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The mood is quiet, mellow as we make the acquaintance of our leading lady, Shay Miller. At the moment, Shay is standing in a deluxe kitchen, washing two wine glasses from the night before and preparing to brew a pot of coffee. The Murray Hill apartment in which she lives is not hers but Sean’s. Sean is the man with whom Shay wants to spend the rest of her life. She loves him. Sean invited Shay to move in with him a little over a year ago because Shay, a brilliant market researcher, was between jobs. She has been temping, but now she is looking forward to stable employment with Global Metrics, a highly reputable research firm in New York.

The 31-year-old Shay has an infatuation with numbers: she has been keeping data books since age eleven. And she sees the world through stats.

On this hot and humid Sunday morning, Sean walks into the apartment, humming happily. He has returned from Whole Foods, where he picked up breakfast: eggs, croissants, and strawberries. There is also a bouquet of tulips. Romantic, indeed. Except the tulips are not for Shay, they are for Jody, Sean’s girlfriend. Jody emerges from his bedroom donned in his boxers and hoodie, and the scene becomes awkward. Sure, Shay feels like an outsider, but she has known Sean longer. And she loves him, unbeknownst to Jody. As far as Jody is concerned, Sean and Shay are just friends. Nothing more, nothing less. Sean is Jody’s world. Shay is only living, at the moment, in it.

SUICIDE BLONDE.

Not content to give Sean and Jody their space, Shay pretends to be as she heads out to get some work done. The August morning is muggy. And Shay is so preoccupied with her thoughts of numbers, stats, Sean, Jody, and tulips she fails to realize that she forgot her thermos of fresh-brewed coffee back at the apartment. But rather than going back there, she stops by Starbucks en route to the subway.

While awaiting the next subway, Shay realizes her loneliness. She also notes that she is alone on the concrete platform save for a strange man with a goatee who instantly makes her nervous. Already troubled on several levels, Shay is bordering on panic mode: she is looking for ways of escape when she sees the woman standing at a short distance from her. The woman, wearing a green dress with white polka dots, appears to be awaiting the same train as Shay. And Shay is contemplating moving closer to the woman for the sake of safety when the strange man suddenly leaves the platform and goes up the stairs elsewhere. The man never intended to do any harm to Shay, but Shay was a nervous wreck nevertheless.
With her attention now back on the woman, Shay sees that she and the woman are the same height and about the same age: the only difference between them is hair color. The woman has a lighter shade of hair than Shay. The two women lock eyes but never speak. Shay can hear the inbound train approaching at a distance, and it is at that moment when she notices a gold necklace gleaming on the floor of the platform. Shay picks up the jewelry and analyzes it: the chain has a pendant of the sun. The inbound subway is now racing into the tunnel. And Shay is about to ask the woman if she lost the necklace, but the noise of the train drowns her out. Her nervousness returns when she sees the woman step too close to the platform edge. Shay can feel that something is wrong. But there is nothing she can do about it. The scene is happening so fast, yet it is as if it is happening in slow motion. Shay knows the woman is going to leap in front of the oncoming train. And before Shay can intervene with a word or action, the woman jumps. Now twice dead, the woman had soulless eyes.

Frozen by fear and on the brink of collapse from shock, Shay cannot speak. She can only stare at the killer train. There is no sign of the woman. And Shay can only remember her dress as it resembled a polka-dot cape when she jumped. Just when Shay thought she had problems, this was a bigger one to which any of hers could, or would, ever amount. Indeed, from this fateful day on, the shocking suicide of one Amanda Evinger will forever haunt the nightmares of Shay.

WAIT. THERE’S MOORE.

Sisters Cassandra and Jane Moore seem to have it all: money, fame, good looks, and a booming boutique PR firm, Moore Public Relations. The raven-haired siblings also share an apartment, a luxurious space in Tribeca belonging to Cassandra. Thick as thieves, there is no hole out of which the thirty-something Moores cannot dig themselves. They are chic, clever, influential, and extremely powerful. No one knows this better than Stacey, a 29-year-old cybersecurity consultant—and trusty hacker—who serves as the eyes and ears of Moore Public Relations. If the sisters Moore want someone found, they summon Stacey. If the sisters want to have a black fly discarded in a glass of Chardonnay, they call Stacey. And whenever they do, the loyal-to-a-fault Stacey answers. Amanda Evinger used to be that way, loyal to the Moores.

