When Ella sees two young women, Sarah and Anna, on a train, flirting with two young men, she thinks nothing of it – that is, until she realizes the two men are just out of prison. Worried that the two girls might be in danger, she decides she should report it. However, something else she sees makes her change her mind. But when Anna goes missing and Ella reports what she saw, she finds herself the victim of a harassment campaign. Driven as much by to her sense of guilt as the harassment, Ella decides to hire a private detective to find out what really happened to Anna. It soon becomes clear that almost everyone involved is keeping secrets including Sarah. Someone knows what happened to Anna and they are watching Ella.

When I first started reading I Am Watching You by Teresa Driscoll, I was expecting a thriller similar to Girl On the Train. This, however, is definitely not that. It is divided into several different viewpoints including The Witness (Ella), The Father (Anna’s), The Friend (Sarah), and The Private Detective and occasionally the culprit whose viewpoint is expressed not by title but by different font. Unfortunately, it seemed like every time the story would start to get exciting, it would switch to a different viewpoint. This clearly was meant to ramp up tension and had it been used more judiciously, it most likely would have. However, because of its overuse, it had the opposite effect – I stopped expecting anything to happen. I will admit, though, that I never guessed the outcome or whodunit but I’m not sure if that is because it was so well hidden among the red herrings (most of which were easily identified as such) or with all the switching back and forth, it just didn’t feel like he/she was all that relevant to the story.

Still, if it didn’t keep my attention throughout, I did want to finish it. It is well-written and, if not particularly thrilling, it was an interesting portrait of how the disappearance of a young girl can have ripple effects not only on the family but on those involved if only on the periphery as well as the guilt people feel for the small things they do/don’t do that, alone, would matter little but together can lead to tragedy.

Thanks to Netgalley and Thomas & Mercer for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review

Delightfully creepy, this was a fun thriller that kept my attention throughout.

Below review posted on Amazon 16th Sept 2017
This year I have read only a handful of books which could be rated as five star reads; I Am Watching You by Teresa Driscoll is one of the best.
With the change of genre, the author's voice is much darker than in her preceding two books but equally convincing and well-written.
The gripping tale of the missing girl is set in the modern day and the subsequent investigation uncovers a whole host of lies and uneasy relationships. A varied cast of believable characters drive the story forward at a lively pace. There are plenty of skilful twists and turns to keep the reader guessing as to the final outcome. Some tantalising clues jump out along the way but then other events obscure them. The ending is both surprising and satisfying. This book comes highly recommended to all those who love a good psychological mystery. Thanks to NetGalley for providing my review copy.

Thrillers are a hit or a miss for me. This was a miss unfortunately. Maybe I'll read it again in a few months to see if I change my mind.

Absolutely loved this book, read it in a day as I just couldn't put it down (sorry, family). An intricately woven story of the effects of a crime and disappearance not just on those left behind but on everyone affected. Secrets are revealed and lives will never be the same again...wonderful.

Really enjoyed this story! Well written! Looking forward to reading more by this author!

An excellent book told in alternating chapters from several points of view. I didn't guess the end.
Great cover too . Well worth a read !

This book is great! The storyline was well written from beginning to end piecing the chapters of characters together. I would definitely recommend this to friends! Thank you so much for letting me read a copy!

The Witness. The Father. The Friend. The Private Investigator. All are directly or indirectly connected to Anna Ballard, a teenage girl who went missing a year ago. Told from these four POVs, I Am Watching You takes a look at a crime from the perspectives of those impacted by it.

I enjoyed getting a look into each of these characters lives and how this event shaped them, but I felt the first half of the story really lagged. Not a lot happened and the author had a habit of leading to a reveal just to change point of view before we actually learned anything. I don't mind this technique if used sporadically, but the constant mini-cliffhangers made me want to skip ahead to that person's perspective again just to get a fuller picture.

With the start of the second half, the pacing picks up and we finally get movement and an idea about what may have happened to Anna. There are a few twists and red herrings to keep you guessing and I will say that I did not guess correctly what happened.

I love a creepy good read and Teresa Driscoll provides that in her latest, I Am WATCHING YOU. Ella is on a train observing two teenage girls interacting with two young men. She overhears the men saying they are coming out of prison to start new lives. Ella feels that she should intervene to keep the girls from danger, but decides better of it upon overhearing one of the couple's interaction in the train bathroom. Later, Ella hears that one of the girls has gone missing and she is now a witness to a potential crime. A year later, Ella is receiving threatening postcards and feels that she is being watched. The girls' family secrets begin to come to light, casting other people as suspects. The roller coaster ride continues, leaving the reader perplexed as to who caused Anna to disappear. This book is perfect for readers who enjoyed Paula Hawkins THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, Jessica Strawser's NOT THAT I COULD TELL, and Catherine McKenzie's FRACTURED.

