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?
On Day One, we see Molly Clarke driving in the rain, thinking about the sadness of her life: her losses, her remaining two children who seem to wish she weren’t there at all, and the emptiness of her marriage.
She has just left her son Evan’s game at school and watched him look away from her, dismiss her, pretend she wasn’t there.
Driving toward home, she keeps going, as if she has no destiny. And then she runs out of gas on a stretch of road. She sees a gas station 30 feet away, but as she walks toward it, she realizes it is boarded up. Empty. Like her life.
When a truck drives by with what she thinks is a man and his daughter, and they pull over, offering her a ride, she doesn’t really hesitate…
What then begins is a nightmare.
Will Molly ever go home again? The man takes her to a house instead of the police station where she wanted to go. He makes empty promises about phoning for help…and she is soon a prisoner.
Meanwhile, back home, Molly’s daughter Nicole is searching for her. She doesn’t believe that her mom just walked away, and too many pieces of the story don’t make sense.
We watch the tale unfold between Nicole and Molly, back and forth in alternating narratives.
Who is the man holding Molly hostage? Why are the police and other residents of the small town of Hastings where Molly’s car and supposed “note” were found telling tales that don’t make sense? Is it a conspiracy? Or is it even more dark and evil?
I kept trying to figure out who the players were and how they connected to Molly and Nicole, so as the answers began to come, I was breathless with anticipation. Don’t Look for Me was a brilliant 5 star read.
***My e-ARC came from the publisher via NetGalley
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Heading to Goodreads to put this on my must read list – sounds intense but really good!
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Oh, yes, Mary, so good! Many twists and turns and questions that needed answers. Enjoy!
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Great review. I’m really looking forward to this one.
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this book. I can’t wait.
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Thanks for visiting, Linda, and I’m glad you enjoyed the review. I hope you love the book!
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Sounds really well done and the twists and turns done really well. Good it gave you such a great read.
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Thanks, Kathryn, I love when a book takes me on such a great journey.
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