SECRETS OF THE SISTERHOOD (I)

Cassandra and Jane Moore share a close-knit bond with a small group of women with various professional backgrounds, including Stacey, Daphne, Beth. Until her death by suicide, Amanda had also been one of them. These women are smart but deeply challenged. They are also a loyal assembly: and it is for this reason that the tall and chiseled Cassandra has nothing but the utmost admiration for each of them.

Daphne is the 32-year-old owner of an upscale boutique in the West Village, while Beth Sullivan is a 34-year-old Bostonian and public defense attorney gifted with a strong spirit of discernment. At present, the five women, including the Moore sisters, are gathered for the memorial service of their dearly departed sister, Amanda. No other guests have yet arrived, and that gives the women time to plan their approach: what stories to tell others about how they all met Amanda, etc. They talk and console one another. And Stacey, Daphne, and Beth eagerly agree to whatever Cassandra suggests.

Indeed, these women are grounded in their sisterhood. And they stick together—for better or worse. Or do they?

Cassandra and Jane may seem caring and concerned with the well-being of their little circle of women, but the sisters have a secret about which none of them know. And while they publicly display cool, calm collectiveness, inwardly, they are fretting. Like-minded, the Moore sisters wonder what happened to the gold necklace which had belonged to Amanda. Cassandra and Jane designed identical necklaces for each woman in their inner circle: a gold chain with a blazing sun charm. But when Amanda jumped to her awful death, her remains were recovered without it. What happened to that necklace? Someone has it, but whom? They must retrieve it. And they will—by any means necessary.

THE WOMAN IN THE TORTOISESHELL GLASSES.

Cassandra and Jane Moore never miss a thing. Not even the strange woman who shows up at the apartment of the recently departed Amanda to leave flowers—yellow zinnias—at her makeshift memorial. They know the woman is there because they have the place under surveillance. But who is she? This tall, strong-looking woman. Who is she? The close-knit sisters are immediately suspicious of this woman in the tortoiseshell glasses because they have never seen her before. How does (or did) she know Amanda? And how does she know that the yellow zinnia was her favorite flower?

Soon, very soon, the sisters will come to know Shay Miller. And she will change their lives forever.

THE MAKEOVER.

After meeting Shay, Cassandra, and Jane, begin to mold and groom the impressionable young woman to their liking. They take her shopping, wine-and-dine her regularly, win her affections, and at last take her to the salon for a makeover: haircut, makeup, manicure, pedicure, the whole bit. The sisters even set Shay up with a fancy new apartment. The same that once belonged to Amanda. And the formerly frumpy Shay looks and feels like a new woman. Shay believes, with everything, that Cassandra and Jane Moore like her and have her best interest at heart. But, unbeknownst to our leading lady, nothing could be further from the truth. Oh, the elegant and famous Moore sisters are molding Shay alright, but for all the wrong reasons. With her new makeover, Shay now looks like a replica of Amanda. She has the same apartment, the same look, the same haircut, the same clothes, the same spirit: Shay Miller is now ripe for the slaughter. It is only a matter of time.

FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS (I)

For the first time in her lonely life, Shay Miller, a data analyst who keeps a well-organized and detailed databook—like a journal—has found true friendship, outside of Sean, in Cassandra and Jane. And Shay wants to please these two rich, famous, and glamorous women of the world so much that she is careful to do everything just right by them. Shay desperately wants to be part of their all-girl group. And with her new look and chic new wardrobe, she is well on her way.

SHE LOOKS A LOT LIKE YOU.

Shay Miller. Gullible Shay: she never stopped to think about her new makeover, which makes her look nearly identical to Amanda, the dead woman. She is too caught up in her fragile emotions to see it. Shay so desperately wants to be liked, wanted, needed. And the attention she receives from the flattering Moore sisters is enough to catapult her into another dimension in the elite stratosphere of Manhattan. Yes, Shay looks a lot like the woman that jumped in front of an oncoming subway only weeks before, but does Shay care? Well, she does feel bouts of discomfort at the “coincidence,” but she works hard to suppress those nagging thoughts of suspicion. Things are finally looking up now: she has a new job, a new apartment, her new friends, and her new status. Shay could not be happier. And all is well in her orbit.

FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS (II)

Indeed, Shay has become spoiled by some of the finer things in life: yoga classes, expensive handbags, Moscow Moose drinks, luxury apartments, and Starbucks coffee—all at the expense of Cassandra and Jane Moore. Everything is elegant, pristine, and perfect. And the women are all getting on well. That is, until a man named James Anders dies, or rather, gets murdered.
From there, the long, dark, cold, and abysmal descent begins.

Lucky for Amanda that she’s already dead.

AND WE’RE OFF!

As they follow her lead on these pages, Shay Miller will make many readers take mental notes of one vital thing: Save a little rainy-day money. Because you never know when you may have to go on the run—for your life.

THE WICKED WITCHES OF THE EAST (COAST)

Cassandra and Jane Moore are the ultimate mistresses of manipulation. In their dealings of wickedness, they recruit angry, bitter, and emotionally fragile women who are open to the spirit of revenge: for they all come from troubled pasts. And they do the bidding of their mistresses. Indeed, Cassandra and Jane are the “Randolph Duke” and “Mortimer Duke” of this unsettling plot—playing dangerous games with the lives of other people. And though the two women move as a body in their baleful efforts, there is one more menacing than they. And it is her bidding that they do.

SECRETS OF THE SISTERHOOD (II)

Yes, Amanda Evinger committed suicide by jumping in front of an oncoming subway train. But what happened to Amanda before her fatal leap?

What pushed her to the brink?

What are Cassandra, Jane, Stacey, and Daphne hiding?

Who are these women?

What awful sin have they?

With a suspenseful personality, somewhat similar to that of Grisham’s masterwork The Firm, the plot of the cunning and wickedly mysterious You Are Not Alone tears down the illusion of white-washed tombs to reveal the bones of the dead and rotting.

THE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE OF THE CAST.

The women who dominate the body text on these fast-paced pages of psychological thrills and chills are not alone: for they have a gifted cast of supporting players who make their performances that much better, including the following:

• Stan Decker is the head of Global Metrics (a marketing research company) and the man for whom Shay would love to work.

• Melanie, Mel for short, is the former college roommate and best friend to Shay.

• Barry is a construction company foreman and a mentally abusive stepfather to Shay.

• Marcia Santiago is a New York City detective investigating the heinous rape of Daphne.

• Paula is the therapist counseling Shay.

• Willow Tanaka is a talented (and eccentric) mixed-media artist under the representation of Cassandra and Jane Moore through Moore Public Relations.

• Tony Ricci is the Madrid-born immigrant from whom a great actress will take her name.

• Belinda Moore is the loathsome mother of Cassandra and Jane. Once hopeful, Belinda crashed and burned with a quickness.

• James “Trey” Anders is the tall, handsome, and quite charming stepbrother to Cassandra and Jane Moore.

• Brett Sullivan is an aspiring poet and the faithless, unsupportive ex-husband of cancer survivor Beth.

• Detective Williams is the sharp, no-nonsense investigator with one foot ahead of Shay Miller and one foot behind her.

• Valerie Ricci is a phenomenal character actress who stuns on these pages. Indeed, the Big Apple is her oyster. And her performance in this fictional world is stunning, spectacular, and award-worthy.

The preceding cast members, complemented by a stream of bit players and extras, keep the plot speedy and fascinating. And here, they did their creators, Hendricks and Pekkanen, respectable justice.

FINALLY, THE FINALE.

Someone butchered to death the man named James Anders. And Shay Miller has fallen victim to an elaborate setup.

The plot of this quietly cruel tale initially comes alive in a calm, sunny atmosphere, but soon, its premise becomes dark and gloomy, and before long, it’s storming. No longer gentle on its path, the road of its storyline suddenly twists, causing it to spin out onto a patch of clever imagination.

Primarily set in New York, with some travel to neighboring New Jersey and Los Angeles, You Are Not Alone was an enjoyable read. And I am inclined to render the tale five stars, not because it was the most exceptional mystery thriller I have ever read, but because it was just so well-written. The text of its body flowed smoothly, like butter. And my eyes just rolled with the stream. If there is one thing I love as both a reader and writer, it's wrinkle-free writing. And on the pages of You Are Not Alone, Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen wowed me with their (combined) writing skills—as did they with their flawless research on the subject matter. Excellent work.

Recommended to mystery thriller and psychological thriller lovers alike, You Are Not Alone is guaranteed to command your interest, even into the wee hours, as it keeps you wrapped in its sticky web of deceit. A great read, indeed.

Five needy-greedy-and-seedy stars.


