Welcome to another Bookish Friday, in which we share excerpts from books…and connect with other bloggers who do the same.
Let’s begin the celebration by sharing Book Beginnings, hosted by Rose City Reader; and let’s showcase The Friday 56 with Freda’s Voice.
To join in, just grab a book and share the opening lines…along with any thoughts you wish to give us; then turn to page 56 and excerpt anything on the page.
Then give us the title of the book, so others can add it to their lists! What a great way to spend a Friday.
Today’s feature is one of my new books: Find Me, by Alafair Burke.
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Book Beginning:
Hope Miller shifted her gaze from the gas nozzle to the pump. When the gallon counter hit twelve, she scolded herself for not filling up before her trip into the city. She couldn’t risk an empty tank.
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Friday 56:
Once she found out exactly how he had “messed it up,” she couldn’t unknow it. Lindsay’s reluctance to take even that initial leap had nothing to do with Hope and everything to do with Scott. (p. 56).
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Synopsis:
Some pasts won’t stay forgotten . . .
She calls herself Hope Miller, but she has no idea who she actually is. Fifteen years ago, she was found in a small New Jersey town thrown from an overturned vehicle, with no clue to her identity. Doctors assumed her amnesia was a temporary side effect of her injuries, but she never regained her memory. Hope eventually started a new life with a new name in a new town that welcomed her, yet always wondered what she may have left behind—or been running from. Now, she’s leaving New Jersey to start over once again.
Manhattan defense lawyer Lindsay Kelly, Hope’s best friend and the one who found her after the accident, understands why Hope wants a new beginning. But she worries how her friend will fare in her new East Hampton home, far away from everything familiar. Lindsay’s worst fears are confirmed when she discovers Hope has vanished without a trace—the only lead a drop of blood found where she was last seen. Even more ominously, the blood matches a DNA sample with a connection to a notorious Kansas murderer.
With nowhere else to turn, Lindsay calls NYPD homicide detective Ellie Hatcher, the daughter of the cop who dedicated his life to hunting the Kansas killer. Ellie has always believed there was more to the story of her father’s death twenty years earlier—and she now fears that Hope’s recent disappearance could be related.
In pursuit of answers, the women search for the truth beneath long-buried secrets. And when their searches converge, what they find will upend everything they’ve ever known.
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Would you keep reading? I love this author, so I’m in.
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This sounds good! I’m looking forward to reading more thriller type books this year and am adding this to my list.
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Thanks, Katherine, after take a small break from thrillers this week, I am ready for more!
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I really like Alafair Burke’s writing so I would definitely want to read this one. I hope you are enjoying your reading!
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Thanks, Wendy, so do I!
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Oooh this sounds super twisty and turny! I’m definitely going to add it to my TBR, my brain is already racing with the possibilities! I hope you have a lovely weekend 🙂
Juli @ A Universe in Words
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Thanks, Juli, here’s to hoping we enjoy it!
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This sounds like a really great and thrilling read. Thanks for sharing! Hope you have a great weekend! 🙂
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I hope it will be, Ashley.
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I have not read this author but it sounds like a page-turner! I hope you enjoy it. Have a great weekend! https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2022/01/first-line-friday-34-deadly-target.html
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I hope so, too, Cindy.
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sounds like a gripping plot. Enjoy. My Friday quotes are from Harlem Shuffle
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Thanks, Anne, I do hope to love it. Enjoy yours.
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This sounds like a good one. I hope you like it.
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Thanks, Yvonne, I think I will!
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I’m not usually into Thrillers, but this one sounds like it would be a lot of fun. I’ll definitely add it to my list!
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Thanks, Cathy Marie, I have some favorite thriller authors that I gravitate towards. Enjoy!
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