Remember The Fear

Clara Pike #1

by Molly Black

FBI Agent Clara Pike uses her photographic memory to catch killers, recalling the tiniest details that make a difference. But when a killer dredges up victims' darkest memories, Clara’s own perfect memory wavers in a haunting game of past and present. Can she piece together the fractured clues before it’s too late?

REMEMBER THE FEAR is book #1 in a long anticipated new series by critically-acclaimed and #1 bestselling mystery and suspense author Molly Black, whose books have received over 2,000 five-star reviews and ratings.

The Clara Pike series is an electrifying and intense crime thriller that follows a gifted yet troubled female protagonist. This compelling narrative is a whirlwind of relentless action, gripping suspense, unexpected twists, and eye-opening surprises, with a fast-paced rhythm that will keep you turning pages well into the night. Fans of Rachel Caine, Karin Slaughter, and Teresa Driscoll are sure to fall in love.

Future books in the series will be available soon.

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Ebooks, Audiobook, Fiction, Suspense, Mystery Thriller

163 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 1, 2024

About the author

Bestselling author Molly Black is author of the MAYA GRAY FBI suspense thriller series, comprising nine books (and counting); of the RYLIE WOLF FBI suspense thriller series, comprising six books; of the TAYLOR SAGE FBI suspense thriller series, comprising eight books; of the KATIE WINTER FBI suspense thriller series, comprising eleven books (and counting); of the RUBY HUNTER FBI suspense thriller series, comprising five books (and counting), and of the CAITLIN DARE FBI suspense thriller series, comprising five books (and counting).

An avid reader and lifelong fan of the mystery and thriller genres, Molly loves to hear from you, so please feel free to visit www.mollyblackauthor.com to learn more and stay in touch.

BOOKS BY MOLLY BLACK

GRACE FORD FBI THRILLER

NEARLY MINE (Book #1)

NEARLY SAFE (Book #2)

NEARLY FREE (Book #3)

NEARLY GONE (Book #4)

NEARLY HIS (Book #5)

CAITLIN DARE FBI SUSPENSE THRILLER

COME GET ME (Book #1)

COME FIND ME (Book #2)

COME TAKE ME (Book #3)

COME CATCH ME (Book #4)

COME SAVE ME (Book #5)

RUBY HUNTER FBI SUSPENSE THRILLER

IF I RUN (Book #1)

IF I TELL (Book #2)

IF I LIVE (Book #3)

IF I FORGET (Book #4)

IF I RETURN (Book #5)

MAYA GRAY MYSTERY SERIES

GIRL ONE: MURDER (Book #1)

GIRL TWO: TAKEN (Book #2)

GIRL THREE: TRAPPED (Book #3)

GIRL FOUR: LURED (Book #4)

GIRL FIVE: BOUND (Book #5)

GIRL SIX: FORSAKEN (Book #6)

GIRL SEVEN: CRAVED (Book #7)

GIRL EIGHT: HUNTED (Book #8)

GIRL NINE: GONE (Book #9)

RYLIE WOLF FBI SUSPENSE THRILLER

FOUND YOU (Book #1)

CAUGHT YOU (Book #2)

SEE YOU (Book #3)

WANT YOU (Book #4)

TAKE YOU (Book #5)

DARE YOU (Book #6)

TAYLOR SAGE FBI SUSPENSE THRILLER

DON’T LOOK (Book #1)

DON’T BREATHE (Book #2)

DON’T RUN (Book #3)

DON’T FLINCH (Book #4)

DON’T REMEMBER (Book #5)

DON’T TELL (Book #6)

DON’T HIDE (Book #7)

DON’T BLINK (Book #8)

KATIE WINTER FBI SUSPENSE THRILLER

SAVE ME (Book #1)

REACH ME (Book #2)

HIDE ME (Book #3)

BELIEVE ME (Book #4)

HELP ME (Book #5)

FORGET ME (Book #6)

HOLD ME (Book #7)

PROTECT ME (Book #8)

REMEMBER ME (Book #9)

CATCH ME (Book #10)

WATCH ME (Book #11)

Reviews

[Kellie O'Connor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic thriller that I was completely glued to! Had a hard time putting it down and kept turning the pages well into the night. Not exactly a night time read, but I couldn't help wanting to know what happened next!

