This was a fast-paced thriller which had several twists. The ending definitely threw me which is always a good thing. I didn’t connect with any of the characters but still found this an enjoyable read, especially if you’re into the thriller genre.

Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to preview Wendy Walker's new novel Don't Look For Me. A woman running from a terrible incident from 5 years ago is still haunted. She is driving a deserted road and runs out of gas. In her thoughts, she wants to run away - from her husband, her children, from everything. And who would miss her - they wouldn't. They blame her for taking away a precious member of their family. As she contemplates the future, a truck stops and offers her a ride. Why not, but as she pulls away and the locks on the truck block exit, she realizes that something is wrong - very wrong.
This is a good book - Walker takes you into the minds of the characters and will keep you guessing till the end.
Very good - 4 stars.

Wendy Walker's latest. "Don't Look for Me' is an addictive read! Once I started it, I could not out it down and just read it straight-though until I came to it's twisty conclusion! Like all her books it's a great psychological thriller that will keep you guessing until the end. Highly recommend ! I received a free e-book from Net-Galley & the publisher for my honest opinion.

Molly Clarke lost her 9 yea old daughter to a tragic accident 5 years ago. Her oldest daughter has gone off the rails. Her son pretends not to know her. Her husband is likely having an affair. Then Molly goes missing. Did she just simply walk away or was she taken? This is the fourth Wendy Walker book I've read and the fourth book I couldn't put down! I HAD to know what was happening! Twists, turns and surprises behind every corner! Thank you so much for the ARC!

Holy wow! This book took me by surprise! There are two types of thrillers, those that focus only on mystery and suspense and those that add in the extra element of character development. I enjoy both types of thrillers, but this one definitely falls into the later category. The struggles each character was experiencing prior to the events of the book pervades all of their decisions. As for the suspense aspect, Walker does this flawlessly. It was almost as though the entire novel was shrouded in a deep gray and sepia fog. The pace of the novel was perfect. I felt on edge the entire time, but never rushed or bored. This is hands down one of the best books I have read this year and one of the best thrillers I have read in quite some time. A very easy five out of five stars from me.

*I received an ARC of this book through the publisher in exchange for my unbiased review.*

Holy. Cow. Slow clap. I almost hate giving this a 5 star rating and raving review just because now everyone reading this will have to wait in anticipation until the September release date to enjoy this magnificent work of art by Wendy Walker.

This book had my interest peaked me at the very first sentence! I was immediately engaged and obsessed and poured over the book until I found myself on more twists than a rollercoaster. Walker does a wonderful job making you think you have it all figured out but then pulling these curveballs out of left field! Excellent piece. Will definitely be rereading!

Thank you NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book! I haven’t read a thriller in a while so it was a nice change of pace. Molly goes missing during a storm and is presumed to have taken off and abandoned her family. There’s a note and a credit card charge for a night in a hotel. They close the case. But Molly’s daughter doesn’t believe it. I didn’t give this 5 stars because I felt like it was a little ridiculous that Molly’s daughter Nicole was able to solve the mystery before any cop in Hastings. But I couldn’t put it down so I did enjoy it.

This book was really good, but kind of creepy. I was kept guessing! Thank you Netgalley for this ARC.

O.M.Goodness!!! What a great read!!!! This is the third Wendy Walker book that I have read and I've got to say, that each one is better the one before. With 'DON'T LOOK FOR ME' I became a read-aholic. I even read on my phone as I walked the dog. I had to know NOW what was going to happen. And I was not disappointed. Again, a great book, start to finish.

Don't Look for Me is a psychological thriller that will have you guessing until the end!

After a tragic accident, Molly has not recovered from the loss of her nine-year-old daughter. Consumed with guilt, she feels like a terrible mother to the daughter she lost and her other two children. Years later, Molly is on the way back home from her son's football game when she gets stranded in a terrible storm. A stranger appears and rescues her from the storm. Molly goes missing after this night, and her daughter struggles to figure out if her mom left them for good or if something happened to her.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a good thriller. It is dark and full of twists and turns.

4.5 ⭐ Well, she did it again. I thought I had this one figured out and my mouth hit the floor when I realized how wrong I was. It got a little confusing at the end, but I did like the alternating narrative because both Nic and Molly both explain and clear it all up. Classic Wendy Walker and classic psychological thriller that will have you turning the pages as fast as you can. Thank you to St. Martin's Press and netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

I love the cover. This is an author, for me, that I already know the book is going to be good before I even crack the cover. I wasn't disappointed. I loved everything about this one - the characters are three-dimensional, the setting is a little eerie, the situations are heartbreaking. The writing is great and the whole story flows well. I couldn't wait to find out what was going on! It was twisty and I didn't see anything coming. A page-turner that kept me reading until early morning.

Don’t Look for Me by Wendy Walker was told from two perspectives. Molly, a mother of 3, is grieving the loss of one of her children and is convinced that her family no longer loves her. The other perspective is Nic (short for Nicole), Molly’s oldest daughter whose sister’s death also took a horrible toll on her.

