Who’s that girl? After being fished out of a river in small-town Wisconsin, Wanda Dellas is lucky to be alive – yet, she can’t help but feel like something’s wrong. In “Forget Me” (Speaking Volumes, August 22, 2022), the debut psychological thriller from Lisa Sherman, dark secrets of the Midwest are about to be revealed.

Wanda Dellas is living someone else’s life: that’s the sense she’s had since an accident robbed her of her long-term memory. Barely scraping by, Wanda cleans offices at night in order to support her young daughter. She tells herself that anyone would believe they’re meant for a different existence. Yet she can’t shake the sense that she’s missing something—and that the past she’s been told belongs to her is not the whole story.

Claire Stanbrick’s photo is all over the news. A missing businesswoman who’s presumed dead, Claire bears a striking resemblance to Wanda. After learning that Claire went missing around the same time as her accident, Wanda embarks on a journey to uncover the truth about her past. Yet with each additional clue she uncovers, Wanda faces new dangers that threaten her life . . . or is it Claire’s?

Lisa Sherman, a member of Sisters in Crime and the Chicago Writers Association, uses her legal background to create psychological novels that dig into the “why” behind people’s actions. The first in a planned duology, “Forget Me” is one debut novel readers are sure to remember.