Please Don’t Find Me – ARC Book Review

My heart is hammering furiously as the bedroom door creaks open. The second I see my husband’s lifeless body, I know I have to run. And no-one can ever find us.

There are three things I know to be true.

ONE. My husband knew my secret.

TWO. Now he’s dead, my daughter and I are in danger.

THREE. I will do anything to protect my child, whatever the cost.

We need to vanish. But first, it has to look like we were taken.

I move through our house, pushing over chairs and rummaging violently through drawers. I pull out items Robert and I bought together and throw them across the room. As a final touch, I leave Avery’s sneaker abandoned on the ground outside.

It’s important there’s no trace. But if I could leave a message behind, it would be this:

If you look for me, you won’t like what you find.

Content warning: This book includes the discovery of a suicide and the discussion and portrayal of suicidal ideation.

Wendy Dranfield writes amazing psychological thrillers that will make you read in one go. Please Don’t Find Me is another one of her latest works that will keep you up all night.

Julia Bowers returns home after a long spa and was horrified to discover her husband has committed suicide. She discovers a picture that he was holding and when she saw what he was holding, Julia immediately takes her daughter Avery and leaves the house. Meanwhile, Scott is a police officer and when he hears the news about Julia’s sudden disappearance, he knows that something is up as he has dated Julia and knows what Julia is capable of.

This was an unputdownable and fast paced thriller. We get to know that Julia is in fact a psychopath with an addiction of killing people that she kidnaps her own therapist to help her to overcome the urge. There are so many twist and turns along the way and it really makes you feel like you are at the edge of the seat while reading this. The ending was quiet unexpected. Overall, I actually enjoyed reading this and looking forward to read more standalone psychological thrillers from Wendy Dranfield. Overall worth 4.5 stars.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.