4.5 stars bumped up to 5.

I had such a hard time putting this book down at night, I wanted to keep reading. I did not see the twists in this thriller coming! I really enjoyed the authors writing, she did a fantastic job of painting the images of Yosemite, which was a great backdrop for this story. I hope the way it ended that there’s a possibility for a sequel, would love to see how the “I’ll be watching you” plays out. In the meantime, I can’t wait to read the other 13 books by Catherine McKenzie that are now on by TBR.

Thank you, Netgalley and Atria Books, for the ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I am forever a Catherine McKenzie fan since I read “I’ll Never Tell” in 2020. So I was so excited to be able to get a chance to read “Have You Seen Her” and it did not disappoint!
The story timeline goes back and forth from the present to the past and back to the present & as someone who loves to know what happens and how it happened early on, I definitely appreciate this! And the story was written well to keep you reading and needing to know what happened. I really enjoyed how it all came together in the end especially because I didn’t see it coming and it wasn’t a wild, unbelievable story. It was something real. And those are the best kind of stories!

What I Didn’t Like:
-Slow start. This book is a mystery/thriller and it does pick up speed, but the beginning “before” chapters are dry and slow.
-I didn’t have anyone to root for. I didn’t particularly like or trust any of the characters.
-The ending felt a little too quick for the story we had been telling. The plot does a sort of slow build up to big reveals and then just pulls the rug out for the ending. I would’ve liked to see the writer take a little more time with the resolution.

What I Did Like:
+Unreliable narrator fans might appreciate the secrets that build, making you wonder if you can even trust this main character.
+The story does pick up speed and leans into the mystery/thriller aspects as it progresses. You learn more and more about the character and the situation she’s in, which helps to add to the intrigue.
+The mystery itself is unpredictable, which is good. You don’t see it all coming or have it all figured out.

Who Should Read This One:
-Fans of unreliable narrator stories where you spend the book digging for answers.

Dark secrets, hidden agendas & revenge are the backdrop for this slow burner. Cleverly crafted & entertaining. You will root for the main character (Cassie) & when the truth is revealed you will continue to root for her to the very end. A must read.

Thank you to Atria Books, NetGalley & Catherine for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Note to editor/publisher: I understand that ARC’s have not been edited for publishing, however I wanted to point out there are some mistakes (not necessarily spelling errors) towards the end that stood out to me.. I am happy to point you to them if you’d like.

I was intrigued by the premise of this book but ultimately I felt that the ending was unsatisfying. The story follows Cassie Peters, a woman who escapes a bad relationship by going back to her hometown to work with a Yosemite Search and Rescue team. She settles in to her new life and things are going well until she meets Petal and Jada, two women who might have more in common with her than she knows. The story goes between the present day chapters and flashbacks, which keep the reader guessing. However, I felt like the ending let some characters off the hook with no consequences for their actions, which was annoying. Ultimately it was decent but not my favorite of Catherine McKenzie's books. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

Cassie is running from her life in New York. That life was built on lies that she now needed to escape. She can only think of one place to go, back to the beginning. In the town of Mammoth where she grew up with her mother. Before a different dark secret made her run away from that life too. She's done running, for now. She gets her old job back on the search and rescue team in Yosemite. But them things start to happen....

I loved this book!!! The characters were so realistic and vivid. I really loved the twists and turns. Great writing!!!

I had the chance to read the novel Have You Seen Her by Catherine McKenzie (thanks to Netgalley and Atria Books), which follows the story of Cassie Peters, who leaves her secretive life in New York City to return to her hometown in Mammoth Lakes, California, and work again with Yosemite Search and Rescue. The book provides a glimpse into the lives of three women, including Cassie, whose dark secrets intersect in Yosemite National Park.

The book started slow, providing a lot of information about Cassie's past, but it was intriguing to see how the two different timelines came together. One of the things that drew me to this book was its setting. This book transported me at Yosemite in the most thrilling way. It was fascinating to see the thriller unfold from the perspective of the Search and Rescue teams, who do so much behind the scenes. I enjoyed the dual timelines, as well as the incorporation of journal entries, Instagram posts, and true-crime podcast elements, which provided a different point of view from other characters.