The characters are well developed and believable. Expertly written by a new to me author who I would love to read more of her books. I really enjoyed reading this book 📖 with all it's twists and turns!

Highly recommended!

Enjoy and Happy Reading 💫✨

[sophie ☁️ · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is the perfect example of “when you need to reach word count so you just start describing everything you do in painstaking detail”

[Avid · Rating 2 out of 5]

The main character has a photograph memory. As you read, the author will tell you about her photographic memory right away. Immediately as the case begins, you are reminded about her photographic memory in case you have short-term memory loss.This seems to be more of a central theme than any actual plot as we are reminded even at the very end about her photographic memory.

If you can't tell this grated on my nerves, it did! So much so that I'm having difficulty remembering the story, and I only finished it 48 hours ago.

[Terry · Rating 2 out of 5]

I gave it 2 stars only because the the plot was decent. BUT the writing itself was aweful. I ended up skimming portions. Apart from the constant reminders about Clara's photographic memory and her heels clicking in the hallway there was this constant tone of drama. Example: "The clock on the wall clicked, a somber reminder that time was slipping away from them, just as the killer remained elusive, hidden among shadows and subterfuge."
So there you have it, walls and clocks and city streets and office lighting looking at the two detectives and judging them.
I had forgotten that I had read a different FBI mystery by the same author and hated it. I did get this book for free and that was a good price.

[diannscollins · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too Much Detail

The motto of this book is why use ten words when you can use one hundred. I usually like this author's books, but I had to skim through much of the book. Flowery language does not impress me.

[Emily · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not a fan... This book had some good potential with the storyline but I had such a hard time getting through it. It seemed like every page had the phrase "a stark contrast to...". I would have loved a little more variety to the descriptions... Overall it was just not very well written.

[Diana · Rating 2 out of 5]

Didn’t enjoyed the writing style, it was boring and with a lot of repetitive descriptions such as the sound of heels on the floor, the night city lights and the devices casting light on the main characters faces. Each was repeated at least once per chapter.

The story is not engaging, the connection between the victims was kind of obvious, not to mention that we don’t find much about the killer.

A lot of repetitive descriptions, made the book seem like a homework where you need to add filler words to reach the pages/keywords goal.

[Rhett Becker · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was just not enjoyable for me… there was times where I had to skim through the some pages because they used way too much detail and description which I don’t mind to an extent but it was just too much in this book. I do think the whole aspect of a woman fbi agent solving mysteries and a murder case was really cool. I think if you are into that kind of stuff then it would be a good book for you!

[Cynthia E Provencher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome Read!

Couldn't put it down. Believable & likeable characters. Easy to follow. Molly Black has a winner here. Looking forward to the next one.

[RAVEN · Rating 1 out of 5]

If you want to read a book that has pages of unnecessary and over descriptive imagery this is def for you. If you like simple and to the point and not reading 2 pages worth of the description of the sound of a phone, I suggest you skip this one.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great mystery storyline of trying to find a serial killer. well written with many twists to keep you wanting more.

[Alisa Bagwell · Rating 2 out of 5]

Didn’t love the story and no shocking ending. Overall, a disappointment.
If I read the word ‘facade’ one more time I was going to scream.

[Vickie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Clara has a photographic memory. She remembers details. Her heals click. They considered red herrings several times. Not very real that she would call her FBI partner at 4:00 am, then work late in into the evening (I think it said it was midnight, late regardless), and the person they are going to question happens to be up. I was also confused as to them being at someone's door, standing in the foyer, then the person is behind their desk. I wondered if I was supposed to assume that they went to another room or if there was a desk in the foyer. Toward the end of that scene it does say that they were in the person's home office. There was a lot of potential for this book. I think this author writes quickly to get a lot of books published, but has to meet a word count, so she uses repetitive details, misses other details, and writes long sentences.

[Kasparas Kontrimas · Rating 3 out of 5]

First 10 chapters was a SLOG listened to audiobook had to pause multiple times. Story was interesting enough but there is so much of overexplaining and fluffing out each sentence to a point where it gets annoying.

Once we learn that killer uses text messages to lure the victims i couldn't understand why victims phone records were NEVER checked. On the last chapter they try to ring and goes to voicemail and then they try to triangulate the phone but it comes back that phone is off man what a joke of FBI agents don't understand that if it wont connect = phone OFF. The final struggle had me laughing as well man don't worry about the killer make sure the vic's untied while I'm struggling on the floor and where were their GUNS?