REVIEWER’S NOTE: It is my kind pleasure to thank St. Martin’s Press, as well as NetGalley, for the advance review copy (ARC) of You Are Not Alone in exchange for my honest review.

Analysis of You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen is courtesy of the Reviews by Cat Ellington book series.

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Wow! What a fantastic thriller! I am glad I started it early in the morning - I could not put it down! You Are Not Alone kept me on the edge of my seat right up to the end! I think this is their best collaboration yet.

I have not read this author duo's first two books, although I have An Anonymous Girl in my TBR stack. I think I need to move it up the stack based on how much I enjoyed this one. I love a good psychological thriller, dark and twisty, that keeps me turning the pages and not wanting to put it down. You Are Not Alone had me tense as I tried to guess what was going to happen next. I had some of it right, but not all.

Shay, the main character is not the usual unreliable narrator, but she's a quirky one. She keeps a data book full of little facts she picks up, which makes her perfect as a market researcher. Unfortunately when we meet her, she's been downsized and is looking to find a job, her best friend is busy with a new baby, and her best male friend and roommate (who she is secretly in love with) is getting very serious about his new girlfriend. Shay is feeling vulnerable already when she witnesses a suicide on the subway and she finds herself caught up in learning about the woman--who looked somewhat like Shay herself. She meets the Moore sisters, the dead woman's friends, and the suns that a tight-knit group of friends orbit about. They take Shay under their wing but she soon finds her new friends have some dark secrets.

It's made clear to the reader that these women aren't the friends Shay thinks they are and it's just a matter of Shay figuring out and finding out what the end game was. This was more suspenseful than it sounds and made the book a nail biter. I admit to yelling at Shay quite a bit for some of her choices and the things she missed, but I found myself rooting for her too. There are some potential trigger warnings for suicide, violence and sexual assault, but if you like domestic thrillers centered around the darker side of women's friendships, you'll like You Are Not Alone.

You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen is a tale about loneliness, broken trust and the vulnerability of someone who needs desperately to belong. It is also about murder and revenge and the dark hearts of those who have been hurt before.

"...For a split second she seems frozen, suspended in the air, her arms thrown overhead like a dancer.
The train shoots past, its wheels grinding frantically against the tracks, the high-pitched shriek louder than I've ever heard it.
My stomach heaves and I bend over and throw up. My body begins to shake uncontrollably, reacting to the horror as my mind frantically tries to process.
Someone is yelling over and over, 'Call 911!'
The train stops. I force myself to look. There is no sign of the woman at all.
One second she existed, and the next, she'd been erased..."

SUMMARY

Shay Miller is living a lonely life in the city. She has very few friends and her job prospects are dwindling. She is quietly in love with her roommate but he has a girlfriend who is about as perfect as a girl can be. As bad as it all seems, it is still better than the home she left behind.

Then comes the day that changes everything. The day Shay witnesses a woman throw herself in front of a subway train. Shay becomes obsessed with the suicide and tries to find out everything about the woman. Her name was Amanda and she was a nurse and it seemed as if there was no reason for Amanda to take her own life. Shay cannot stop thinking about Amanda. She ends up at a small memorial for Amanda and meets Amanda's friends. The are unlike anyone Shay has ever known. Shay soon befriends them and little by little, it seems, begins to live Amanda's life.

Cassandra and Jane Moore are the most glamourous women Shay has ever met. Under their tutelage, Shay begins to change her life. She finds the perfect job, changes her wardrobe and even moves out to a place of her own. It seems as if everything is finally working out for Shay.

Cassandra and Jane can't quite figure Shay out. What is the tie between Amanda and Shay? How did they know each other? Why is Shay so obsessed with Amanda? More importantly, is Shay a threat?

Shay thinks that the Moore sisters are a godsend. Her life has become so much better since meeting them. But the Moore sisters are something very different. They have gathered a group of women around them and together, they make the people who have hurt them pay. Amanda had been one of the group and Shay's obsession with her has the Moore sisters on edge. They know they will have to do something about Shay. But what they don't know is that Shay has resources of her own.

REVIEW

You Are Not Alone is a terrific, intricate and well crafted thriller. The characters drive the story and the story is very much a multi layered tale, unraveling little by little until the truth of each character is revealed. At the heart of the story is Shay's loneliness and isolation and the desire for justice the Moore sisters crave. Only the lines between revenge and justice are too often blurred.

