Come Get Me

Caitlin Dare #1

by Molly Black, Rosanna Pilcher (Narrator)

Listening time: 5 hours and 24 minutes.

When two dead bodies are found oddly staged on trains across the country, the FBI realizes a serial killer is at work. FBI BAU Special Agent Caitlin Dare wants to escape her dark past and never ride a train again. But when she is assigned to spearhead the case, Caitlin realizes she will have to play cat and mouse with this diabolical killer—even if it means facing her worst childhood fears.

COME GET ME is book #1 of a brand-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 FBI is alarmed by the rash of killings on trains throughout the country, and they realize they have to put together a joint task force to tackle it. Through a partnership with the rail police, FBI Special Agent Cailtin Dare is chosen to spearhead the new unit designed to hunt killers using trains across the country.

But Cailtin remains haunted by memories of her missing sister, her unsolved case, her erratic conductor uncle, and a harrowing fear of trains.

Can Caitlin keep her own demons at bay long enough to face her past—and catch a killer?


A page-turning and harrowing crime thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured FBI agent, the Caitlin Dare series is a riveting mystery, packed with non-stop action, suspense, twists and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night. Fans of Rachel Caine, Teresa Driscoll and Robert Dugoni are sure to fall in love.

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

6 pages, Audible Audio

First published March 28, 2023

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

[Heather Adores Books · Rating 3 out of 5]

3⭐
Genre ~ police procedural
Series ~ Caitlin Dare, #1
Setting ~ Atlanta & in the west
Publication date ~ February 8, 2023
Est Page Count ~ 194 (31 chapters +e)
Audio length ~ 5 hours 24 minutes
Narrator ~ Rosanna Pilcher
POV ~ multiple 3rd
Featuring ~ FBI, serial killer

FBI agent Caitlin likes to do things her own way, even if not by protocol. Her team is fed up with her, so she's transferred out west to team up with Nathan to hunt down a serial killer that's doing killings aboard trains.

It's not a shocker that Caitlin's sister has disappeared some time ago and that's why she's joined law enforcement. This seems to be the MO for these types of books for some reason. Anyway, to add salt to the wound she disappeared while on a train, so I didn't find it very nice that she was assigned this case. With that said she did do well investigating and I liked her partner. Always thrilled to get some chapters from the killers perspective.

Overall, a fast paced book that I listened to while organizing some closets. I even finished it before the organizing is complete.

Narration notes:
She sounded perfectly fine, mostly. Men's voices were a little breathy.

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[Kellie O'Connor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow!! What a riveting thriller!! If you have blonde hair and blue eyes 👀 like me, don't ride any trains 🚂!! There's a killer out there targeting you. It's up to Caitlin and Nathan to discover why and who the killer is. Both of their jobs depend on finding the right person! Eek, how tense and exciting this book is!! I was totally captivated 🫣 and had a hard time putting it down!

If you like a good thriller now and then, you should read this book! It's amazing how they solve the crime. It's book 1 of a series but each book can be read as a stand alone.

Enjoy your Thanksgiving 🦃 and Happy Reading 💫✨✨💫💫

[Michelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

WOW! These agents are miracle workers. They caught a serial killer in 2 days and were able to drive to places in half the time of any real life person. The FBI special force is ready to shut down in less than a day because the killer isn’t apprehended? They couldn’t do any computer research on their flight from Atlanta? Why did they drive all the way to Boulder city to interview 1 potential suspect? Do they not have local police to do the job? The writing was choppy, the characters were flat and the story lacked any type of factual research. Note to author - Google has population and driving times, in minutes!

[Victoria · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75 ⭐️

This is the first book I’ve read like this, it was alright. I did like the suspense of it and the tension of catching the killer. Some of the sentences in the chapters were repeated, I’m not sure if that was a mistake or something different.

[Nenia Ballard · Rating 1 out of 5]

…this is not how it works…

In addition to the writing being choppy and repetitive (literally repeating lines in the same paragraph), so much is wrong with this story. The timelines, the procedures, the terminology… it was painful to finish.