[Yvette · Rating 2 out of 5]

Overly wordy, pompous, this book could have been at least 30% shorter.
Describing tables in a ballroom:
"The tables, dressed in pristine white linen, were adorned with centerpieces of exotic flowers whose petals unfurled with a languid grace, their vibrant colors waging a silent war against the room’s grandeur. Silver cutlery lay in perfect symmetry beside delicate china, and each place setting was marked with a name card written in flourishing calligraphy."
And this is just one example.
Furthermore, some silly mistakes a proofreader should have been able to correct.
My mom is a fan, I am most certainly not.

[David Maidstone · Rating 1 out of 5]

Strangely there is a lot of online discussion over whether Molly Black is a real person or an amalgam of different writers behind one name.
In reality the volume of books in a short space of time is probably down to using AI to bolster thin story plot lines and this is another bad example. Simple plot movements are “dressed” with flowery over descriptive sentences that no human could dream up and would never leave on a printed page!
Time to leave her well alone.

[Linda Sander · Rating 3 out of 5]

A decent plot downgraded by flowery language, use of 1000 words when 100 would do and slavish devotion to a formulaic detective story outline. Young female agent with special ability (photographic memory), childhood trauma (disappearance of younger brother) and support from a more experienced partner who tolerates her behavior even when he doesn't agree.

[Cidney · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was okay, a serial killer is on the loose and yet again one who goes round killing women in the dark. Are the subtle hints in each of these serial killer books just saying girls stay at home? Because that's what I'm picking up. Perhaps that's why this book just didn't gel with me, hold my attention. I did finish it but not really interested in Pike and Morales anymore.

[Linda Bloss · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit disappointed

I've enjoyed other books by this author, but this one didn't bring me into the story as the others. No all night reading, but finding the "air thick " with something or other. Every chapter has the same phrase ......it just had me looking at the issues between the two FBI agents instead of solving the murders.

[Kristy Reads · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought the plot had real potential, and I liked the overall idea of the story. But the way it was written didn't quite work for me. It was way too wordy, with overly detailed descriptions of scenes and characters' thought, which slowed everything down. At the same time the dialogue felt flat and rushed and didn't add much to the story.

[Eirlys · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good read

A thriller which concentrates on two FBI agents who complement each other when investigating crimes. Clara Pike, and her partner, Morales, are investigating a series of murders and their methods are well described.

[Helen · Rating 4 out of 5]

In the main, I really enjoyed this book. It was nice to have a narrative that had sufficient description to actually envision what was going on. However, it was slightly let down as the characters felt the "weight" of various aspects of their investigation.

[Marsha Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good except...

There are too many repeat phrases or words. It's distracting to say the least. I do like how she works well with her partner. The books keep you on your toes, but it's hard to try to solve this when the character isn't introduced until the end of the book.

[Liza · Rating 3 out of 5]

It wasn't until the 4th murder that they decided to compare phone logs. If you think they're connected, wouldn't you start comparing (and financials) after the second?

The use of 'Clara Pike' as her name rather than just 'Clara' or just 'Pike' was a bit repetitive.

Story still worked

[Barefoot Gypsy Jimerson · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not good

Not impressed with this one. Procedure was was late in come and I know the Miss Black better then that crime reading other books. This had not griped me like her other reads had.

[Jacqueline M · Rating 5 out of 5]

Remember The Fear

You just jump into Molly Black's books . She's got the relationship spot on with Clara and Derek's partnership, the ying & yang ☯️ to each other loved the book , read it and see

[Healie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good, but the language was repetitive

I liked the story, but it came to an ending quickly after a long build-up. Got frustrated at the repetition of words within the same paragraphs and chapters (eg cacophony)
Was good, but not sure I'd continue with the series

[Jacquelyn V. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Slow Moo

This book was so slow. There was really nothing to want you to keep reading but I was determined to finish reading the book. The rapport between the 2 main characters was corny and annoying.

[Jim Helton · Rating 2 out of 5]

Stagnant

Entirely too much detail. Needs a good editor. Plot is good, characters interesting but mired in too much descriptive writing.

[Jackie Simons]

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