If You Were Here - Hardcover

Burke, Alafair

3.54

7,746 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062208357 ISBN 13: 9780062208354

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2013

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If You Were Here is a thrilling novel of suspense from Alafair Burke, the author Dennis Lehane calls “one of the finest young crime writers working today.”

Manhattan journalist McKenna Jordan is chasing the story of an unidentified woman who heroically pulled a teenaged boy from the subway tracks. When she locates a video that captures part of the incident, she thinks she has an edge on the competition scrambling to identify the mystery heroine, but is shocked to discover that the woman in the video bears a strong resemblance to Susan Hauptmann, a close friend who disappeared without a trace a decade earlier.

What would have been a short-lived metro story sends McKenna on a dangerous search for the missing woman—a search that will force her to unearth long-buried truths much closer to home...

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Review:

""If You Were Here" is a winner: a suspenseful, tightly plotted story of friendship, lies, and betrayal. Alafair Burke writes deftly about secrets buried close to home. An accomplished novel by an assured author."--Meg Gardiner, author of "The Shadow Tracer"

"After finishing "If You Were Here", I don't feel I can trust anyone ever again, except Alafair Burke to provide a cracking good read."--Linwood Barclay, author of "Trust Your Eyes"

"Fast-paced nail-biter."--"National Examiner"

"This author reminds me of Laura Lippman in the sense that you know you are in good hands with her, and can relax without wondering if things are going to fall apart midway through. ...Burke's female characters are always very involving, with big, strong voices."--Gillian Flynn, author of "Gone Girl"

""If You Were Here" veers from one realistic twist to another with aplomb. Years of betrayal, lies and distrust rise to the surface as the suspenseful plot never falters.... Outstanding."--"Sacramento Bee"

You know you are in good hands with her, and can relax without wondering if things are going to fall apart midway through. ...Burke s female characters are always very involving, with big, strong voices. --Gillian Flynn, author of "Gone Girl," in "O, the Oprah Magazine""

Outstanding .Burke s accuracy in legal and judicial technicalities is impressive although most readers will find simpler pleasures in her sharp writing, well-constructed plot, and dimensional characters. --"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)"

Captivating . Burke excels in writing compelling character-driven stories mixed with baffling mysteries. --Associated Press"

"If You Were Here" is a winner: a suspenseful, tightly plotted story of friendship, lies, and betrayal. Alafair Burke writes deftly about secrets buried close to home. An accomplished novel by an assured author. --Meg Gardiner, author of "The Shadow Tracer""

After finishing "If You Were Here," I don t feel I can trust anyone ever again, except Alafair Burke to provide a cracking good read. --Linwood Barclay, author of "Trust Your Eyes""

Book Description:

In If You Were Here by Alafair Burke, a young pickpocket is pulled from the tracks of a subway station seconds before an oncoming train's arrival. When a video of the incident briefly emerges it unlocks a mystery that goes back over a decade.

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