A review by okevamae
Find Me by Alafair Burke

3.0

Years ago, a young woman was found severely injured in a car crash outside a small town. She had no ID, and no memory. She took the name Hope, and was taken in by the police chief’s family, becoming fast friends with his daughter, Lindsay. Fifteen years later, after moving to a new town, Hope suddenly goes missing (under circumstances that make her look less than innocent), with the only clue being a drop of blood, which turns out to be connected to an old serial killer case several states away. But the police have little interest in the case of a woman with no legal identity who appears to be nothing but a grifter. Lindsay enlists the help of Ellie, an NYPD detective and the daughter of the detective who hunted the serial killer, to find out what happened to Hope. But as more clues turn up, it becomes apparent that Hope had secrets that she kept even from Lindsay.

This story is a female-led mystery with some twists and turns that I did not see coming, and a number of red herrings. It wasn’t as enthralling enough for me to call it a “thriller,” but it was a pretty good mystery.

Representation: LGBTQ characters/characters questioning their sexual orientation

CW: codependent relationship, gaslighting, child sexual abuse and grooming, past drug use

I received an advance copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.