This book is amazing!! I couldn't put it down and couldn't turn pages fast enough to know how it would end!! It is so sad the tragic accident that Molly's family faces as well as Molly. Then it turns into Molly missing, did she leave to run away from the tragedy or did something happen to her?!?! This story is by far one of the BEST yet I have read and the "who dun it" was a huge guessing game, and then even more of a twist is added to make it even more thrilling!! So glad to have been able to read this through Netgalley and it is an amazing captivating book for those that love the psychological thrillers, this is a MUST read!!!!

Wow, I could NOT put this book down! The fast-paced, twisted story had me at the edge of my seat and I just had to find out what happened. Although I was able to guess a few things, there were some other things that really surprised me. Well done, Wendy Walker! 4.5 stars.

The ending had me on a rollercoaster with all the ups and downs and the things that I didn’t see coming which kept me gasping with each turn of the page!
Molly has experienced an unimaginable loss of one of her children and is still unable to move on years later! As she is driving thru a storm, she runs out of gas and starts walking. Her car is found abandoned the next day with her cell phone inside. Her family fears that they have driven her away and she has abandoned them all. Is Molly finally paying for her role in the death of her daughter or Did she finally just reach her breaking point and leave her family behind? Her daughter Nicole will not accept it either way and is determined to do whatever it takes to find her mother and bring her home even she truly walked away from her family!
The craziness of all the characters keep me enthralled and the transition or storylines between Molly and Nic was seamless!
Thank you Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!

I really enjoyed this book, especially the ending. The development of the strong female protagonists really pulled me in! The only complaint I have is that I felt like at times there was a lot of "fluff" where I was thinking, get to the point! There were many twists and turns that kept me reading.

I would probably say 4.5/5 stars, just for the moments where I felt that I wanted to get to the point! :)

* spoiler alert ** I picked this up when I was struggling to get into another book I was reading.
A few hours and a cup of coffee later,and I'd finished it.
It has just the right amount of everything.... pacing,tension,knowledge as to what had happened.
Likeable characters...
When you guess who the bad guy might be,there's a few to choose from,it's a clear trail right up to the actual reveal,that left me saying "I knew it"

But I didn't know it at,and there was an excellent twist to come.

I've enjoyed all of Walkers books that I've read.... she's definitely on my list of must reads when I see she has another out.

Wow! This is a super scary, well-written, unputdownable thriller from Wendy Walker, who also wrote the great Emma in the Night. I was hooked from the beginning of this novel, which has two very well-executed parallel narratives. One is about the hunt to find a missing woman, and the other is about what actually happened to her.

The plot is twisty from the start and I don't want to give anything away so I think it suffices to say that this is a great "missing woman" story. It reminds me of some of my favorites by Karin Slaughter. Walker does a fantastic job of making you empathize with, and root for, both the missing woman and her daughter. I also loved Alice, who was so well-written. This book was heartbreaking in a lot of ways. The suspense is real and heart-pounding and the book actually scared me, which is really what I'm looking for in a thriller. There are some really unique elements to this thriller, which I loved - particularly everything about the character Alice.

This was a five star book for me until the end, when one of the final twists was just a step too far (and too unbelievable) for me. I think the book would have been better without it. (You'll know it when you see it.) Despite that though, this is a fantastic and compelling mystery as well as a great summer thrill ride. It was just the thriller I was looking for and I can tell it is going to stay with me for awhile. 4.5 stars rounded up.

Thanks to NetGalley, Wendy Walker and St. Martin's press for this great read in exchange for my honest review! I can't wait to read more from this author.

Extremely twisty!! Perfect plot! From two perspectives Molly's and her daughter Nicole's. From the very beginning entraps you in suspense. Molly Clarke disappears on a stormy night when she runs out of gas. Her family had been destroyed years ago and she thinks about disappearing but she goes missing first. The police believe she left but Nicole doesn't believe that and continues to try to figure out what happened.

Thanks Netgalley and the publisher for the advance ecopy.

I finished this book so I'll give it two stars. But I'm beginning to think that maybe this author's writing style just isn't for me. I did not find any of the characters endearing and I was not a fan of the plot at all. It's hard to explain in a review without giving away spoilers so I'll just say that I finished it. But I didn't really care for it, and I wouldn't recommend.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing this digital copy of Don’t Look For Me in exchange for my honest review. I loved this book! How far will a mothers love go in keeping her children safe? Walker answers to the ends of the world in this twisty thriller. The shocking ending is amazing. 5 stars for this novel!!

