I need to file this under "what the hell did I just listen to, and I mean that in a good way." Finally, a book that's compared to Gone Girl actually comes close. Literally nothing is what it seems and the reader has no idea who to trust or who is actually in their right mind until the very end. A psychiatrist and one of her patients have at least two things in common. They both witnessed horrible murders when they were kids, and they're both suspects in the disappearance of a local journalist.

This was an unpredictable and satisfying story. The audiobook narrators were well chosen. Maybe now I'll finally bump that other Louisa Luna book I bought years ago (Two Girls Down) to my immediate TBR.

I received a free Advanced Reading Copy via NetGalley in exchange for a complete and honest review.

A fractured family comes together in the wake of tragedy, dredging up long-simmering resentments and secrets along the way. Tell Me Who You Are is a perceptive and atmospheric novel that examines the bonds of family, the heavy footprint of the past, and our endless shared longing for connection. While Luna's prose is beautifully lyrical at times, the pacing occasionally lags under the weight of the novel's emotional depths. Nonetheless, her nuanced exploration of grief, regret, and the complexity of human relationships makes for a rich and engaging read.

I was never into audios much but I was once this way at the thought of a kindle. I mean, how could anyone not want to just sniff a book and feel the pages in your hand? It was a whole "experience" if you will...

well, then I got to experience the convenience of being able to listen while doing household chores, where I wouldn't have been able to read anyway

Absolutely,.... GENIUS

Tell Me Who You Are

Cue the creep factor. The title alone gave me goosebumps.

In my head I pictured the opening scene of "Scream" and Drew Barrymore panicking on the phone asking the caller to identify himself.

Poor girl had it coming, I mean who runs UP THE STAIRS.... goner

Anywho, back to the book.

It's a doozy, I can tell ya that.

I also enjoyed the narrator and the way my pulse pounded .I never wanted to press pause and not only is my entire house sparkling but all of my drawers have been reorganized.

Once you start, you will not want to stop. Perfect for a day or chores or a long car ride.

This was my first book but Louisa Luna, and I can say im intrigued and looking forward to more!

Check out this teaser :

Brooklyn psychiatrist Dr. Caroline Strange is certain she knows what's best for her patients, her family, and pretty much everyone else, but that all changes when a troubled young man arrives for his appointment and makes a pair of alarming confessions: I am going to kill someone, and I know who you really are.

Dr. Caroline is accustomed to hearing her patients’ deepest, darkest secrets, but it seems Nelson Schack may be one step ahead when detectives show up later that day, inquiring about a missing woman. It looks like Nelson has made good on his threat—yet somehow it’s Dr. Caroline who becomes the prime suspect.

Convinced the police are incompetent, Dr. Caroline takes matters into her own hands, chasing down the elusive Nelson and running headlong into a past she has spent her entire life trying to forget. As she closes in on her target, all the polished pieces of her manicured life splinter when people begin to question who she really is.

The dr in this is so twisted and narcissistic that I had to talk to my therapist about it. I did find the mystery very interesting and even as I didn’t like the characters I found the story very compelling. I did know she had to be more involved so it was exciting to see the story play out!

I just finished Tell Me Who You are by Louisa Luna audiobook - Narrators Megan Tusing; Robb Moreira; Stephanie Németh-Parker and here are my thoughts.

Dr Caroline Strange is a psychiatrist. She always knows what is best for her patients but when a new patient shows up and says he is going to starve someone to death, then leaves before the session is over. Normally these things are just talk but it seems he may well have done what he set out to do when a journalist goes missing, a woman who wrote a piece about Caroline and she lost patients, and the police finds all the signs to Caroline having done it.

Caroline knows she didn’t do it so takes matters into her own hands to find the man who came to her and the person he wants dead.


THIS BOOK HAD ME IN KNOTS!!!! Narrators… You did a fabbo job of keeping the creep factor going throughout the whole book. Enjoy unreliable narrators? UGH this book will keep you just hopping!

You get Caroline’s POV, Ellen’s as she is captive and Gordon, who’s POV comes from Carolines past. You may wonder what they all have in common and it does get explained very well at the end.

