Although I didn't love this one as much as Please Join Us, I remain a huge fan of Catherine McKenzie's writing!

Cassie is running from her husband and old life in NYC and has taken a job in Search and Rescue at Yosemite National Park, a job she held ten years ago back where she grew up. When a young couple goes missing, she finds herself wrapped up in a haunting experience from her past.

The past and present action is told through alternating timelines, journal entries, social media posts and news articles, and the reader -- in a true, slow-burn style -- comes to understand what Cassie has been experiencing as past and present collide.

This is a great read for those who enjoy slow-burn mysteries and stories about nature and rock climbing.

Thanks to Atria books, Catherine McKenzie and Netgalley for the ARC!

Cassie Peters has left her busy life and abusive husband in New York City. Armed with a burner phone she returns to her roots and somehow quickly falls back into old patterns. As people start to go missing around her, there seems to be a striking similarity to the last time she was home. Or is there?

Good read! Loved uncovering the connections and mysteries at the end. Highly recommended.

* I received an advanced reader’s copy of this book from NetGalley and Atria Books in exchange for my honest review

This was entertaining read with an ending I did not see coming and while I liked being surprised - it was my least favorite part of the story. I enjoy reading books when the bad guys (whose identity is the surprise in this one) get what's coming to them and the ending let me down a little in this respect. It was, however, still a fun and easy read with great suspense and interesting characters. Additionally I really enjoyed the setting (Yosemite) and all the Search and Rescue details. 3.75 stars.

At the start of this novel, we see Cassie being helicoptered out of Yosemite with a dead body at her feet, before flashing back to the beginning of the summer when she fled her life in NYC to work Search and Rescue at Yosemite. Plus we find out that ten years earlier Cassie had worked that same job at Yosemite, then fled there after some kind of incident. So right off the bat there are a lot of mysteries - who is the dead body, and what are the reasons Cassie uprooted her life both ten years ago and now. Plus, in between chapters we also see social media posts from a woman named Jada, and a diary from a woman named Petal, both headed to Yellowstone, so there’s also the question of how their stories will intersect with Cassie’s.

So, lots of mysteries going on, but all are satisfyingly answered eventually, and with some surprises I did not see coming. However, enough timelines and different strands that this is definitely one I recommend reading visually rather than on audiobook.

I’m a long time fan of Catherine McKenzie - in fact, this was the 10th book of hers I’ve read! (I still have a few more of her older books on my backlist books to read list.) Her early books are more contemporary fiction, and then somewhere along the way she transitioned to books which land somewhere on the suspense/mystery/thriller continuum. But whatever the genre, I know she’s always going to give me an interesting main character and a fun ride to the end.

Have You Seen Her is a story of Cassie a woman with a past on the run, as things are slowly revealed. She is hiding out working rescue on Yosemite, and this was the part of the story I enjoyed the most. The rescues, the setting. Cassies story the intersects with 2 other female stories, and eventually there is a payoff at the end with a surprise ending with Petal. Otherwise it was a slow burning book.

Moving from New York to Yosemite, Cassie is running from her past. Almost a decade before there were a couple of missing hikers in Yosemite. Cassie teams up with some people from her past and new ones to help solve the case of the missing hikers.

This was a slow burn for me. Took a while for me to really get into it, It wasn't until about the end where it started to pick up and I was intrigued.

If you love thriller, suspense, mystery, I recommend. Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in return for an honest review.

Have You Seen Her is a dual timeline suspense thriller centering on Cassie as she is being helicoptered out of a remote location in Yosemite with a dead body. This is one that is best to go in blind, but you will learn about the years just before she left the area originally, her time and marriage in NYC and her current job back in Yosemite & Mammoth Lakes. I enjoyed the setting and there were so many different little mysteries, you never are sure if they are separate or tie together. In the end I found it all wrapped up in a satisfying way. Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for an advance copy in exchange for my honest opinion. Have You Seen Her is now available.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book.

This was an OK read. Most of the book was a slow burn and sometimes a bit boring. The ending was a surprise, but not in a good way, just pretty unbelievable. Didn't really connect with any of the characters and the ending made me like them even less. Can't say I'd recommend this one.

Catherine McKenzie has done it again: written another compulsively readable mystery, this time set in the woods amid a team of search and rescue professionals. The ending requires a few leaps in togic, but the overall story is compelling and kept me guessing 'til the very end.

Have You Seen Her by Catherine Mckenzie

My rating:
3/5
⭐️⭐️⭐️

A story of three women, Cassie, Jada & Petal & how their stories intertwine in Yosemite National Park.

This one is a tough one to rate for me. I think this story had a lot of set up in order to tell the full story. I was hooked at 75% to the end. So much so that I had to finish it this morning. I can see how everything ties together in the end and all my questions were answered. I wish there was a little more suspense in the middle of this book.

Overall I think this was a good read, but not my favorite. Would I recommend it? If you enjoy the outdoors and a slow thriller, maybe! I was definitely surprised with the ending and how it all came together, so I have to give the author lots of credit for that, but the rest of the book was rather dry.

Thank you netgalley for the ARC! You can read this one now!

