Don't Look for Me Review

 Author: Wendy Walker

Genre: Psychological Suspense

Publisher: St. Martins Press

Release Date: Sept. 15, 2020

Purchase Links: Amazon  Barnes & Noble

My Rating: 4.5 Mysterious Hearts

Many thanks to St. Martins Press for an arc of this book via Netgalley. #macmillansreadersinsidersclub

"In Wendy Walker's thrilling novel Don't Look for Me, the greatest risk isn’t running away. It’s running out of time.

Review:

A grieving family torn apart by guilt and blame over the death of a child.  A mother pushed to the edge, disappearing without a trace after running out of gas in the eye of a hurricane.  A family searching for two weeks before evidence surfaces that indicates she walked away from them and doesn't want to be found.  Did she?

Don't Look For Me is a riveting psychological thriller that I read mostly in one sitting.  I was hooked from the first few pages all the way through the end.  This story unfolds through two points of view - Molly, a grieving mother and her oldest daughter Nicole who bears guilt and secrets of her own.  The setting is a small, dying town in the middle of nowhere, reeking with creepy vibes and a slew of suspicious characters that kept me guessing.  A frantic pace pushes this story forward at breakneck speed when Nic follows her gut feeling and a mysterious phone call to return to town and resume the search for her mother.  All I can say is hold on for dear life as this story will knock you off your feet as these characters maneuver dangerous twists and turns.  A unique support cast adds to the mystery and intrigue of this dark tale.  And while I figured out part of it, I'd was still stunned by the shocker at the end.  Don't Look For Me is another 2020 Favorite.  Highly recommended!

 

Synopsis:

One night, Molly Clarke walked away from her life.

She doesn't want to be found.

Or at least, that's the story.

The car abandoned miles from home.

The note found at a nearby hotel.

The shattered family that couldn’t be put back together.

They called it a “walk away.”

It happens all the time.

Women disappear, desperate to leave their lives behind and start over.

But is that what really happened to Molly Clarke?

Wendy Walker is the author of psychological suspense. Her novels have been translated into 23 foreign languages and have topped bestseller lists both nationally and abroad. They have been featured on The Today Show, The Reese Witherspoon Book Club, and The Book of the Month Club and have been optioned for television and film.