It is a fast paced train wreck of a story. If you like your psychological thrillers to be tight and controlled…. Well this one will have you in a tizz. I love books like this. You never know what the next page is going to bring and I bloody loved it.

You have to give it a shot. Never knowing what to expect was the best part of this book! Excellent writing, well build atmosphere and the characters were terrible people but you can’t help watching them all come undone.

5 stars. Best thriller I’ve read this year.

Thank you @netgalley and @macmillianaudio for my gifted ALC

A protagonist with a troubled past turns her pain into psychiatry. Her professional and personal lives tragically intersect with the police focused on her as the suspect, so she takes matters into her own hands. Interesting characters. Intriguing plot. Kept me guessing.

I was worried initially that this was going to be similar to another therapist/client story I've read recently, but I was very, very wrong. Readers will devour this book as they try to figure out how or if Dr. Caroline is really at the culprit and who Billy/William/Nelson really is; my guess was surprisingly incorrect, which made finding out who is really was more satisfying.

Wow... I have no words... THAT ARENT SPOILERS! CrAzY AF!

Publisher's summary
This program features multicast narration.
The Silent Patient meets Gone Girl in this sharp psychological thriller about a psychiatrist with a shocking past and her dangerous new patient.
Brooklyn psychiatrist Dr. Caroline Strange is certain she knows what's best for her patients, her family, and pretty much everyone else, but that all changes when a troubled young man arrives for his appointment and makes a pair of alarming confessions: I am going to kill someone, and I know who you really are.
Dr. Caroline is accustomed to hearing her patients’ deepest, darkest secrets, but it seems Nelson Schack may be one step ahead when detectives show up later that day, inquiring about a missing woman. It looks like Nelson has made good on his threat—yet somehow it’s Dr. Caroline who becomes the prime suspect.
Convinced the police are incompetent, Dr. Caroline takes matters into her own hands, chasing down the elusive Nelson and running headlong into a past she has spent her entire life trying to forget. As she closes in on her target, all the polished pieces of her manicured life splinter when people begin to question who she really is.
Harrowing, unpredictable, and compulsively binge-worthy, the award-winning author Louisa Luna’s Tell Me Who You Are is an utterly gripping psychological thriller that begs the question: Can a person ever really outrun their past?

Thanks to NetGalley & Macmillan Audio for this ALC!

Tell Me Who You Are
A Novel
By: Louisa Luna
Narrated by: Megan Tusing, Robb Moreira, Stephanie Németh-Parker
Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Tell Me Who You Are was an engaging thriller, though there was nothing terribly original or groundbreaking. I think that's completely okay, but comparing it to Gone Girl is a little too pompous.

The characters were mostly unlikable, but sometimes in very fun ways. I couldn't stand Dr Strange's husband constantly calling her "Doctor". Some of the characters feel stereotypical (a take-charge, no-nonsense, plus sized black lady, for instance?)

The biggest issue I had was the representation of mental health and psychology professionals. Some was clearly researched very well, but I don't like the schtick of "multiple personalities", even when the questionability of that diagnosis is brought up in the book. It feels like low hanging fruit.

Finally, the last chapter, like in so many otherwise decent novels, ruined it for me. Every book doesn't need a last minute "shocking" twist, and whenever one is pulled, I lose respect. I also don't feel like the historic murder was justified enough. The first death made no sense based on the stressors that lead to that character's breakdown.

All said, I'll give this 3 stars for keeping me engaged without using some of the worst tropes I've been seeing lately.

Thanks to Netgalley, Macmillan Audio, and Louisa Luna for an ALC of Tell Me Who You Are.

A psychological thriller told from three POVs.

The psychiatrist, Dr. Caroline Strange who is precise, dresses all in white, keeps her office just so, and has snarky nicknames for all her patients. But also has a history.

The mysterious patient that leaves halfway through his first appointment after announcing he is going to kill someone and telling Dr. Caroline "I know who you really are"

The missing woman, Ellen Garcia.

Dr. Caroline Strange has to be one of the most unlikable characters ever! Oddly enough, it's not liking her that made me like the book! Many twists and turns I didn't see coming and even though the ending felt rushed I found the book an engaging read.

I would recommend it to fans of shows like Criminal Minds.

My thanks to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for an advance copy of this audiobook.

