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I Know Where She Is
- A Breathtaking Thriller that Will Have You Hooked from The First Page
- Narrated by: Sarah Beckett
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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A heart-stopping, gripping thriller for fans of C. L. Taylor, Karin Slaughter, and Linwood Barclay
On the tenth anniversary of her daughter Autumn's abduction, Francine receives an anonymous note containing just five words: I know where she is.
When a young woman approaches her the next day claiming to have sent the letter, Francine wants to dismiss it as a cruel, twisted joke. But the stranger knows things that only Autumn would know.
Francine discovers that danger comes from unexpected sources. She will do things she never imagined herself capable of. But will she get her daughter back – or is it too late?
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- Stephanie Judy
- 05-09-21
Strange but good
The storyline was very different from what I expected. However, that’s probably what kept me listening.
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- ashley
- 01-22-21
Soooo goooood!!
I loved this book! It was powerful and kept you guessing the entire time. Recommend 100%!
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-08-21
Loved 90%
I was quickly sucked in and really enjoyed this book. The climax of the story and ending felt super rushed and almost like the author didn't know where they wanted to go with it. Especially the ending caught somewhere between wanting it to be an ongoing series and wanting it to be a completed story. It doesn't ruin the book by any means but there was some lost potential.
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- Lauryn
- 10-23-20
Enjoyed this book start to finish!
The narrator was great as well as the story! I really enjoyed this audio book
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- Marsha L. Woerner
- 07-20-20
Exciting and intriguing
(As posted in GoodReads)
It was thrilling and multifaceted, and the writing was good, but the realism of everything going "right" for the protagonists was a little too much!
Don't get me wrong, I found the book enjoyable and thrilling! And I'm really not sure I could've been altered to make some of the risks taken by Autumn and Francine a little less conspicuous, and the emphasis that fame and likability does not protect anyone from being scum or an evil person is realistic!
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- Karie D
- 07-17-20
So real
in this day and age of sex/child trafficking, this book is quite real. The beginning was a bit slow but it seemed to pick up the pace. I was hoping that more inflation would have come to the foreground before the epilogue. Will definitely read/listen to more from this author. Hopefully there is a next book in the series as it seems to have just left off with a lot more story to tell .
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- Kris Zeller
- 12-23-19
A little far fetched.
Quick to listen to, but pretty far fetched and extreme. Additionally much more of a mystery/case file than a “thriller”.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-11-19
I know where she is
I haven't read/listened to any S.B. Caves books before so I was pleasantly surprised.
Francine & Will's daughter went missing 10 years ago when she was just a little girl. 10 years later Francine gets a note saying "I know where she is", this has Francine all freaked out & she goes to see her husband (who I thought was an utter & complete ass!) who basically tells her that she is crazy & that she needs to quit coming around.
Will has made a living on promoting his book about his daughter being gone and has made a good living for himself, where as Francine hit the bottle and ruined her marriage.
When she goes to Will for help he wants nothing to do with it, with Francine, Lena (the girl who writes the note), the whole mess...he thinks its nothing but a prank.
Francine sometimes wonders if she should be believing everything Lena is saying but is determined not to give up...unlike her ex-husband...Francine has not moved on...she still believes that her daughter is out there alive and she will find her...she asks her ex for help & he tells her no...Francine then realizes that he really has moved on...new wife, new baby on the way, new life that she does not fit into, she also learns that although her husband never accused her before it comes out that he blames Francine for losing Autumn in the first place.
Francine learns just how strong she is & just what a mother will go through for her child - come hell or high water.
I love that she becomes the hero & saves her daughter & shocks Will and then tells Will that they have to leave...will they ever see each other again? What happened to that gang...I wish it would've continued to tell me how it all played out.
if there is another book or this is a series...please let me know...I would love to read/listen to more.
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- Yikes
- 04-14-19
wait ...what
great story that ended abruptly. i wanted more. i still have unanswered questions. sure hope there's a part two!!
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- Bonnie B
- 05-07-19
It Will Hook You In, But You'll Regret It
I Know Where She Is, has wonderful potential. The story looks great, the idea of it. In fact; the first couple of chapters are excellent - a woman who's child was snatched years earlier, who may still be alive - it's all a good start.
And then it seems that the writer gets in the swing of things, has a glass of wine, and just writes without regard for substance, facts, or reality.
It's disappointing, because the story does have promise. And, to the author's credit, it does certainly hook you in. I was intrigued until the end. However, the story leaves you disappointed. It's completely unbelievable to the point of where I stopped trying to read it as a 'real world' novel, and just made the decision that this was some dystopian universe in which the proceedings could happen. Without spoiling anything, the situation itself that has happened to the daughter, is impossible, considering all facts. The mission the mother then goes on - and succeeds - is also borderline fantasy, in that she encounters little to no hurdles. The author even throws in a line toward the end, the mother (or daughter, can't remember), saying "we've been so lucky so far" which seems a little lazy...why not just write it realistically to start with, and then not have to patch it over with a character's monologue?
Lastly, the lack of consequence is laughable. Again, the writer has tried to give reason, but it just does not line up.
The story leaves a couple questions unanswered (namely: who is the real father, really?) which may potentially lead into a sequel, but left this novel at a bit of a rushed and loose-ended finale.
As for the narrator, unfortunately, I found all voices bar the protagonist, absolutely unbearable. I disliked the other characters before they were even introduced correctly, simply because of the voices which manage to be needy, greasy, hoarse and somehow ugly in tone, every time. It didn't ruin the novel for me, but was unfortunate.
Allover, I enjoyed the experience listening to it - the suspense is very present - however, would not recommend as a work of literature in any form. I liken it to a novel that overdoes it with the erotica, in that we don't dislike the novel, however we're not proud to sell out on our appreciation of literature for the cheap thrill.