrity and the devastating consequences of speaking the truth.

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Sierra Leone's decades-long civil war and its tragic legacy of "lost boy" soldiers serve as the backdrop for Harris's journeyman debut. When Danny Kellerman, a British journalist in the midst of a flourishing career and a faltering marriage, receives an unexpected note pleading for help from Maria Tirado, a children's relief worker who was his lover during his brief assignment in Sierra Leone four years earlier, he does a Google search on her. To his horror, Danny learns that Maria was murdered before her note reached him in what authorities in Sierra Leone are sweeping under the carpet as a botched roadside robbery. Determined to learn the truth, Danny finagles his way back to West Africa, where he uncovers dangerous truths that suggest his government and his friends aren't the upstanding paragons he took them for. While the surprise-filled final chapter may strike some as a hastily contrived escape hatch, Harris shows a flair for intrigue that bodes well for future novels. (Apr.)

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A journalist returns to war-ravaged Africa to investigate the murder of an American aid worker from his past. Harris, The Observer's U.S. correspondent, taps into his experience reporting on the civil war in Sierra Leone for this sincere but derivative debut novel. Journalist Danny Kellerman is living a ghost's life in London in 2004, trying unsuccessfully to find domestic bliss with his girlfriend Rachel and chafing under the shadow of his father, a legendary Fleet Street ink-slinger. He's haunted by memories of his fiery, doomed affair with Maria Consuela Tirado, an American do-gooder working to rehabilitate child soldiers scarred by Sierra Leone's decade-long conflict. Out of the blue, a note from her arrives. "I need you," she writes. "I'm in trouble." But Maria is already dead, gunned down in diamond country, where smuggling, piracy and banditry still pay better than righteousness. Danny flees to Freetown, where, assisted by local fixer Kam, he tries to unravel the complex story that ties together his dead lover, American diplomat Harvey Benson and former revolutionary William Jusu Gbamanja, a bureaucrat angling to become Minister of Mines. Harris conveys the civil upheaval of Sierra Leone's troubled past and Danny's angst with enthusiasm, but too many pitfalls trip up the book's momentum. A recap of the country's troubled history weighs down the first third, while awkward flashbacks add little to the portrait of Maria, who Danny discovers was not only murdered but raped, a setup designed to make it appear as if her death had to do with a bungled child-smuggling operation. A serviceable but ultimately disposable drama about the mercenary nature of men. Agent: ElizabethSheinkman/Curtis Brown

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780525951025
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
  • Publication date: 4/2/2009
  • Pages: 336
  • Product dimensions: 6.32 (w) x 9.26 (h) x 1.17 (d)

Meet the Author

Paul Harris is a journalist who has written for Reuters, the Associated Press, and the Daily Telegraph. For four years he was a war correspondent in Africa, where he covered the conflict in Sierra Leone. Now The Observer’s U.S. correspondent, he lives in New York City. The Secret Keeper is his first novel.

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  • Posted June 2, 2009

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    A fast read that you will enjoy to the last page

    I haven't read a suspense novel in quite some time altough I'm not sure I would put this book in the suspense category but there's murder, love, education of a place I little about and a solid storyline. A fast read that you will enjoy to the last page.

    This is the story of a journalist who receives a letter from a woman in his past asking for urgent help. We quickly learn that Maria has been murdered and the letter Danny holds in his hand makes him want to find out what happened. Moving between the past and current day this story is well written and the characters are well defined. You will learn about the political struggles of Sierra Leone and the hope for a peaceful existence.

    Paul Harris has first hand experience with Sierra Leona and documenting fright, war and conflict around the world. He has woven in the horror of history with a love story and a man trying to find his path in life with The Secret Keeper.

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  • Posted April 22, 2009

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    A Must-Read!

    Danny is a reporter living in London with a wonderful woman named Rachel. However, despite having a "good life", Danny is perpetually stuck four years in his past, back in civil warring Sierra Leone where he covered the biggest story of his life, fell in love, and saw danger for the first time. Leaving Sierra Leone has drained all the color from Danny's world. Without Sierra Leone--without Maria--Danny is only going through the motions of living. Then, years later, Danny receives a request for help from Maria. He's too late to help her, but he finds himself drawn into the Sierra Leone (now supposedly a "peaceful" place) once again.

    THE SECRET KEEPER had my attention immediately. Of course, it helps that the book begins with a disturbing torture scene. Beyond that, though, there are just so many things that struck me about the book within pages. Harris is a literary writer, but does so in a way that appeals to a wide range of people. His descriptions and commentary are just so damn apt. And he does it with beautiful prose. Absolutely stunning. Really, I'm nearly at a loss on where to begin with everything I love about THE SECRET KEEPER.

    Let's start with the setting. Harris, the author, obviously has had experience with the country and truly does the people justice. Instead of just appealing to the audience about the plight of the protagonist, Harris draws you into the turmoil of Sierra Leone. Though some of the imagery he brings up is nearly nauseating, I rejoiced at such a blunt, detailed, and emotional appeal for the country that, like the protagonist, fights itself and settles in an unsettling non-peace.

    Did I mention his prose is just beautiful to read? I'm pretty sure I could flip to any page and find a good example of what I mean. Here happens to be an example from the beginning of chapter 12: "London greeted him as it always seemed to when he was returning from abroad: with a cold, gray embrace. The train from Heathrow was half empty as it sliced through the suburbs and Danny saw the same grimy projects and people trudging through the rain."

    The characters, too, are memorable. I really felt for Danny--even if I didn't always agree with him. The man has so many doomed relationships, that he doesn't even realize he's losing control of the situation. He doesn't realize he loses his father or Rachel--or even Maria--until it's too late. His life slips away with him, because his heart cannot live without what he found in a foreign land.

    I recommend THE SECRET KEEPER whole-heartedly. The book has it all: political intrigue, international affairs, a protagonist who has faults (but still manages to gain sympathy), action, and a love affair. Plus? It has the wonderful bonus of being written in a layered, beautiful way.

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