Thank you Netgalley & Macmillan Audio for an ALC of Tell Me Who You Are by Louisa Luna! I really enjoyed the multiple narrators on this one as well as the dual timelines - So glad for the audio here. Really well done! The MC is smart, yet sassy and the narrator perfectly does this.

What's it about?
Dr. Caroline Strange is a psychiatrist with a shocking past of her own. Everything begins unraveling when a young man comes for his appt. and says - I am going to kill someone, and I know who you really are.

OK - WEIRD. When the police come to her door later that day about a missing woman, Caroline worries that his threats may not have been empty. Caroline takes matters into her own hands to solve the case, and at the same time we also learn about Caroline's own past and how it threads into the present.

Thank you to Net Galley and Macmillan Audio for giving me the opportunity to listen to Tell Me Who You Are by Louisa Luna.

Dr. Caroline is an intelligent, calculated, confident psychiatrist whose traumatic, twisted past is slowly revealed.

Dr. Caroline becomes a prime suspect when the NYPD makes a connection to a case they are trying to solve.

Gordon, a family man, is down on his luck. He wants to change his circumstances to provide for his family, but his current, unsettling situation and his past haunt him. He is having a difficult time deciphering what is occurring within his home life.

The shorter, alternating chapters between Dr. Caroline and Gordon kept me hooked all throughout the story. The mysterious case the officers were trying to solve provided another layer of suspense.
All of the narrators did an outstanding job throughout the book. I could have easily devoured the book in one sitting, if I had the time. This book is out now! If you want a gripping summer read, this Louisa Luna thriller is just what Dr. Caroline ordered!

Fast-paced, entertaining, and expertly narrated. A recommended purchase for collections where crime and thrillers are popular.

When I first learned of the existence of Tell Me Who You Are, I excitedly expected it to be a continuation to the Alice Vega series. It was only after I received a copy, that I realized that it wasn't. That it's actually a standalone novel. Nevertheless, it sounded like the kind of Psychological Thriller I enjoy, therefore I was still excited to get to it. I've had great success with Luna's previous work, and had no doubt she would impress me with this as well.

In this story, we are mainly following Brooklyn psychiatrist, Dr. Caroline Strange. While Dr. Caroline isn't the only perspective we follow, for me, she was definitely the star. Dr. Caroline is opinionated, head-strong and certainly confident, both in her field and in her every day life. Things take a turn though when she has her first session with Nelson Schack, a disturbing new patient.

Nelson succeeds in getting under Caroline's skin quickly by uttering two statements, 'I am going to kill someone', and 'I know who you really are'. Then a woman goes missing. A woman who Caroline has a loose connection to. Unfortunately, for Caroline, the police know of her connection to the woman and now she's apparently their number one suspect.

Believing the police to be incompetent, I mean they'd have to be if they suspect her, Dr. Caroline takes matters into her own hands, trying to track down the elusive Nelson, and possibly even rescuing the missing woman. During this process, Caroline needs to face her own past, and the terrible truth that lies there.

I know Tell Me Who You Are won't be for everyone, but it's just my kind of messy train-wreck drama. I found every aspect of this compelling and entertaining. Going into it, I was aware it didn't have the highest overall rating, but from the very start it hooked me. The cast of characters are so interesting. I couldn't keep my brain from thinking about this story. I was eating it up.

I flew through this so fast. As it cycled through the various perspectives, my mind was flipping like a rolodex trying to make all the connections. I thought Luna did a great job piecing this all together and bringing it to an exciting and satisfying conclusion.

I would recommend this to Readers who enjoy books like An Anonymous Girl, The Perfect Daughter or The Golden Couple. All have a similar vibe, part of which is being a fly on the wall during someone's therapy session. I did listen to the audiobook and really enjoyed that format. There are different narrators for the various perspectives and I did find it well-done and engaging.

Thank you to the publisher, MCD and Macmillan Audio, for providing me with a copy to read and review. I had a great time with this and look forward to more from this author!

I listened to the audiobook which was narrated by Megan Tusing; Robb Moreira; Stephanie Németh-Parker, all of whom did a great job.

