1/24/25; 311 pages
Storm Publishing
When I Disappear by Amanda McKinney is a highly recommended psychological suspense novel. (Previously published as The Stone Secret, this version has an updated plot and content.)
Sylvia Stone lives an isolated life ever since her mother, Marjorie, was killed twenty years ago. Now she has received four separate typed notes, all delivered around 2 o'clock in the morning, containing information that only the killer would know. The final note is a direct threat to her life. Sylvia takes the notes to the police and also begins to question what really happened years ago.
Rhett Cohen, who always maintained his innocence, was convicted of the murder based on Sylvia's testimony and is being released. Now Sylvia also thinks he is innocent and the two begin to work together.
Chapters are presented through the
point-of-view of Sylvia and Marjorie, and later Rhett. Sylvia's
chapters, and later Rhett's, are all in the present day. Obviously,
Marjorie's chapters are from the past, mainly when Sylvia was a child.
The short chapters help the novel move at a fast pace.
There are several things going on at the same time in the novel and suspicions run high, including the police and a young man who went missing on purpose, Jesse. The main goal of the plot is to entertain and keep building suspense right to the end. Character development is light, but enough is provided to get a good sense of those involved.
While reading When I Disappear, you
can tell there is more going on than is revealed, but enough hints are
provided to hold your interest. Some readers will figure out the twists
before they happen but the quick pace will still hold your attention to
the end.
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