Seven year old Josie Vance is taken in broad daylight whilst on a trip to the park with her Nanny.

FBI agent Emily Ray is brought in to lead the investigation, she is the best in her field because, at the age of 7, she too was kidnapped and kept until the age of 15.

As the team begin to find clues and receive correspondence from the kidnapper it soon becomes apparent that this is a lot more than a random act. This is personal to Emily and her past.

A hand drawn picture shows Josie standing outside of a house. The house that Emily was kept in all of those years ago. A house that had burned down.

Her kidnapper had taken his own life after her escape, she had identified his remains.

Who was behind this and why? What is the perpetrator trying to achieve?

As Emily fights to save Josie she is faced with deep, dark secrets from her past that could destroy her and everything she loves.

I absolutely loved this, it pulls you right in and grips you the whole way through! The chapters are short and snappy and, whilst the main narrative is in the present, we do get snippets from the past as well which really give insight into Emily's character.

At a certain discovery I hit an "Oh wow" moment, I actually said it out loud and woke my husband up 🙈 This is obviously a huge positive to feel that way about part of a story!!

I'm so excited that this is just the first book of a series and I am already bursting to read more!

Emily Ray has a tragic past. She was abducted when she was a little girl and kept in captivity for years before she was let go.

She now works for the FBI and is looking for the abductor of young Josie Vance. The circumstances of Josie's disappearance are eerily similar to what happened to Emily.

Heck. What a damn good novel this is! I was transfixed from beginning to end, and am looking forward to reading more of this authors work.
The characters are real, and the subject is emotional.
Not to mention the massive - did I mention massive? - twist!!!
Great story line, and very fast paced. Dark and phew!! That twist!

4/5 stars from me, and I highly recommend this book.

Thanks to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for this Advanced Reader’s Copy of My Name is Emily Ray by Michelle Dominguez Greene due to be published May 27, 2025.

Josie Vance vanishes from Cove Park and Special Agent Emily Ray leads the investigation to find her. She is the very best at finding abducted children because twenty-eight years ago she was one of them. To find Josie, Emily must confront her own abduction and the past she thought she had buried. Will she find Josie in time?
This book was wonderful – easy to read, lots of twists and turns, and wonderful characters. It was very believable, kept my interest the entire time, and I can’t wait to read Book 2 of this series. I’m invested in Emily Ray!

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