Tell Me Who You Are is the fourth stand-alone novel by award-winning American author, Louisa Luna. It follows the story of a psychiatrist, Dr Carolne Strange and what her newest patient, Nelson Schack tells her is certainly unique: in virtually the same breath, he says that he is going to kill someone, and that he knows who Caroline really is, it was a great opening.

It's not until Detective Makeda Marks and her sidekick, Detective Miguel Jiminez come to her door to question her about the disappearance of journalist Ellen Garcia that she decides it merits breaking patient confidentiality to mention part of Nelson’s statement. Ellen Garcia included Dr Caroline in a highly critical article on doctors, and any of those targeted might hold a grudge.
It is difficult to tell if Caroline is a reliable or unreliable narrator. She is definitely not a narrator that one loves, but she is interesting. She is a case in herself, and the flashbacks provide some interesting insight into how she became who she is. Her behavior as a child was questionable, which makes the reader second guess her a bit.
Luna easily evokes her era and setting, and the reason that her main protagonist seems initially to live up to her name becomes clear as the story progresses. It is told over two timelines and from three perspectives: Caroline Strange, Ellen Garcia and Gordon Strong.

None of the characters are particularly nice people, while the book has moments of black humor it also has seem definitely dark perspectives, but was a definite page-turner that held the reader's attention.
Thank you to NetGalley for the audiobook to preview.

It's best to go into this book without knowing anything. Not because of spoilers, but because of expectations. The book blurb is accurate, but by comparing it to <i>The Silent Patient</i> and <i>Gone Girl</i> actually does this story an injustice. They're big shoes to fill because of their huge twist reveals. The whole time I was reading <i>Tell Me Who You Are</i>, I was expecting a similar type of twist... which never came. That took me away from enjoying what this book actually was. I was somehow both disappointed and relieved by the end that it didn't rely on that type of twisty ending.

Otherwise, the characters were very unlikeable, in a refreshing kind of way! Caroline was very snarky and odd, even as a child. I wasn't rooting for anyone in this book, but that feels like the point. They weren't trying to be good. I never knew who to trust, which kept the suspense alive. Sometimes, I felt like the plot was drawing out too much, but overall, it was a fairly entertaining read. I enjoyed the narration, and the story felt a little bit different than what I've been reading a lot of.

Shoutout to Netgalley, Macmillan Audio, and Louisa Luna for early access in exchange for my honest review.

Dr Caroline Strange is a psychiatrist and is excellent at her job partly due to a severe trauma she suffered as a child. She was at a sleepover at a friend’s house when her friend's father killed the entire family and then himself.

However, when a young man shows up to her practice and tells her he is going to murder someone she knows, she is faced with an ethical quandary. She suspects he is telling the truth but, without more to go on than this, it is against professional ethics to break his confidence and she could lose her job. However, when a journalist who recently wrote a negative article about her goes missing and she seems to be the main suspect, she reveals as much as she can without crossing the ethics line while deciding to do her own investigation.

Tell Me Who You Are is a psychological thriller by Louisa Luna. Told through two different timelines by three different voices, Dr Caroline, Gordon Strong, her next door neighbour when she was a child and Ellen Garcia, the missing journalist, it is well-written with plenty of tense moments. However, I can’t say I liked it very much. Not to say, I hated it but I just found most of the characters including Dr Caroline, extremely unlikeable. The only character, beside Gordon’s family, who I felt any real sympathy for was Ellen, the missing journalist who, turned out, was being held captive. And the part describing Caroline’s early trauma seemed to drag on and on like in get to the damn point already. I swear, by the time that part of the story ended, if I had a hedge I’d have torn it out by its roots…ok. If you read the book, you’ll understand.

Anyway, over all, like I said, I didn’t hate the book, it was just not really for me but, having read other reviews, it seems many people did like it a lot so this is one I’ll leave to other readers to decide for themselves. I listened to the audiobook of this novel told by three different narrators and they all did a great job.

2.5 rounded up to 3

I received an audiobook of this novel from Netgalley and Macmillan Audio in exchange for an honest review

I really enjoyed TELL ME WHO YOU ARE by Louisa Luna! This psychological thriller was giving me The Silent Patient vibes in the best way. I loved the full cast on the audiobook as there’s three points of view; Dr. Caroline, Ellen, and Gordon. All three narrators Megan Tusing, Robb Moreira and Stephanie Németh-Parker were all really good. Dr. Caroline is a psychiatrist and it was so intriguing to learn how these three lives intersect, the secrets of her past and who to believe. This novel is set in Brooklyn during the pandemic so Covid protocols feature prominently. I really enjoyed the fast pace and the build up to the satisfying ending.

