Wow! Great book! First book I have read by this author and I loved it! Suspenseful read from beginning to end. Until the “bad guy” was revealed, really didn’t expect that twist. I would definitely recommend this book. I received an advance reader copy of this book but that did not have any impact whatsoever on my opinion of this book! I don't like to post spoilers so I try to only post "generic" comments. This book is well worth the time you will spend reading it.

Molly Clarke’s life is changed after a tragic accident. One stormy night after she runs out of gas, she momentarily thinks about walking away and starting over. What will happen when she actually disappears and everyone thinks she just walked away?

Don’t Look For Me was an emotional roller coaster. At times, I had to take a break from reading because it was so heart wrecking. I loved how the story was told from two points of view and switched between Molly and her daughter. Throughout the book, I considered that all of the male characters were guilty at one point or another. It was full of so many twists and surprises in the best way. I haven’t been reading many thrillers lately but this one definitely pulled me back in.

If you want spoilers about this book …. well read around… I feel like everyone else has told the story which is disappointing as this book is definitvely worth reading without pre-concise ideas.

Wendy Walker is a great writer, i feel though that she cast similar storylines of a shattered main character who disappears after having survived a dramatic event, leaving behing broken family ties. Comes around a second protagonist, a family member improvising herself an investigator, following clues and bad advice to find the main character again.
Yes the circumstances are a little different from Wendy Walker previous books ( “The night Before” and “All is not forgotten”) but the structure i reckon very similar.

More suspense than thriller “Dont Look for me” is engaging. Wendy Walker uses the alternating POV of the protagonist and of the investigator.
Unfortunately the perpetrator gets figured out half way through the book, however the storyline keeps the reader engaged to unveil the reasons behind the act. The account is well written and keep the reader committed to the end of the book.
I personally found the end a little too sweet and too well tied together.
‘Dont look for me” is definitively a suspenseful page turner. A great choice for a summer/pool read.

Thank You St Martin Press and Wendy Walker for the ARC in exchange for my unbiaised review. I really appreciate the opportunity.

This was a pretty fast-paced story of a wife & mother who disappears one night into a storm & her daughter’s search to find her. It has dual narrators, the mother & the daughter, & it goes back & forth giving you glimpses of both characters’ psyches as they struggle to deal with both a past tragedy & the present. I didn’t particularly care for the mother’s voice, but the daughter’s was better—hers just felt more realistic. I was going to give it 3 stars but I rounded up for a twist that I so didn’t see coming—it literally made me gasp!

Holy mother of plot twists! If I could choose three words to describe this book it would be Captivating, Anticipating, and a Page-Turner. I have been guessing at what happened to Molly, who took her? And through all of my guessing, I thought that this book was going to be predictable, it was not at all. I was on the edge of my seat throughout the book and almost stayed up all night finishing this book.

Don't Look For Me by Wendy Walker made me want more of the story. What happens following the conclusion?! This thriller went beyond my expectations. I was sucked in after the first chapter. I fell in love with the characters and the story of grief the family went through. I believe this is going to be a best seller for Wendy Walker.

Thank you Wendy Walker, St. Martins Press, and NetGalley for letting me read an ARC of this book for an honest review.

Molly is out of gas. And due to the impending hurricane, the gas station has closed up shop. There is nowhere for Molly to go, but at the same time, would anyone really care if she never came home? The police have decided she left on her own accord. She doesn’t want to be found. But her daughter Nic isn’t so sure, and feels an obligation to find her especially after the awful last words she had spoken to her mother.

Wendy Walker is my Jam. That is all. Seriously though, Wendy Walker writes a damn good book and this one was no exception. I flew through this because I needed to know what the story was here. I was pretty sure I had it figured out (I was wrong, but only partly.) This had all the things I love in a thriller, but also had some family drama which really added to the story. The characters were so well done, realistic, and had very normal responses to the trauma they had faced. That said, I just wanted to cry for Molly and tell her it wasn’t her fault. I don’t want to say too much about Alice because I don’t want to give spoilers, but man that poor little girl. If you have loved Walkers other books, or even if you haven’t read them yet, you need to pick this one up!