The tale also reveals the dark side of vigilante justice. How the mob mentality acts on little facts and hearsay and the damage and injury this type of justice creates, too often outweighs the offense that is initially done. We see this daily on social media.

Shay Miller is a terrific character, both sad and quirky, but filled with a resolve she and the reader never really knew she had. She had fallen into a life unfulfilled and desperate that like a slow cancer, was eating away at her. When the Moore sisters come into her life, she feels reborn. Which makes their betrayal all the more painful.

The characters in this novel are unique from any I have read in sometime. Female lead and female driven, yet universal in scope and emotion. They will be hard to forget.

A terrific tale and a hell of a good read!

I loved the characters and the storyline development of this book. It was absolutely one of my favorites so far and I can't wait to delve in to the next one that this author writes. The storyline was simple, enjoyable, and entertaining.

Hendricks and Pekkanen have done it again!!
I read this book in 2 days because I had to put it down to get a coupled of hours of sleep before work.. otherwise, it would have been an all-nighter. It grabbed me from the beginning and kept my attention throughout. I will say there is no major plot twist as there was in The Wife Between Us, however, it was still very much engaging and unputdownable.

In You Are Not Alone, the protagonist, Shay, witnesses a horrific life-altering event that she just cannot shake. It haunts her to the point of obsession. And her severe loneliness leads her to embrace a friendship with the Moore sisters who may or may not have her best interest at heart. Could this friendship cost her, her life?

The Wife Between Us was one of my favorite Books of 2018, so I really looked forward to the release of You Are Not Alone. The main character is Shay Miller, a data wiz that looks at life through the complexities of data and statistics. After witnessing a woman commit suicide by jumping in front of a subway train, Shays own life begins to unravel at the seams. She begins an obsession to find out more about the dead woman and goes as far as inserting herself into the deceased woman’s life. Soon she meets her “friend circle” led by the mysterious and impossibly perfect sisters Cassondra and Jane Moore. They lead a group of women that think plotting, and enacting revenge is an everyday thing. Due to the fact that Shay is in low point in her life and wants to be a part of something, she dives in headfirst and soon finds herself embroiled in a murder case. The story is told by multiple POV’s, and as times seemed as though I was reading two separate books. Shay is not as strong of a character as I’d hoped she’d be. There were instances when I thought she was either naive or just plain clueless. As the line goes “If it’s too good to be true, it probably is.” I kept thinking through the book “She should have known better!” All in all, it was a good read, not my favorite by this author duo but pleasing none the less.

I love Greer and Sarah! Love them! The Wife Between Us is one of my favorite books by them and this is a close second.

I loved Shay. Her character was relatable in so many ways. I can’t go into much detail about the book as any little clue could spoil it for you. Go in blind like I did. It was one hell of a ride and you won’t be disappointed.

4 stars. This one was weird, but strangely addictive. Not my favorite, but still enjoyable. Review to come.

Due to being a high school teacher, I have been falling behind on reviews. Here are my initial thoughts.

In true Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen fashion, they’ve written a good thriller that you didn’t want to put down. I didn’t guess the big twist until the very end and it definitely kept me guessing. I enjoyed how the book was told from different perspectives of the characters and went back in time to explain why the characters did some of the things that they did.

YOU ARE NOT ALONE - Greer Hendricks

SUSPENSEFUL BUT CONFUSING - 3 Stars

Plot - 3.5 stars - The mysterious blurb about the book is what attracted me to it. We only know that Shay is a lonely single woman who meets a sisterhood of women who want...something from her.

Writing - 2.5 stars - The suspense is well-built, keeping me guessing right from the beginning. There is a slow and steady build-up, and the reader is kept disconcerted because we don't understand what we're missing. However, I kept confusing the several women (besides Cassandra and Jane) since they were quite involved in the action, but their stories were interchangeable.

Characters - 3 stars - Shay is a very well-done character, and she is what helped moved this story along for me. She started out lonely and totally not confident, but as Cassandra and Jane took her under their wings, she grew and matured and became the best she could be. Then, when the sh** hit the fan, she grew even more and used her intelligence and persistence to solve the mystery.

Format - 3.5 stars - I liked that each chapter began with a statistic in Shay's data book, which related to what we could expect in the chapter. Interesting bits of information that sent our thinking in the right direction.

Title - 3 stars - The title makes sense, but it doesn't really tell you anything about what to expect from the story.