The author did an excellent job of weaving the storyline together, and although some of the plot elements seemed a bit of a stretch to believe, with messy characters like this, anything is possible. I appreciated how the author followed up on some of the pieces and wrapped them up at the end.

Overall, I found Have You Seen Her to be an enjoyable read, but it took a bit of work to understand the timelines. The characters were well-written, and the setting was fascinating. If you are a fan of thrillers and enjoy twisty endings, this book is definitely for you. I look forward to reading more from the author soon.

Cassie is running from something or someone. Meanwhile she takes a job at Yosemite looking for lost hikers are responding to medical emergencies. Eventually, these two collide as the someone she was running from comes looking for her. Another great thriller by Catherine McKenzie. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

My thanks to Atria books, Catherine McKenzie and Netgalley.
This was definitely my kind of story. I loved every minute of it!
I've developed a soft spot in my old age for books that make me feel at home. And the part of California where this book takes place is very much home territory-ish!
This was a fantastic story and whodunit!
Probably going to have to read more from Ms. McKenzie in the future!

I received an advanced copy of this book through NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I've read many of McKenzie's books, with You Can't Catch Me as one of my favorites. You may be as surprised as me to find her newest book surpassed the 4 star ratings for previous works. Maybe it's because the last few books I've read were somewhat unsatisfying, but from the beginning, I absolutely loved Have You Seen Her.

Cassie is leaving her old life in Manhattan as an art gallerina to be on a search and rescue team in Yosemite, near where she grew up. Her mom is still there, but they aren't close, and she's running from someone.

We meet the other members of the rescue team as the summer starts. Then, a couple who are visiting Yosemite for the summer and chronically Instagramming the events such as feeding a wild bear disappear. When Jada and Jim go missing, the SAR team starts searching for them, and Cassie stays behind in case they show up. Or maybe some other reason. Then another "missing" person reported, Petal. There's something in common with these missing hikers. All the while flash forwards to Cassie being rescued by her team with a dead body. So many questions and all the time the suspense built for me. When you get to around 73% or so, a somewhat huge revelation that I only partially guessed was made.

I don't want to give too much away but it was very enjoyable and well written. Trigger warning for domestic abuse.

Release date 6/27/23 4.8/5☆ rounded up.

I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley. This was my first Catherine McKenzie book but will not be my last. It had everything I look for in a thriller. Setting as a character: Yosemite National Park. Secrets. Twists. Suspense. It kept me guessing what will happen next!

Cassie has a successful husband and seemingly perfect life in New York, so why is she on the run and hiding in Yosemite National Park? Cassie had worked on the search and rescue team in the park 10 years ago and her familiarity with the area makes it the perfect place for her to get lost in now. However her anonymity is soon threatened when a couple goes missing while hiking and the media descends on the park. Danger is lurking everywhere from the physical dangers of the landscape to the mysterious disappearance of the hikers that bears a striking resemblance to a disappearance and death in the park a decade ago. Are the disappearances connected and are they connected to Cassie herself? The author does a good job of jumping back and forth between timelines and just when you think you know who to trust and who to fear, the secret lives of several characters make for a surprising last minute twist.
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The writing style of this book was really well-done, and I feel that the characters were all given proper arcs and development . My qualms with this book is that readers are just...told things happen. Rather than experiencing events, it's just "this happened." This could be a lot better, could be a lot worse.

I really enjoyed this book! It's about a woman named Cassie who is trying to start over from her old life, running from a past. She starts working on a Search and Rescue team in Yosemite National Park, when things start to go awry. The setting was beautifully written and the suspense was wonderful. I would definitely recommend this book!

I thought the premise was good, but I felt there was a lot more telling than showing, not my favorite. I also didn't connect with any of the characters, which at the end made sense, but it almost felt like a lost cause then..

Cassie needs an escape, and there's no better place for that than the woods. It's to the woods she goes, then, to work in Search and Rescue. But Cassie has secrets—and so do the people around her.

I am *always* looking for hiking books. SAR books. Stuck-in-the-woods books. For reasons I cannot explain, I both want to spend all my time in the woods, not getting lost or being murdered by axemen, and also read a lot about people...uh...in the woods, sometimes getting lost or being murdered by axemen. Somehow these two desires have managed to coexist (peacefully, without axe-murder!) so far.

