Congratulation Sarah
on the release today of
Gone Tonight!
Gone Tonight by Sarah Pekkanen
Mystery Thriller, 336 pages
Published August 1, 2023 by St. Martin's Press
Catherine Sterling thinks she knows her mother. Ruth Sterling is quiet, hardworking, and lives for her daughter. All her life, it's been just the two of them against the world. But now, Catherine is ready to spread her wings, move from home, and begin a new career. And Ruth Sterling will do anything to prevent that from happening.
Ruth Sterling thinks she knows her daughter. Catherine would never rebel, would never question anything about her mother's past or background. But when Ruth's desperate quest to keep her daughter by her side begins to reveal cracks in Ruth's carefully-constructed world, both mother and daughter begin a dance of deception.
No one can know Ruth's history. There is a reason why Ruth kept them moving every few years, and why she was ready--in a moment's notice--to be gone in the night.
But danger is closing in. Is it coming from the outside, from Ruth's past? Is Ruth reaching a breaking point? Or is the danger coming from the darkness that may live in Catherine, herself?
My thoughts about Gone Tonight ~~
(I love to note the first lines of the books I'm reading. First lines can really grab a reader's attention and I love seeing where the author takes the reader after their first lines.)
First lines—"My mother walks from her bedroom through our tiny living room, her eyes sweeping over our old blue couch and coffee table, before she briefly disappears into the galley kitchen."
I'm a huge fan of Sarah Pekkanen's books, especially the stories that she created with Greer Hendricks. Those are among the best thrillers I've read. Gone Tonight it right up there with them.
The story is told in the alternating voices of Catherine and her mother, Ruth. So the reader gets both sides of the story, a story that doesn't really make a whole lot of sense. Why did they always move so much, why has it only been the two of them for as long as Catherine can remember, why is her mother doing the things she is doing right now that don't make any sense?
As Ruth pours out her past in a journal for Catherine to read someday, the reader starts to understand Ruth and what her life was like. And it explains so much. But is it all as it seems? Or is it just Ruth's version of the truth? At times, I wasn't sure what to believe.
I loved Gone Tonight, with all the drama, intensity, and twists. If you are a lover of thrillers, you are going to love this one. It will keep you one the edge of your seat and guessing until the very end.
I received a copy of Gone Tonight from the publisher via NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.
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About the author
I'm the New York Times bestselling author of the upcoming thriller GONE TONIGHT, which Colleen Hoover hails as, "Riveting, original and powerful" and Harlen Coben raves is "Jaw-dropping... A wild ride." The audiobook of GONE TONIGHT is narrated by actress Kate Mara.
I'm also the coauthor of four bestselling thrillers: THE GOLDEN COUPLE, THE WIFE BETWEEN US, AN ANONYMOUS GIRL, and YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
I've written eight novels that are contemporary fiction, not thrillers: THE EVER AFTER, THE PERFECT NEIGHBORS, THINGS YOU WON'T SAY, CATCHING AIR, THE BEST OF US, THE OPPOSITE OF ME, SKIPPING A BEAT, and THESE GIRLS. My linked free short estories, published by Simon&Schuster exclusively for ereaders, are titled "All is Bright," and "Love, Accidentally."
When I'm not writing or spending time with my three kids, I'm a passionate advocate for rescue animals. I serve as Ambassador of RRSA India, a shelter and sanctuary for abused and injured street dogs and other animals in Anand, India. And I work with rescue horses weekly, doing everything from mucking stalls to cleaning hooves. ~ Goodreads
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