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- When a body is presumed to be her missing husband's, a woman must unravel the secrets of her own past to clear her name, find the truth, and put her conscience to rest once and for all.All Ruby wanted was a fresh start.
- Author(s): Rea Frey
- 270 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Thrillers
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All Ruby wanted was a fresh start. But after an early retirement and a relocation to a tight-knit community with her husband, Tom, and her daughter, Lily, her new beginning takes a turn. First her troubled daughter and then her husband disappear without a trace. Unsure how to cope, grief-ridden Ruby turns to her neighborhood friends to find a way forward with new hobbies, including a murder club where they try to solve cold cases. But just as unexpectedly as her family vanished, a body floats to the surface of the nearby lake. And everyone is sure the body belongs to Tom...everyone except Ruby. Determined to find out what happened to her family once and for all, Ruby digs into her neighbors' lives, and her own, only to uncover secrets that raise more questions than they answer. And the biggest question of all--why doesn't she recognize the body?Book Synopsis
When a body is presumed to be her missing husband's, a woman must unravel the secrets of her own past to clear her name, find the truth, and put her conscience to rest once and for all.
All Ruby wanted was a fresh start. But after an early retirement and a relocation to a tight-knit community with her husband, Tom, and her daughter, Lily, her new beginning takes a turn.
First her troubled daughter and then her husband disappear without a trace. Unsure how to cope, grief-ridden Ruby turns to her neighborhood friends to find a way forward with new hobbies, including a murder club where they try to solve cold cases.
But just as unexpectedly as her family vanished, a body floats to the surface of the nearby lake.
And everyone is sure the body belongs to Tom...everyone except Ruby.
Determined to find out what happened to her family once and for all, Ruby digs into her neighbors' lives, and her own, only to uncover secrets that raise more questions than they answer. And the biggest question of all--why doesn't she recognize the body?
Review Quotes
"Rea Frey delights suspense lovers with her latest killer story featuring characters who seem to morph from sympathetic to suspicious without warning. You will quickly learn that no one is who they seem to be in this unputdownable thriller." --Bookreporter
"In her latest thriller, Frey writes with authority, weaving together themes of family secrets, domestic violence, and childhood trauma. The characters are complex and believable and the plot expertly crafted. A highly compelling page-turner!" --Wendy Walker, bestselling author of What Remains
"You had me at neighborhood murder club! In a fast-paced, exciting read where every neighbor is a murder suspect, Rea Frey has once again woven together an enticing tale of suspense. One bit of advice: don't trust anyone." --Georgina Cross, author of One Night, Nanny Needed, and Amazon bestseller The Stepdaughter
"Chilling from the first page to the final line, Don't Forget Me is a fast-paced, riveting read with layers of family secrets, each one darker than the last. I tore through this book, desperate to see whether my theories were correct--only to be blown away by an ending I never could have guessed." --Megan Collins, author of The Family Plot and Thicker Than Water
"In a deviously clever story, Frey brings a top-notch thriller alive with insane tension and a shocker story. You won't soon forget this stellar read." --J. T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author of It's One of Us
"Poignant, emotional, and yet marvelously malevolent, Don't Forget Me is written with Frey's traditional gorgeous prose while simultaneously being suffused with dread. The final outcome is deeply shocking and terrifying. Certain to keep readers turning the pages!" --Christina McDonald, USA Today bestselling author
"Rea Frey's Don't Forget Me is a suspenseful and unnerving thriller that peels back the layers on a quiet suburban neighborhood and shows the reader--and the characters--what's really going on behind closed doors. The secrets that get revealed are both shocking and surprising--and they may make the reader think twice about everyone on their street. Rea Frey has outdone herself again, and this is her best book yet!" --David Bell, New York Times bestselling author of Try Not to Breathe and She's Gone