The book was about a lady who saw two teenagers on a train bring chatted up by two older men. When one of the girls went missing it was assumed one of the men had abducted her. Was not true and led to a lengthy saga about who took her. Was not a good book. But I read it as I never give up on books unless it is really bad.
Am enjoying having the opportunity to read all these books on netgalley.

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First Book I read by this author. Won’t be my last. Story told in different voices, story is compelling, realistic. The pain in the characters is very well conveyed, from beginning to the ending. A young girl is missing, family is falling apart, friends blame themselves, strangers think they should have done more. Quick read because you won’t be able to put it down.

I received an advance review copy from Great Thought’s Ninja Review Team. All opinions are my own.

A young woman vanishes after a night out. A witness who thinks she saw the woman in distress but says nothing. One year later, the woman is still missing. Her family is fractured and the witness is still being hounded by people who blame her for not acting on her suspicions. What really happened? The story, which unfolds through multiple perspectives, keeps the reader guessing until the final chapters. I would definitely read another book by Teresa Driscoll.

This story about a teenage girl going missing, told from multiple points of view, was an engaging read for mystery fans but I felt the author was heavy handed with the hints of foreshadowing at each chapter's end. It still managed the surprise that it needed but I think without the heavy hints at things to come it may have worked better.

Thanks Netgalley and the Publisher. This is a well-done, well-paced mystery. The main mystery is what happens to teenager Anna Ballard

There were certainly a lot of plot twists and left turns going on in this book. That certainly kept my heart beat going.

I think anytime someone is watching you is definitely chilling. And, I got a lot of chills while reading this one.

An enjoyable, entertaining read that may have had a little too many plot twists, but still a good read.

Thanks to Thomas & Mercer and Net Galley for providing me with a free e-galley in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

This was a pretty good read. At the beginning I thought the story was a little too much like Girl on the Train, and there were a few side plots that I felt were unnecessary to the book as a whole (Luke and his girlfriend for example), but overall I enjoyed it. I was anxious to keep reading and find out what happened to Anna. However the ending was very swift; the new suspect was revealed and then BOOM - solution to the mystery and the ending. Other than that I thoroughly enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more by this author.

this is a thrilling suspense novel, a very gripping, well told tale!

I first stumbled across I Am Watching You, the newest release by Teresa Driscoll, in a co-worker’s Goodreads newsletter. After reading the synopsis, I was captivated by the idea of this story and I knew I would have to add this one to my TBR pile. After binge reading it for a couple of hours, I am pleased to say that I Am Watching You is absolutely worth your time, folks!

The novel opens with Ella, a woman riding the train, overhearing two young men flirting with a couple of teenage girls on the train. Listening in to their conversation, her maternal instinct is put on high alert after one of the men reveals they are fresh out of prison. However, she decides, against her better judgment, not to say anything. After all, it is none of her business. The next day, she is horrified to find out that one of the girls, Anna, has disappeared. A year later, Ella is still wracked with guilt over what she should have done and, as the anniversary of Anna’s disappearance approaches, Ella begins to receive threatening letters. Someone is coming after her.

The concept of the plot was what really stuck out for me with this story. I read a lot of mystery/thriller novels and they all sort of start blending together so when I come across a story that FEELS different, it really excites me. The thought of second-guessing a decision or not intervening because it is none of your business/it would be uncomfortable to do is such a common thought process and I was drawn to the fact that this could really happen to anyone. More often than not, people go through their day-to-day routines people pleasing or trying to avoid conflict, what if that intervention could save someone’s life? This novel had me thinking before I even turned the first page.

The novel is told in alternating perspectives between Ella, the witness from the train, a private investigator, Anna’s father, Anna’s friend (Sarah) and The Watcher. I really enjoyed the multiple perspectives; I am a sucker for a novel that narrates from all angles and I felt like Driscoll did an amazing job at ensuring that each perspective of the tale was told fully. I also loved the build up to the reveal of “whodunit”. I was so on edge by the end of the novel and when Anna finally had her chance to narrative and reveal her fate, I was completely drawn in.

The only thing that irked me about this story was the amount of side plots; several of the characters have personal issues and side relationships that didn’t really make a lot of sense in relation to the story. I found this to be a little distracting. I mean, I am all for a well-rounded character, but I didn’t find some of the information relevant to Anna’s story.

Regardless of these minor issues, I really ended up loving I Am Watching You and would recommend it to fans of authors like Caroline Mitchell and Lisa Jewell perfectly paced, perfectly bingeable and a completely entertaining.

This was a very good thriller!

I felt for Ella, even though sometimes I didn't precisely like her. And I was so involved in what exactly happened to Anna. There were a lot of twists and turns - so much to keep me guessing!

The solution to everything definitely surprised me. And, happily, it wasn't a cheat. The author did a good job of providing clues, yet leading the reader away from the truth.

I'd happily read the author again!