A Book You Won’t Want to Put Down
Description
In Wendy Walker’s thrilling novel Don’t Look for Me, the greatest risk isn’t running away. It’s running out of time.
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?
Details
- Title: Don’t Look For Me
- Author: Wendy Walker Website
- Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
- Publication Date: September 15, 2020
- Pages: 352
- Excerpt
My Thoughts
I hope you have a large chunk of time to read when you open this thriller since you won’t want to put it down.
Molly Clarke is guilt-ridden over an accident that took her youngest daughter’s life. Feeling alienated from her older children and husband, she deals with the guilt in the only way she knows how. She pulls more into herself, even wondering if she should disappear. Wouldn’t they all be happier without her?
This fast-moving novel finds Molly out of gas in Hastings, Conn. as she is returning home from visiting her son. It just happens to be the same day that her daughter Annie died, five years earlier. So, naturally, it’s a difficult day for the whole family.
Though it is storming, she abandons her car in search of help. Soon a truck approaches and she is offered a ride to Hastings. Knowing that there’s always a risk when accepting a ride from a stranger, Molly considers her options. Then seeing a very young girl in the truck with the man, she accepts his ride.
But what seems to be the answer to her problem, turns out to be a nightmare. One that feels impossible to escape.
This is a thriller that should jump to the top of your TBR list! It captures interest quickly. Shifts into drive and continues to shift as it travels faster and faster. There is no idling of the engine or sitting in neutral waiting for the story to resume.
Curiosity and suspense were present. Characters and excellent plot intertwined beautifully. The pages flew by, and my curiosity never stalled.
How Cute is it to Match?
While I thought myself clever for paying attention and solving part of the mystery, in retrospect, I’m pretty sure what I’d solved wasn’t meant to be a deep dark secret. And there were still twists after turns coming. Things that I would never have guessed.
What Concerned Me
My only concern is that I’ve just now discovered author, Wendy Walker!
My Conclusion
This story thrilled me from the start. Any spare moments were spent with my face plastered to my Kindle. I needed to know “just a little bit more.”
A must-read for those who love suspense and mysteries.
My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book and the ability to post my opinion.
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About the Author
WENDY WALKER is the author of the psychological suspense novels All is Not Forgotten, Emma In The Night, The Night Before, and Don’t Look For Me. 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. Prior to her writing career, Wendy practiced both corporate and family law, having earned her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and her undergraduate degree from Brown University. Wendy also worked as a financial analyst at Goldman, Sachs & Co. Wendy is currently finishing her next thriller and managing a busy household in Connecticut.
