Where Is She? by Marlene Ridgway Available Now!

Why did I lie?
I hadn’t planned on lying. When that stranger handed me the journal and looked at me with his big, desperate eyes, I wasn’t planning anything. I intended to give it to whoever asked for it. This wasn’t some elaborate plan or a scheme. I just didn’t open my mouth. It was like my mind decided without me that I should hang on to it.

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All Maggie wanted to do was photograph an old bridge and avoid thinking about the recent death of her mother. What she wasn’t planning to find by the Mississippi riverside was a dying man, left for dead, shoving a mysterious journal at her with blood-covered hands. What she really wasn’t planning to do was stash the journal and lie to the police about it, nevermind read it.

Page after page, Maggie is drawn into the complicated life of Cassie, a single mother from a complicated past, who’s now intertwined with a prominent crime family in Minneapolis. What begins as a distant threat on paper — a distraction — becomes horrifyingly real when Maggie discovers that someone is following her.

In a race against a dangerous family whose powerful grip reaches across the city, Maggie and an unexpected companion search for answers about the dying man and Cassie’s involvement. The question is, where is she?

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H.R. Bellicosa rated it: it was amazing 
​★ ★ ★ ★ ★​

When Maggie, an uninspired photographer looking to spark her creativity, stumbles across an injured man in the woods, it sets off a chain reaction where the protagonist is pulled into the lives of strangers who she becomes completely engrossed in. Through a journal handed to her from the injured man, Maggie discovers the life of Cassie, a mother who has gotten involved in trouble that is well over her head. As Maggie continues to read, nervous because she’s concealing the journal from the police and possibly hindering their investigation of what happened in the woods, she becomes entrenched in Cassie’s story. As she does, she realizes she may be putting herself in danger, as well as those she loves.

Ridgeway writes with precision and paints her words in vivid strokes. There is tension throughout the novel that keeps you wanting to turn the pages. There are multiple questions throughout...Where is she? But also, who is she? Who is Cassie, this woman who has come alive from the pages of her diary? And who is Maggie? Will she find out where Cassie is, and will she find out more about herself in the process?

Disclaimer: I received an advance reader copy of this book from the author. The review is based solely on my own opinion.  

Eric Fite rated it: it was amazing 
​★ ★ ★★ ★

Where is She? grabbed and held my attention from the very first page!  Maggie simply wanted to take some pictures of a bridge and finds herself wrapped up in so much more.  Finding a bleeding and dying man near the river who hands her a journal, kicks off this incredible story that will grip you all the way to the last pages.
 
I was incredibly impressed with the character development and how it didn’t take away from the story line.  I really felt like I knew each character and could relate to each of them and their role as this novel played out. The story line flowed so well and there were no gaps that left you wondering. 
 
You can really tell how thoroughly that the author enjoyed writing this novel for our enjoyment!
 
There are books that I can’t put down, and like Maggie, who can’t put down the journal that was handed to her near the river, this was definitely one of them for me.  I read this on the heels of the best books I have read in the last six months, The Silent Patient, and was worried that it might somehow make this book less enjoyable, I was wrong!  When I want to read a suspense novel, this is exactly what I want to read! ​ ​

Louise rated it: it was amazing 
​★ ★ ★ ★ ★​

​I’d like to thank Marlene Ridgway for sending me an arc copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

This is a story about Maggie coming across a man who has been badly injured and left for dead, who passes her a journal. She keeps this journal a secret from the police and once she is home she delves into it. This journal contains Cassie's world up until recently. She can’t help but wonder who Cassie is and as she reads more and more she realizes Cassie is in danger. Maggie finds herself in a race against time to find and save Cassie.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was from Maggies point of view only, which I think worked really well. I loved seeing Maggie and Sam’s characters develop and interact with each other. It is the type of book that’s hard to put down as the reader is always left wanting to find out more. You are constantly trying to solve the mystery. If you are looking for a suspense-thriller which is fast paced, I would highly recommend this.

I am looking forward to reading more from this author in the future. Congratulations Marlene Ridgway on your debut novel.
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