Her Name Is Knight, Yasmin Angoe
Her Name Is Knight, Yasmin Angoe
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Her Name Is Knight

Author: Yasmin Angoe

Narrator: Tamika Katon-Donegal

Unabridged: 14 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/01/2021


Synopsis

A smash debut novel from rising star Yasmin Angoe, Her Name Is Knight features an elite assassin heroine on a mission to topple a human trafficking ring and avenge her family.Stolen from her Ghanaian village as a child, Nena Knight has plenty of motives to kill. Now an elite assassin for a powerful business syndicate called the Tribe, she gets plenty of chances.But while on assignment in Miami, Nena ends up saving a life, not taking one. She emerges from the experience a changed woman, finally hopeful for a life beyond rage and revenge. Tasked with killing a man she’s come to respect, Nena struggles to reconcile her loyalty to the Tribe with her new purpose.Meanwhile, she learns a new Tribe council member is the same man who razed her village, murdered her family, and sold her into captivity. Nena can’t resist the temptation of vengeance—and she doesn’t want to. Before she can reclaim her life, she must leverage everything she was and everything she is to take him down and end the cycle of bloodshed for good.

About Yasmin Angoe

Hailing from Northern Virginia, Yasmin Angoe is a first-generation Ghanaian American who grew up in two cultural worlds. She taught English in middle and high schools for years, served as an instructional coach for virtual teachers, and spent time as a freelance copy editor.Angoe recently received the Eleanor Taylor Bland Award for emerging writers of color from Sisters of Crime, of which she’s a proud member. When she’s not writing, she’s in South Carolina with her beautiful blended family, trying new recipes and absorbed in an audiobook. Her Name Is Knight is Yasmin’s debut novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on November 04, 2021

Love this gorgeous cover for fall! Her Name is Knight is part of a shiny new series by Yasmin Angoe, involving Nina Knight, an assassin working for an organization that protects the people of Africa. It’s a richly developed character study on a backdrop of thrills and action. I’m looking forward to......more

Goodreads review by JustJJ on October 02, 2024

Blog | Instagram Rating: 4 stars 'Her Name Is Knight' is an intense thriller that was both heartbreaking and heartwarming, although some aspects fell flat. Similar read: Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye   Cover: 🌟🌟🌟🌟 This stunning cover art and vibrant orange colour scheme are really eye-catching an......more

Goodreads review by Melany on February 04, 2022

This is such a violent thriller, but so gripping you cant resist reading it in one sitting. So many tough subjects in this (many trigger warnings) but if you can emotionally handle those points, the book is quite extraordinary. Such an interesting plot with an amazing main character!......more

Goodreads review by Khurram on May 31, 2024

Two lives A great book. There is a lot of darkness in this book as the disclaimer says. There are a lot of triggers in this book. Best read the disclaimer before reading this book. Nena has experienced the worst inhumanity possible. Her whole life, her family, and her people all destroyed. Yet she sur......more

Goodreads review by Jamie on October 01, 2021

Intense, Violent Thriller, But Mind the Triggers This is a very violent thriller featuring non-stop action, even though it is a dual-timeline story going back and forth between the protagonist’s past and her evolving present. Oftentimes, that slows down the pace of a book (not good in thrillers) or c......more


Quotes

“Narrator Tamika Katon-Donegal delivers Angoe's debut thriller with the intensity it deserves.… Katon-Donegal shines in the "before" chapters, delivered in the first person with a poetic rhythm. Her voicing of the terror and violence of Nena's kidnapping and the destruction of her village is at once captivating and horrifying.… Katon-Donegal uses her skills with pace, tone, and accent to differentiate the many characters. The audiobook comes together to deliver a highly impactful listen.” AudioFile Magazine“This stunning debut…deftly balances action, interpersonal relationships, issues of trauma, and profound human questions in an unforgettable novel.” Library Journal (starred review)