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Before I Disappear

A Novel

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Pub Date Nov 10 2026 | Archive Date Nov 15 2026

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Description

From the acclaimed author of The Clinic and The Bridesmaid comes a pulse pounding thriller following a criminologist who wakes in a remote motel with no memory of how she got there, or the people who claim they will protect her.

Criminologist April Anderson wakes up in a remote motel with a new name, a new identity, and absolutely no memory of how she got there. Told she's under police protection as the victim of a disturbing crime, she'll have to stand as a witness on a major trial that she knows nothing about. April isn't sure who to trust — the cop guarding her from an unknown threat, or the fiancé secretly tracking her.

As April's memories start coming back in waves, she discovers a side to herself she didn't know existed. A side she'd rather stay hidden.

With the trial drawing closer, the need for her to remember everything that happened to her the night of the crime becomes vital to her survival. But someone wants her silent, and her missing memories may be the only thing keeping her alive. Will she remember the truth… or disappear forever?

From the acclaimed author of The Clinic and The Bridesmaid comes a pulse pounding thriller following a criminologist who wakes in a remote motel with no memory of how she got there, or the people who...


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ISBN 9781464293405
PRICE $18.99 (USD)
PAGES 400

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Cate Quinn does not disappoint with this new fast passed thriller. The main character is April Anderson who is a NYU professor of Criminology . She wakes up in a hospital with a police officer in her room telling her that she was recovering from an injury which she has no memory of and is in government protection while she awaits a trial where she is a key witness. The problem is that she is having a hard time remembering the crime that put her in the hospital. She has no idea who she can trust. This story is original, twisty, and a wild ride. If you like unreliable narrators, action, and twists and turns then this book is for you!

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I. Ate. This. Book. Up. I read it in less than 24 hours! It was so good! Such an easy page turner. Cate Quinn did an excellent job of giving you enough information to get your gears turning. I couldn’t tell who was lying to April. I have never read anything like this before either! I really liked how each chapter was short and almost everyone ended on a cliff hanger! I couldn’t stop reading. I needed to know how it ended. Cannot wait to read more by Cate Quinn!

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This psychological thriller kept me completely on edge. Waking up as a criminologist with total amnesia under witness protection was a brilliant hook, and the terrifying race to piece together April’s memories before a killer silences her was utterly breathless.

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