Ok, keeping this short and sweet, because I think this was totally a me problem, not a book problem. I wasn’t feeling the setting being in the woods and rock climbing. I felt like it was moving a little too slow for my mood. I may come back to it and try it again another time. Who knows?!

This had a great mix of physical danger within the Yosemite wilderness. This also have secrets survival and leaves the reader wanting more. I would encourage others to read this. Looking forward to what the author has in store next

Have You Seen Her was an adventurous thriller - while it starts and ends strong, the middle dragged a bit for me and felt a little repetitive. That said, I loved the twist at the end and how all the loose ends came together. This was a great and entertaining thriller!

Firstly, thank you Net Gallery for a fantastic read!
"That's how it started. Three women connecting across the country in anonymity. Providing support, solace, a lack of judgement. When we escape, that's what our fantasy was called. When we escape, we'll fill in whatever blank you wanted. Be happy, find love, live without fear, make better romantic choices."
This was a really enjoyable twister for me.
I’m looking forward to reading more of Catherine McKenzies novels.

I could not get into this book. Unfortunately, it is not for me. I found the writing to be simple and not interesting.

This was a fast placed mystery. At first it seems like the average book, but then the time frame chances and puts you into a "What's going on? " scenario. With two time lines there are nuances you need to keep track of. All this wrapped together kept me interested and wanting to keep going. The big twist at the end is a surprise I didn't see coming.

Another good one my Catherine McKenzie. This author never disappoints me. It's always lots of thrills and surprises.

A young woman, Cassie, leaves her abusive husband Kevin. All she takes is a burner phone and some clothes. She has a job lined up already. She's headed to Yosemite to work as a SARs, search and rescue. There is no way her husband can find her. He thinks she's from Colorado after all. Cassie had worked this job ten years ago and left after a friend went missing and was found dead later. She could not take the pressure anymore so left.

While working Cassie meets people she has known from her previous job there. She meets some new people also. Jada is there with her boyfriend Jim. Petal is with her girlfriend Sandy. These three cross paths a few times. But when Jada and Jim go missing the whole area goes into rescue mode. It's like a repeat of ten years before in many ways. Cassie and Jenny worked the earlier rescue, or as it turned out, recovery. This time it's Ben and Cassie.

This book keeps you wanting more and it's very descriptive of the area and the job. There are lots of climbing scenes and a few party scenes. The story is told from before and now. It started out with a body being found. A male. It's Cassie's husband Kevin. This story takes you from when she is rescued to how it all happened. The back and forth being very helpful. It also gives you insight in Jade and Petal's lives. Each of them tell things that happen.

There is a twist that I did not see coming. I was totally surprised by it as I usually do see these things. Not this time. I was floored. This book takes you on a few hikes in search of missing people. Some might not make it back. Some might have a lot of explaining to do. But it will hold your attention up until the very last page. I enjoyed the twists very much.

While I didn't much like any of the characters except Ben it was still a very good book. It kept me wanting more and kept me guessing. It's another winner for Ms McKenzie. One I think you will enjoy if you like a thrill ride.

Thank you #NetGalley, #CatherineMcKenzie, #Atria for this ARC. This is my own true thoughts about this book. Well done.

Four big stars and only lost one because I didn't connect or like anyone except Ben. The rest were to much for me. ha ha

an engaging read with lots of secrets and twists

thank you to netgalley and to the publisher for this review copy.

Thank you to Atria Books + NetGalley for this ARC copy of Have You Seen Her by Catherine McKenzie.

WOW. I'm still at a loss for words for how this book made me feel. I DEVOURED this book, the mystery, the romance, the thrill of Yosemite Search and Rescue.

Catherine wrote this book in a dual timeline style - actually we follow Jada, Cassie and Petal in the "then" timeline and Cassie in a "now" timeline, while at first I was confused following these timelines Catherine McKenzie wrapped up these well, I was content with how the timelines all fused together.

This book absolutely threw me for a loop, every time I had a theory or thought I knew the direction that this book was going, I was always wrong - while my thoughts were sorta, kinda correct in the general direction of what I thought would happen, I was still shocked at the ending and would never have been able to guess it.

This book to me, was left open ended - I could make up a story in my mind on how I imagine the characters live their lives, or Catherine McKenzie could add onto this story (which I would pick up!)
but either way, this story wrapped up well and didn't feel too rushed as sometimes mystery and thrillers can feel.

I recommend you read this book if you like thrillers, mystery, are a true crime fan, and want to read more Canadian authors as Catherine McKenzie is a Canadian Author!

This book does mention domestic abuse, so just as a trigger warning beware that this is a focus on the book. This book also has similar aspects to Gabby Petito and Brian Landry.

**3.75

I was in the mood for a thriller so I plucked this from my crazy long list of ARCs on NetGalley. I was not disappointed. I flew through this book. Up until almost the ending I had no idea where this was going. There was definitely a psycho on the loose, but it was not who I was expecting. Other sleuths will probably see it coming, but I just didn't.

I enjoyed the dual timeline aspect of Have You Seen Her and how the author was able to seamlessly weave the past into the current storyline. By the end of the story, I think it gave us some more insight into who Cassie is and what she's capable of. The dual timeline also shows you that something happens out in the wilderness, but we just don't know what for sure happens until the end of the book. And that really made me want to get through the book to know what the heck happened!