Thank you to @stmartinspress for my gifted copy of this book!

Unique premise and well-drawn characters, with plenty of "left turns" along the way to keep the reader intrigued. I thoroughly enjoyed the book, and would recommend it to all readers searching for top-rate writing. Perfect summer read!

*I received this book as an ARC from the author/publisher in return for my honest review.*

WOW! What a good book. I had not read any Wendy Walkers before but that is about to change quickly. Net Galley gave me an advanced copy so that i would give them an honest review. Molly supports her children, she drives to soccer, and school plays, She’s a good mum until she accidentally kills her youngest child. Life is not the same, how could it be ever? Until one, rainy night, Molly walks away from her life. But what about the guy in the pickup truck who gave her a ride? And why is thee a 9 yo named Alice riding along with him when the weather is so rotten? Why did Molly’s family quit looking? Truly a page turner. Read this in one go, just make sure you can sleep in the next day. I think this would be a perfect book for book clubs focusing in on mother/daughter relationships and guilt,

WOW! Just finished this and it blew my mind! So many tangled threads and it took until the very end to undo them! This was a masterful work by a masterful author. I thought I had it all figured out until the end, but I was so wrong! Would definitely recommend and would recommend this author!

Unpredictable! Riveting! Shuddersome!

This has definitely become my favorite Wendy Walker novel! You know the saying, "You don't know what you've got until it's gone"? Well in Wendy Walker's latest novel Don't Look for Me we see this lesson all too well.

Molly Clarke and her family have suffered a terrible loss. Molly is responsible for her youngest daughter's death, and everyone is struggling to move forward. While it was a tragic accident, Molly blames herself, her oldest daughter Nicole feels just as much guilt from not preventing the accident. Nicole, being the oldest was responsible for watching her siblings that day, and if only she had stopped Annie from running out into that road. Nicole's guilt has not only caused her to spiral out of control, but she can't help but push her mother further and further away.

When Molly is making the trip back home from watching her son's college football game, she runs out of gas in the middle of a storm. She finds the closest gas station is boarded up for the night. Molly begins to contemplate her options, feeling discouraged and alone in life, she takes off walking. It's not long before someone offers to help by giving Molly a ride into town. Molly has no idea that this simple act of kindness will turn into the worst kind of nightmare.

When Molly doesn't come home after Evan's football game, and days go by, a search is underway in the small town of Hastings where she was last seen by a passing motorist and her car was found. When two weeks pass, and there is still no sign of Molly, Nicole sets out for the town of Hastings to do a little investigating of her own. As Nicole starts to understand the last actions of her mother before she went missing, and more about the town's locals, she fears the worst, that her mother never left this town. If she's still there, then where is she?

Gosh... I mean... how do you hold back with a novel like this? There's just so much I want to tell you all, but I won't, I've said too much... really. Let's just say that Wendy put the PSYCHO in psychological thriller with this one. Okay, that's it... I won't say anymore. Just add it to your TBR already, better yet, add it to your shopping cart! Pre-order today! Available in stores on September 15, 2020!

I want to thank NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and Wendy Walker for allowing me the opportunity to read this novel in exchange for my review.

I received this book free of charge from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

I have not read any of Wendy Walker's books before. That will change. This one had me guessing right up until the end.

On a dark and stormy night, Molly runs out of gas in a small town. She tried to walk back to a gas station that is closed. She is picked up by a man and a young girl. What happens next.. whoa.

Nicole is Molly's daughter is convinced that her mom didn't just walk away from her life. Even if there was a note saying that they shouldn't look for her.

The story goes back and forth between Molly and Nicole. It works well. It kept me guessing on where it was going.

This story will not disappoint.

