Don't Forget Me

A Thriller

By: Rea Frey

Narrated by: Rachel L. Jacobs

Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's summary

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?

©2024 Rea Frey (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“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

Soooo slow.

I’m trying to hang with this. I’m interested in the story, and I liked the narrator at the start, but I’m halfway in and there are still 5 hours to go. I looked at reviews for people who read the book themselves and so many mentioned how it was such a fast, quick read and they breezed through it — but this woman is reading so slow it’s over 10 hours of audio. She also has a tendency of whispering at the end of sentences and it’s becoming more and more noticeable. We’ll see if I finish it.

I Will Forget This Book

The book was good until the Community Forum. That was such an unnecessary addition and made the story immature. The title didn’t really seem to match the plot. I was unimpressed. I will say that the narrator was excellent. Honestly glad I finished it.

An unanticipated twist... the best kind!

Whoa! I did NOT see that ending coming! I just knew that I knew who the killer was until I didn't. The storyline flips back and forth from Then and Now, all from Ruby's perspective. You'll start to get a sense of what happened in the past as you work to figure out what's going on in the present, but you may not be prepared for the grand reveal.

Omg…get on with it already!

Like others who have commented, I tried to give us a chance, but after umpteen hours, and still three left, I just had to quit.

Pretty predictable, too much reputation - we get it - the protagonist has a past…

Narrator pretty good!

You will never guess who did it until it’s right there

The story moves from the past to the present but keeps you completely enthralled. The twists and turns are great and you don’t see the killer until they are revealed.

סוף מבאס ומאכזב

ספר מהנה, ללא ספק
אבללל הוא היה מבולגן ולעיתים לא ברור עם חורים בעלילה
זהות הרוצח אומנם הייתה מפתיעה אבל הסיבות היו מטופשות לדעתי 🤦🏻‍♀️

little unbelievable

The characters were great and it was easy to follow. Just very unbelievable, you can't have a neighborhood full of murders and not. really any police presence.

The trauma of abuse that goes from generation to generation.I

I think most of us guessed the perp as soon as gutting fish was mentioned.

Omg! Omg?

This has to be the worst book ever written. Melodramatic complete with a chorus of harpies! Self pity galore. Breathy monologues. Omg it was just awful