On a particularly bad night, which also happens to be the anniversary of her daughter’s death, Molly runs out of gas on a rural highway in a storm. As she considers her options and reflects on the day, she thinks maybe her family won’t miss her if she just chooses to walk away.

Fast forward a couple of days and the story picks up with Nic. Feeling guilty about the last words she spoke to her mother, Nic sets out to determine what actually happened to her mother. She is still not convinced her mother walked away, which is what the police and her father believe. And she will not stop until she gets answers. Did Molly run away? Or did something else happen to her?

What I liked: You know pretty early in the book what happened to Molly that night. However, there is still suspense as Nic returns to the scene of Molly’s disappearance and starts asking questions. It was a pretty quick read overall and I honestly didn’t know how it would end. The alternating perspectives helped with the suspense. I did figure out the “real” identities of some of the characters fairly quickly, but there were still some surprises at the end.

What I didn’t like: I wasn’t a huge fan of the ending. No spoilers here...but I felt like it was rushed. The introduction of the surprise character at the end seemed to come from nowhere and was wrapped up very quickly. I felt like there was more to that story. I did appreciate the jump into the future at the end for a little bit of closure.

Overall, it was a good read. Maybe a little predictable with a couple of things and a little too drawn out in some places. But it still had enough suspense to keep me reading. Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for an ARC of this book!

"Don't Look for Me" is a thoroughly creepy story. Five years ago, in a tragic accident, Molly Clarke hit her youngest daughter, Annie, with her car, killing her. Annie's death has torn the family apart. Driving home in a storm after watching her son play football at the boarding school he attends, Molly is thinking about just walking away -- walking away from the husband who no longer loves her, the daughter whose life has spiraled downhill and who tells her mom she hates her, the son who is embarrassed to see his mother at the games and refused to acknowledge her presence tonight, and from her own self-hatred and belief that she is a bad mother. She runs out of gas not far from the gas station in the small town of Hastings that she passes by on her drives to and from her son's school. As she is walking to the gas station on this dark rainy night, a truck pulls up and the man in the vehicle, with his young daughter beside him, offers her a ride into town. Molly Clarke is not seen again. Her abandoned car is found and there is a massive search for her, with her husband and daughter, Nicole, participating in the search. However, on the fourth day, a note is found in a hotel room indicating that Molly has abandoned her family, so the search is called off. Yet, Nicole does not believe her mother has abandoned the family and so when she gets a call about two weeks later from someone claiming to have seen her mother that night, she returns to Hastings to meet the caller and try to uncover the truth. The story alternates between Molly's situation after the night of the storm and Nicole's return to Hastings, where she finds the town has a lot of secrets and she is not sure whom she can trust.

The situation Molly finds herself in is rather creepy and twisted, but I do not want to say more to avoid spoiling things for other readers. The author does a great job of weaving in clues about Molly's captor and her situation, the town's history, the relationships among various town residents, and what Nicole learns on her return to Hastings, keeping the reader guessing as to what is really going on, who may or may not know the location of Molly, and who can be trusted. Near the end of the story is a major plot twist I never saw coming. If you like mysteries with a strong "creepy" factor and lots of twists, turns, and surprises, then "Don't Look for Me" might be the book for you.

I received a copy of the e-book via NetGalley in exchange for a review.

I did enjoy this book. It was very different and had me scared at times, and heart broken at times. It kept me guessing and I thought I had figured out Mick many times to be proven very wrong. Well written and enjoyed very much!

This book had me hooked from the very beginning! I loved the way it alternated view points but even though you kind of knew what was going on, there were tons of twists that kept you guessing. Highly recommend!

A good mystery keeps me guessing and this book did just that! I felt like I had it all figured out early on, and I kept reading because I wasn't 100% sure and really needed to know! To me that is what makes a mystery book enjoyable. Turns out I didn't have anything figured out and was left surprised. If you want to read a fun, inventive and surprising novel, this one is for you.

Wendy Walker is a very talented writer with her special creative way of making a story into one helluva ride! She will bring you to dark places and then pull you back, give you hope, then send you back blindfolded again!
Don't Look for Me is a twisty dark and claustrophobic story. My heart was beating with anxiety more than several times in this book.
Highly recommend!!
Thank you to the author, publisher and Netgalley for my free ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Publishing for this advanced copy.

If you’re a fan of thrillers and domestic suspense novels then this book is for you. Wendy Walker does a wonderful job to spinning a tale of twists and turns while still pulling you into the lives of the characters and invested in their outcome. This is my first Wendy Walker book but will definitely not be my last! I can’t wait for everyone to check it out when this book is released on September 15, 2020! #DontLookForMe

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for an e-ARC of this title in exchange for my honest review. I've read Wendy's books in the past, and I've enjoyed them. This is no exception. The book is fast-paced, with plenty of twists to keep me interested and reading just one more chapter....(actually many more.) Molly blames herself and lives with the shame of an accident that took her daughter's life. Molly then disappears and the family is left wondering...