Cover - 3 stars - Nice color, but nothing to draw the eye.

Overall - 3 stars - This was just OK for me. The main character of Shay was very frustrating at first because of her constant self-deprecation and inability to move forward. But when her confidence grew (with the support of Cassandra and Jane), she became much more appealing. And when she had to defend herself, she really came in to her own, and I was rooting for her success. I could feel the underlying suspense and felt that it built slowly and steadily. But I was often confused about who was doing what. Yes, the reader was meant to be kept in the dark through much of the story, but I didn't quite "get" what was going on, so that made it quite put-downable.

This has been the lowest rating I’ve given to this author duo. I absolutely loved their first book The Wife Between Us and was very excited when they came out with their next book, An Anonymous Girl, which wasn’t as good as their first book in my opinion. Then they came out with this book and I had really high hopes that it would redeem my feelings about their writing, sadly it didn’t.

One thing that bothered me was how far fetched everything was. I was actually laughing at a couple of parts that were supposed to be suspenseful and twisty because they seemed so out there and not realistic at all. I skimmed the ending of the book and I’m glad I did because the huge plot twist was terrible and the ending actually had me rolling my eyes.

Another big complaint I have about this book is how many characters were thrown in and how almost every chapter was a different one, and they were told in different time periods. I kept getting confused on who was who and when we were in present tense and when it was past tense. I had to constantly go back to figure out what character was being talked about and I really didn’t enjoy that.

I also didn’t care for any of the characters especially Shay. Normally I like characters that are a little mousy and are trying so hard to fit into a group but her being thirty one years old and acting how she did drove me insane. I feel like her character was written as more how a seventeen year old girl would act, not someone in their thirties.

I’m going to stop ranting about this book even though there’s a lot more I could say. I really hoped this book would redeem these two authors for me but sadly I think I’m done reading their books.

*Thank so much to St. Martins Press and NetGalley for the complimentary copy of this book for my honest review!*

Another captivating book by this team of authors! Shay finds herself at a spot in life where she is unfulfilled and frustrated with her lack of career, friends, boyfriend/husband, and housing. She crosses with path with Cassandra and Jane who seem to have everything and connections to help Shay get what she wants. It doesn't turn out exactly how Shay is hoping and she finds her life in danger. This book pulled me in and I couldn't put it down until I knew how it ended.

Enjoyable read about a woman who witnesses a woman commit suicide and the impact that has on her own sad and lonely life. Many twists and not everyone is who you think they are. Good page-turner.

Oh, I loved this book. It kept me intrigued with every page and I read it withing three days because I couldn't put it down. I have recommended to others since I finished it and it's now a favorite of mine.

This book pulled me in and kept me reading late at night. I have loved every book I've read by these authors. The suspense and psychological manipulation that takes place in this book is just amazing. I would definitely recommend this for anyone who loves psychological thrillers or anyone who hasn't read one of their books yet.

Thank you to Net Galley and St. Martin's Press for providing an advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review and opinions.

I have long been a fan of Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, so it is no surprise that I devoured this book. The suspense levels were off the charts which only made the twist and turns that much better.

This was fantastic! I was completely glued to the pages and on the edge of my seat. The twists were great and kept me guessing.
I highly recommend this for any fan of good psychological reads

You Are Not Alone is a thrilling mystery novel set in the fast-paced city of New York. It is told from multiple perspectives which only adds to the suspense of the story. Readers can expect to feel intrigued and frightened all while anxiously awaiting the conclusion.

Shay Miller is a young thirty-something woman living in New York. She isn't satisfied with the life she is living from her personal to professional life. Things just don't seem to be going her way and in fact, get worse when she witnesses a horrifying accident on a subway platform.

Shay is left traumatized and wants to understand the victim of the accident. She becomes close to Amanda's. the victim, circle of friends, and finally feels like she belongs. Shay likes the new her and her life feels like it's turning around for the better especially with a new apartment and new job on the horizon.

The authors provide readers with mystery and suspense with their terrific writing style. They do tell the stories from multiple perspectives but I think it works well with the story and adds the perfect amount of intrigue.

I give You Are Not Alone 4 stars. This was my first time reading these authors and I enjoyed their writing style. This mystery thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat the entire time. I think Shay is such a relatable character and that will suck readers in.

This was such a great psychological thriller. I loved the two previous books by these authors, I loved both of them as well. It was very fast-paced, you'll enjoy it.