published 11/10/26
Cate Quinn has a remarkable talent for writing the twistiest, hit-by-a-freight-train novels, and Before I Disappear is no exception. This one might be my favorite so far. We open with an NYU lecturer and criminologist, April Anderson, waking up in a random place without any recollection of what has happened, but her identity has been changed. She’s sore, she’s got a head injury, and she has NO IDEA who the person is in the corner of the room. What happens next over the ensuing novel is nonstop action and dangerous liaisons. April doesn’t know who to trust- is it the policeman who has been assigned to guard her? Is it her fiancé, who tracks her down? Could her adoptive aunt help her? One thing April knows for sure is that she needs to remember what happened to get her here and quickly- her life and the lives of others depend heavily on her returning memory. Quinn steamrolls and gaslights us to the point of sheer terror and delight- with an ending so good, you’ll think you just sat through a movie.
Thank you to the extraordinary Cate Quinn and Source Landmark Books for allowing me to read this free ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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