Wow...the pacing of this thriller was excellent. Each set of chapters built to the next, creating suspense throughout.. Ms. Walker has definitely created a page-turner with complex characters. Ending could have been tightened somewhat with more than necessary characters getting into the act. But overall, this definitely qualified as best-seller quality. Will look forward to more books from her in the future. A superb story teller.

I loved this book! Read it in one sitting, not on a weekend, so was very determined to finish. Have read books by Walker in the past and loved them as well so I wasn't surprised. The twists were great and Walker did a great job of making you suspect so many characters at different points in time,

A perfectly satisfying thriller/ mystery. It started a little slow for me, but then things started happening, pages started turning faster and it was a race to find out what happened next! Interesting development of some characters. Ended with a bang! Totally enjoyable

I'm not going to review this book. I thought the storytelling was distracting -- both forwards and backwards and from differing points of view. I usually like Ms. Walker's novels - this one just didn't make it easy for me to get lost reading a book... Thank you for the opportunity to review this.

This book captured my attention within the first page. I love the way it kept you guessing until the end, which was surprising. Great book, I will recommend our library purchasing it.

The plot arc for the first half of this novel covers old ground: a woman is reported missing and you find out she has been abducted by a serial psychopath. The only mystery is who he is. The backstory is that several years ago, the woman killed her youngest daughter in a freak car accident. The resulting emotional toll on the rest of her family are explored, some satisfying and some frustrating. Overall, I really liked this book because it dives in deeper than most mysteries and wraps up most of the loose ends.

This is my first Wendy Walker book but it won’t be my last. Great character development and a solid plot. This is a story about love, and family, and what it means to be a mom. It is full of suspense, with a few predictable outcomes, and enough surprises to keep you interested and guessing. The chapters alternate between the voices and perspectives of Molly (mom) and her young adult daughter, Nicole. Molly goes missing and a note surfaces with Molly’s belongings that simply says, “Don’t look for me.” Authorities and family members assume Molly, consumed with grief and guilt over the tragic loss of her youngest daughter, has walked away from her family. Nicole is dealing with her own grief and guilt over her sister’s death, and she is determined to find her mother dead or alive. She returns to the town where her mother disappeared and begins her own investigation. She uncovers lies and inconsistencies and doesn’t know who she can trust. Nicole learns about another young woman who disappeared from the same town several years back. Secrets are revealed, lies are discovered, and no one can be trusted. As a reader, you will suspect everyone and you won’t be sure of anything until the final chapters. This is just the type of writing you want when you pick up a psychological thriller. It is well worth your time, and I highly recommend it. Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the advanced copy.

Molly Clarke is the mother of three. She'll always say she has three children, she doesn't mention the fact that only two of them are still alive. Her life forever changed when she accidentally caused the death of her youngest child. When Molly's car is found on the side of the road and a note explaining her disappearance is found shortly thereafter, not many people question her intentions. Everyone thinks that she ran away to start a new life because the one she was leaving behind was too painful. Everyone thinks that, except her daughter Nicole. Nicole returns to the town where her mom was last seen after receiving a phone call from a woman claiming to have some information about the night her mom went missing. Nicole soon finds out that she doesn't know who she can trust and her life may be in danger.

This story was 4 starts for the first half. It was told in alternating chapters from Day 1 of when Molly went missing and 2 weeks later. The storyline was creepy and I couldn't put the book down. Once the days caught up to each other it started to slow down a bit for me. I still found it interesting, but some of the chapters from Molly's point of view became a little monotonous. There were still some twists I didn't see coming and it kept me guessing.

Have you ever read a book that grabs you from the start and manages to tighten its grip until the very end? This is exactly how I felt about Wendy Walker’s Don’t Look For Me.

What starts with a heartbreaking family backstory, it quickly turns into a mystery that will leave you guessing at ever turn. I appreciated the dual narrative and how I was never quite sure what was going to happen.

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the advanced reader copy, and best of luck to the author!