I have read and looked forward to all of Wendy Walker's books, but I must admit her last one was a let down for me. Don't Look for Me has completely redeemed that stumble for me. A twisty, addictive ride. Walker has gone back on my auto buy list.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC of Don’t Look for Me by Wendy Walker. I have read and enjoyed all of Walker’s books and this one is another superb thriller!

When Molly Clarke hits and kills her youngest daughter with her car, she is filled with grief and shame. Although it is ruled an accident, Molly’s husband and kids can’t hide their disdain for her. She hates herself for what she has done and considers just walking away from her life, thinking everyone is better without her. When a note in her handwriting surfaces, her family wonders if she really did walk away. Nicole, her oldest daughter, is determined to discover the truth about what happened to her mom.

Wow. Just wow. I read this book in two days and could not put it down! It is super creepy and the tension left me breathless. The suspense continuously builds throughout and does not disappoint! The setting is a rundown town with sketchy abandoned buildings that set the stage for the mystery. There are clever twists and turns that are so well planned that you don’t see them coming! The story is complex with characters that contain a lot of emotional depth. It is such a creepy, clever, twisty tale that I will be thinking about for a long time. I can’t wait to read Wendy Walker’s next book!

5/5 stars

I really enjoyed this one. It's similar to "The Night Before" in the sense that it jumps right in and holds your attention. One of the plot twists was very predictable but the other was not so it continued to surprise I told the end.

Thank you for the chance to review this galley prior to publication. Please refer to my goodreads profile for a full review.

Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillian for the e-arc!

I loved Emma in the Night, I thought it was the most unique take on a family dynamic. For some reason, this was completely different to me. This felt more like a high-stakes, missing person case. Especially with the daughter;s involvement, it almost felt like a Karin Slaughter-type procedural hybrid with No Exit by Taylor Adams.

That being said, I still enjoyed this book! I think it got knocked down a star because I thought it was predictable, but I don't think it'll be this way for everyone.

Wow! Quick read that I couldn't put down! Twists and turns and super quick chapters which I loved! Great characters, amazing descriptions and the story was not typical.
The creep factor was great! The anticipation build was just right; I kept telling myself, just one more chapter over and over again.

Thank you St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. Don't Look For Me was packed with suspense, tension and really twisted creepy characters! (especially the little girl...oh man). I didn't know who to trust- I was constantly questioning everything. This book was fast-paced- I couldn't stop reading! Don't Look for Me most certainly pulled a twist or two I didn't see coming. Definitely recommend!

Trigger warning + spoiler alert: If you an empath, or are female and have ever had fears about not being able to leave a place when you wanted do not read this book. It's well done but I had to keep putting it down because certain chapters were just too awful to read and street sent my heart racing. I'm sure this is a really good book but I can't read any further.

This one was a huge page turner for me.
After suffering a terrible loss, Molly Clarke has had a rough few years.
She has struggled in her relationship with her husband and with her children.
However, no one would just expect her to completely walk away from her family. Her car is found only a few feet from a gas station with an empty tank, her cell phone plugged into the charger but she had her purse are nowhere to be found.
Despite their rocky relationship, her daughter know she would never give up and leave so she begins her own search after the police determine she has "no desire to be found."
Alternating from Molly's perspective and her daughter Nicole's, we find a suspenseful story that kept me on the edge of my seat from page 1!

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an egalley in exchange for an honest review

Still reeling from the death of her youngest daughter, Annie five years ago, Molly Clarke feels that she has failed her two living children, Nicole and Evan, and her husband, John. After a devastating series of moments, Molly finds herself on a road, in the pouring rain, with a broken-down car. When Molly flags down a truck it sets off a chain of events that sends her daughter, Nicole looking for her mother.

Although this book won't be out until September, once I began reading the first page I just couldn't put it down. Just like she did with All Is Not Forgotten and The Night Before, Walker creates another action-packed pulse-pounding thriller that will no doubt keep readers very entertained. It certainly did for me!



Goodreads review published 10/05/20
Expected Publication Date 15/09/20

Wendy Walker has created a very captivating work. Don't Look For Me is a wonderfully-written psychological thriller. It’s a fast paced read with interesting twist and turns that will keep the reader guessing until the end.