The description of this book was The Silent Patient meets Gone Girl. I didn't care for The Silent Patient, but liked Gone Girl so I was holding out hope for this novel. Listening via audiobook, I did like that the three main characters had their own voice/narrator. (The male narrator actually sounds a lot like Milo Ventimiglia.) However, none of the characters were particularly likeable or relatable. Some scenes were overly dramatized and for no purpose in moving the plot along. There were two separate scenes where it almost completely made me DNF the book full stop. The lack of police procedural accuracy was annoying, but I get where the average person doesn't understand that this isn't how the law works or how warrants would be served in these instances. Every time I thought the book could go in a thrilling direction, it landed flat and predictable.

Dr. Caroline Strange is a psychologist in Brooklyn. She has worked very hard to get through school and establish her practice. She sees patients in the basement of her home, while her artist husband working upstairs. Dr. Caroline treats a variety of patients with a variety of diagnoses, from anxiety to body dysmorphia to addiction. Part of the reason she is so good with her patients is that she has a trauma background, like many of her patients. She understands what it’s like to have survived.

When she was just 12, she was on a sleepover at her best friend’s house on the night her friend’s husband snapped and killed his entire family before killing himself. Dr. Caroline had hidden in the sleeping bag, and saw what had happened the next morning, when she ran screaming from the house, right into the arms of her father.

But not everyone is a fan of Dr. Caroline. Some patients have found her cold and distant. That’s how she found herself on the list of the 20 Worst Psychologists in Brooklyn, a local article that caused Dr. Caroline to lose patients. She harbored a small grudge against the writer of the article, Ellen Garcia. But as a professional, she couldn’t let on. And then she went missing.

After a man showed up for a therapy appointment, a new patient, and told Dr. Caroline about how he was thinking about killing a woman, he left her office and mysteriously disappeared. She tried to get in contact with him again, and that’s when she found out that everything he had told her, all his contact information, was a lie. But somehow, Dr. Caroline knows that he is the one who has Ellen Garcia. And she thinks she can figure out why and maybe save her life.

However, as soon as Dr. Caroline tells this information to the police, she hits resistance. As the detectives look into the disappearance of the reporter, they find reasons to circle back to Dr. Caroline. They think she has more to do with the woman’s disappearance than she’s saying, and they don’t believe in the mystery patient at all. But they are starting to believe in the idea of Dissociative Identity Disorder, and they want to find the personality of their suspect, no matter who the person on the outside turns out to be.

Tell Me Who You Are is a taut thriller by masterful writer Louisa Luna. Told by three voices, Dr. Caroline, Ellen Garcia, and a gentleman named Gordon Strong, this chilling mystery is a killer story of the effects of childhood trauma under stress. Each character has a strong voice and a compelling story to tell, and when it all comes together in the end, it might leave you breathless.

I listened to this one on audio, with three narrators, each taking on one of the chapters of their character. Robb Moreira voiced Gordon Strong, Stephanie Nemeth-Parker voiced Ellen Garcia while in captivity, and Megan Tusing stole the show as Dr. Caroline, with her acerbic, scornful attitude and cutting intelligence. I thought all the narrators were perfect in their performance, with the tiny observation that Moreira is clearly not from the Midwest as he would know how to pronounce Menards from their frequent commercials.

I am a fan of Louisa Luna, from her Suzanne Vega novels. This one is a stand-alone thriller, so it’s a new batch of characters. But it is at least as smart and well-conceptualized as anything else I’ve read by her. There are some scenes that are difficult to read, and maybe more difficult to hear, particularly with one character being in captivity throughout her story. There is also some significant childhood trauma, so anyone sensitive to that should steer clear of this one. But if you can take it, this is one amazing story, and when you see how it all comes together in the end, you will never see the world quite the same again.

An early copy of the audio book for Tell Me Who You Are was provided by Macmillan Audio through NetGalley, with many thanks.