You can imagine, then, my pleasure at finding a mystery set almost entirely in a national park, with SAR work and hiking aplenty. (In another life, I want to be a backwoods ranger. In this life, I love reading about it, but there aren't all that many novels that fit the bill.) McKenzie has done her research here, and I love the details about hasty searches and the high proportion of callouts that don't amount to much. Cassie loves the work she's doing, but she's also aware that a lot of what goes wrong in national parks boils down to "people are really, really stupid sometimes".

"Have You Seen Her" moves quickly—I read the bulk of it on a three-hour flight, and the time (along with pages and plane, I guess) flew. I have mixed feelings about twists in general, and this book has a fairly significant one. On the one hand, I didn't see it coming (hurray); on the other hand, the mysteries that make me happiest are the ones in which things *are* as they seem, I'm afraid for the character throughout, and the narrator isn't hiding anything big from the reader. I'm afraid that any more I say will veer into spoiler territory, so I'll leave it at that, but this will be a better fit for those who want twisty and turny than for those who want something more straightforward. Still, a solidly satisfying read when I haven't been able to escape into the woods recently.

Thanks to the author and publisher for providing a review copy through NetGalley.

Women and their secrets....man, oh man.

Insanely fast-paced and with a reveal that will take your breath away, the less I say about this the better.

Thanks to NetGalley, Catherine McKenzie and the publishers for the opportunity to review this book.

First off, I want to thank NetGalley and Atria books for the chance to read and review this advanced review copy of 'Have You Seen Her'.

This novel had me on the edge of my seat from the very beginning. I didn't even want to come up for air. It is well-written, twisty, and dark.

Cassie Peters is running away from her life in New York. When she gets to Reno, on her way to Yosemite National Park, she throws her phone away and replaces it with a burner that she thinks can't be traced. She has landed a job at the Yosemite as a search and rescue employee, the same job she had ten years ago.

At the park there are the usual outdoors folks, along with Cassie's co-workers, and an assortment of summer people and campers. Of interest are Sandy and Petal, an unusual couple. Sandy is much older than Petal and appears to be quite controlling. She has an edge to her. Petal is documenting her time at the park in her journal which she writes in daily. Another couple, Chris and Jada, appear to be happy and in love as they document their travels on Instagram. However, there is a dark side to their relationship that is not always apparent.

Cassie is scared, all the time. She wonders if she is paranoid but realizes that she has a lot to be frightened about. I think we all know the saying, "Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean there isn't someone following you". As Cassie goes about connecting with others at the park, at the same time she does her life and death search and rescue work, she always has her eyes and ears open for anything out of ordinary.

Cassie has the usual search and rescue experiences: twisted ankles, exposure to the elements, lost hikers, and the lot. However, when a couple disappears in the park, it brings back memories of a traumatic event that Cassie endured ten years ago.

Things are not as they seem in this thriller. There is darkness and mystery lying await at many a corner. As Cassie tries to quell her anxiety and fear, she realizes that she has a lot to be concerned about. No matter what precautions she takes, no matter how many times she changes her name, she can still be found,

I enjoyed this book through and through with just a bit of disappointment with the ending. Although it is entirely unpredictable, I felt it difficult to suspend belief. Maybe that's just me. This is a book not to be missed by any thriller fan.



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A fast-paced thriller set in the hauntingly beautiful grounds of Yosemite. I was obsessed with finding out what happened to Cassie from the very beginning, suspecting an abusive husband…? But never quite sure because Cassie wasn’t the most reliable character- misremembering things and imagining seeing people who weren’t really there. The present missing person(s) storyline is eerily similar to the past missing person(s), with dual timelines explaining the past case. I was invested the entire story. And the plot twist?! It was bonkers and SO good. I really, really enjoyed this book.

Thank you so much to Catherine McKenzie, @netgalley, & @atriabooks for this ARC in exchange for an honest review 🖤

Add this to the list of endings & twists I didn’t see coming. This was a really enjoyable read. If you’re into light thrillers that aren’t super dark I would definitely check this one out! I did feel like a needed a little more info from Cassie on why she was leaving her husband & why she had to go to these lengths to get away. He obviously seemed like a rich & powerful guy but I don’t feel like it was explained enough throughout & even at the end why running was the only answer.

Read this one if you’re into: remote-ish thrillers, suspense, twists & turns, disappearances, & the past colliding into the present.