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Highlights
- "It takes a lot of chutzpah for a book reviewer to write books of her own....But Hallie Ephron...can hold her head high: She does it, and very well, too.
- Author(s): Hallie Ephron
- 304 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Thrillers
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About the Book
"It takes a lot of chutzpah for a book reviewer to write books of her own....But Hallie Ephron...can hold her head high: She does it, and very well, too."--Seattle Times
A recluse who works and lives online must brave the "real world" when her sister goes missing in Come and Find Me--a gripping and ingenious novel of mystery and psychological suspense from Hallie Ephron, author of Never Tell a Lie. Writing about her sensational debut, USA Today noted, "You can imagine Hitchcock curling up with this one." Aficionados of Rear Window, Vertigo, and North by Northwest--as well as the many fans of Harlan Coben and Mary Higgins Clark--will get a similar charge from Come and Find Me.
Book Synopsis
"It takes a lot of chutzpah for a book reviewer to write books of her own....But Hallie Ephron...can hold her head high: She does it, and very well, too."
--Seattle Times
A recluse who works and lives online must brave the "real world" when her sister goes missing in Come and Find Me--a gripping and ingenious novel of mystery and psychological suspense from Hallie Ephron, author of Never Tell a Lie. Writing about her sensational debut, USA Today noted, "You can imagine Hitchcock curling up with this one." Aficionados of Rear Window, Vertigo, and North by Northwest--as well as the many fans of Harlan Coben and Mary Higgins Clark--will get a similar charge from Come and Find Me.
From the Back Cover
Reformed hacker Diana Highsmith hasn't left her house in over a year . . .
. . . not since she watched the man she loved fall to his death in the Swiss mountains. Now a grief-stricken recluse, she runs a thriving Internet security company from her home--meeting with clients in OtherWorld, an online virtual reality platform where she lives as her avatar, Nadia. The only two people Diana has seen live in the past twelve months are her sister, Ashley, and her UPS delivery guy.
But when Ashley vanishes, Diana is forced to do the unthinkable: to brave both the outside and her own personal demons to find her missing sister. As one shaky step leads to another, Diana finds that the trail she is following is fraught with peril for her and her sister both--as she uncovers a frightening web of deceit and betrayal that stretches from the virtual world into real life.
Review Quotes
"Explores the dark side of cyberspace . . . Although COME AND FIND ME is at its core a breathless thriller, Ephron also explores the issue of personal identity in an age when we can pretend to be anything we want to be online." -- Connecticut Post
"Psychologically astute and emotionally gripping . . . Ephron understands that the fears we inflict upon ourselves can be more crippling than a man with a gun . . . A unique and compelling novel to be read more than once." -- Mystery Scene
"Propelled me from first page to last in a single sitting." -- Bookreporter.com
"A compelling yarn of deception and danger . . . a cautionary tale about the power of information technology . . . And although this novel seems to be a stand-alone, readers can hope that a sequel is not out of the question." -- Richmond Times-Dispatch
"Ephron excels in creating an authentic view of an agoraphobic for whom the mere thought of walking down the driveway to the mailbox can immobilize her . . . Diana's emotional fragility gives a unique perspective to this character's psyche." -- Times Leader