Title: Find Me by Alafair Burke
Publisher: Harper
Genre: Contemporary, Mystery, Suspense
Length: 304 pages
Book Rating: B+
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Summary:
The disappearance of a young woman leaves her best friend reeling and an NYPD homicide detective digging into her own past in this twisty mystery about the power of female friendships. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Better Sister and The Wife.
Some pasts won’t stay forgotten . . .
She calls herself Hope Miller, but she has no idea who she actually is. Fifteen years ago, she was found in a small New Jersey town thrown from an overturned vehicle, with no clue to her identity. Doctors assumed her amnesia was a temporary side effect of her injuries, but she never regained her memory. Hope eventually started a new life with a new name in a new town that welcomed her, yet always wondered what she may have left behind—or been running from. Now, she’s leaving New Jersey to start over once again.
Manhattan defense lawyer Lindsay Kelly, Hope’s best friend and the one who found her after the accident, understands why Hope wants a new beginning. But she worries how her friend will fare in her new East Hampton home, far away from everything familiar. Lindsay’s worst fears are confirmed when she discovers Hope has vanished without a trace—the only lead a drop of blood found where she was last seen. Even more ominously, the blood matches a DNA sample with a connection to a notorious Kansas murderer.
With nowhere else to turn, Lindsay calls NYPD homicide detective Ellie Hatcher, the daughter of the cop who dedicated his life to hunting the Kansas killer. Ellie has always believed there was more to the story of her father’s death twenty years earlier—and she now fears that Hope’s recent disappearance could be related.
In pursuit of answers, the women search for the truth beneath long-buried secrets. And when their searches converge, what they find will upend everything they’ve ever known.
Review:
Find Me by Alafair Burke is an intriguing mystery with an interesting cast of characters.
Lawyer Lindsay Kelly is very worried when her best friend Hope Miller does not return any of her calls. Hope has long term amnesia and has recently moved to the East Hamptons. Lindsay becomes increasingly concerned and cannot be dissuaded from checking on her friend. What she discovers is even more troubling since Hope has seemingly vanished without a trace. Detective Carter Decker does not seem too concerned so Lindsay investigates Hope’s disappearance on her own.
During her search for Hope, Lindsay crosses paths with NY Detective Ellie Hathaway. A drop of blood from a long-ago serial murder case in Wichita is found at the house where Hope is last known to have been. Ellie is immediately interested since the Wichita case consumed her father before the killer was eventually caught and prosecuted.
When another East Hamptons missing persons case takes a murderous turn, Detective Decker is suddenly very interested in finding Hope. Lindsay knows her friend had nothing to do with the death and she knows she has to locate Hope before the police do. With Hope’s future on the line, will Lindsay uncover what the connection is between Hope, Wichita and the East Hamptons murder?
Find Me is an engrossing mystery that is full of tension. Lindsay is a devoted friend who is determined to prove Hope’s innocence. Hope is an enigmatic character due to her amnesia. Ellie is still troubled about her father’s death so she hopes to new information will provide answers. The storyline is engaging and moves at a brisk pace. With shocking plot twists, Alafair Burke brings this suspenseful mystery to a stunning conclusion.
