When You Find Me

By: P. J. Vernon

Narrated by: Amy McFadden, Bahni Turpin

Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's summary

For fans of S. J. Watson and A. S. A. Harrison comes a chilling look at marriage and madness from a talented new voice in psychological suspense.

Her husband is missing.

Visiting her family's South Carolina estate, socialite Gray Godfrey wakes from a night out to an empty bed. Her husband, Paul, is gone, and a thrashing hangover has wiped her memory clean. At first, she's relieved for the break from her tumultuous marriage; perhaps Paul just needed some space. But when his car is found abandoned on the highway, Gray must face the truth: Paul is gone. And Gray may not want him found.

Her life is unraveling.

When a stranger named Annie calls claiming to know Paul's whereabouts, Gray reluctantly accepts her help. But this ally is not what she seems: soon Annie is sending frightening messages and revealing disturbing secrets only Gray could know. As Annie's threats escalate and Gray's grip on reality begins to slip, the life she thought she had and the dark truth she's been living begin to merge, leaving an unsettling question: What does Annie want? And what will she do to get it?

A chilling look at marriage, madness, and the lives we think we lead, When You Find Me is a daring debut from a talented new voice in psychological suspense.

©2018 P. J. Vernon (P)2018 Blackstone Publishing

Slow start to an amazing thriller.

This book begins slowly, but it picks up by the 2nd chapter. The story deals realistically with trauma, abuse, and family dynamics but is not too heavy. It is a psychological thriller. The listener is cheering for Gray because she is a likable character. Trying to sort through her memories and make sense of what is going on keeps the listener on the edge of their seat. The narrators are great. There are several twists and turns but the author does not cheat. The real culprit is foreshadowed and the clues are all there. I did not see the ending coming. It is a great ending. It is a real ending, not just the author getting tired of the book. I really enjoyed this book.

very good book

wow
I had no idea how come of this book and I can usually figure him out very early on. lots of family drama lots of twists lots of betrayal very realistic my mom that was in denial as sisters that couldn't help so she fell in love with main character an alcoholic a disturbed cousin and protective who's aunt used to be the maid it was a great book

Southerners Beware of the Accents

Overall, this is a good book. It’s suspenseful in some parts and had me guessing. I didn’t predict the ending.

Bahni Turpin has a beautiful voice and does a wonderful job narrating the voice of Nina. Amy McFadden, however, was a terrible choice to narrate the voice of Gray. I don’t understand why so many people select a non-southern actor (particularly a VOICE actor) to try to do a southern accent. She speaks with an obvious Midwestern, Northern accent 90% of the time; the remaining 10% a ghastly attempt of a Charleston accent. Hearing her attempt a drawl by consistently saying “mah” instead of “my” made the overall experience irritating and close to unbearable. There are plenty of southern ears that listen to these books. Do better choosing a genuine accent, rather than choosing someone to fake it.

Great Story Line

Loved it except the southern accents were not good at all except for the voice of Nina.

This Charleston SC enjoyed this book based in SC!

I loved it! It was better than expected! Great read! You won't be waisting a credit!

When You Find Me - do you??

What an ending!! Just when you think you’re so smart because you figured it out - it changes!! More than once!!

Fantastic narration that's worth a listen!

The story itself can be predictable at times but there is a twist that did catch me by surprise. I listened to this in 3 days. I absolutely loved that marvelous narration! I'm glad that I stumbled upon this one.

Mostly Solid Psychological Murder-Mystery and Performances

When You Find Me is not a novel I'd call excellent, but it's good, or what I'd call solid. It was a good listen. Its strongest point is its plot twists, right up till the end. If you like this kind of creativity, you'll like this book a lot. The depiction of a proud Southern family of reknown also rings true, mostly.

A weakness of the book is its relative lack of a likable character. That's a pretty rare feat. This makes it much more difficult to develop empathy for the characters and what they go through. I think the mystery and plot twists of the book played a part in all this, but need not have. Almost every character, save a couple, are pretty detestable, and the few that aren't are at best neutral. The most honorable main character, Nina, is not evil, but she's not really super likable either. It's true that she persevered through much to seek justice at risk to her own well-being, but we don't benefit from knowing what part of her internal character drove her to do good.

Other minor characters existed in the story which could have brought in some much needed levity and likability, but that opportunity was not pursued. I think this all points to the most basic flaw of the book: a failure to develop the characters more. I want to hate them more or like them more, but I just don't really feel either emotion. I sort of feel ambivalent about the whole lot.

The two performers are also very solid, but average. They were not expert at maintaining the same voice for each character they voiced, and I was not always certain which character was speaking. I also found it strange to hear the voice of a different actor reading the lines of the same person, though I got more used to it as I got further into the audiobook. But overall, I'd recommend the book to friends, but only to those who really love a good psychological murder mystery with plenty of twists and turns.

entertaining enough

Its a good free or discounted listen. I am not a fan of the ending, but I guess it was the only one that made sense.
I have a different taste in books and I like to listen and read murder mysteries and books like Barry Eislers. So this was a bit off topic. If you like the more creeping psych thriller like "the wifes" or "the apartment" you will probably enyoy this. If you prefere the "killer collective", don't bother.
listended to it at 1.25 speed because it is a bit slow otherwise.

nail biter!

I love this book. it was performed and written very well. listened to it in one day