[Megan Chen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Writing wasn’t the best…. Story was ok at best. Tbh not sure how the rating is so high on it 😅

[Tiffunee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good start to a new series.

[Robert S Mezinko · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hokey and Predictable

Hoping to find a hidden gem here but was very disappointed. The lead character was a real dud. We had to listen to her complaints about everything related to her job for the first 75% of the book. Kind of a preposterous ending concluded a very shallow story.

[John Olson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short but entertaining

[Barb · Rating 2 out of 5]

This took a bit to get into.
Dead girls found on trains, a rogue FBI agent who comes to realize her team and partner hate her so she is transferred to a new task force with a new partner to investigate these deaths.
Bringing up some painful memories of Caitlins missing sister, trains and her creepy uncle.

[Cassandra Doon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book: Come Get Me
Read By: Ebook
Author: Molly Black
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Recommend: Yes
Spice:🌶️️
< b>Age recommendation: 18-30+ Years
My feelings:


Molly Black is my new favourite Crime writer.Her books are short enough to read in one sitting, but long enough to keep you engaged all day.

’Will Brooks looked haggard with shock. The tall man, with a mane of brown hair that was partially controlled by a ponytail tie, was sprawled on a chair, looking devastated by what had occurred.”

They never leave you wanting more from the book, but they do leave you wanting more of her writing.

’She raised her hand and brought the knocker down, hard, on Uncle Josh's front door.”

Highly recommend.

[Curtis E. Tipton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Knowledge of AZ geography lacking

An interesting story but the author has no clue about Arizona geography. She has our heroes driving from Flagstaff to Tucson in less than an hour. The distance is actually 265+ miles. She has Caitlin visiting a gift shop in Tucson and then lists the location as a Phoenix suburb. Finally, there are no commuter trains running in Arizona except Phoenix light rail and that's only in the city.. AMTRAK does have some routes but anyone who has traveled via AMTRAk knows how unreliable their schedules are.

[Ashlyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a solid read. I like the idea of a railway task force and also the idea of two rogue(ish) agents being the heads of said task force. I found Caitlin to be insufferable at times but I think Nathan balanced her out pretty well. I’m intrigued to see where this will go next and if we’ll ever get any answers regarding “Uncle Josh”.

[Viviāna Pitkēviča · Rating 1 out of 5]

No thank you!

[Eva Hardy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Was good

[Sandra Garcia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow loved it starting my next book

[C C Garrison · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love Molly Black books

This one took me a bit to get into. Toward the end, it got better. I will be reading the next one soon

[Maria Ines Alvarez · Rating 1 out of 5]

this was bad, bad as in a lot of things are missing and some miraculous things happening

[Cidney · Rating 2 out of 5]

Caitin Dare is an FBI agent in Atlanta which I know is in Georgia because I had a penfriend from there when I was at school, had a pencil and postcards too. Now I've got that out of the way, I'll carry on. Caitlin is someone who follows her own line rather than her leader's. She took a unilateral decision to sneak in through the back door of a building and come up behind a man who was about to kill a young mother. She got him but her boss wasn't impressed because she didn't follow orders, I can't say that I am impressed by the FBI. This resulted in Caitlin being thrown out of the Atlanta branch of the FBI. Do they have branches of the FBI all over america in towns where they already have a police force? Bit odd if they did, more cost effective to have the FBI or the state police department, would save on costs. Just saying.

Anyway Caitlin is relegated to work in a specially set up FBI branch called the Railway Branch, imaginative, along with another guy who also doesn't want to be there named Nathan Bridges. They are tasked with finding out the murderer of two nearly identical looking young girls who have been strangled and have a brooch of a ladybird on their persons. Just two agents to work across all america, not even helicopters would be able to do that, they would need time travel to cover the distances, plus don't they have a railway police force already? We've had one in this country for decades and decades, and very good they are too. Caitlin and Nathan hit the ground running and seem to spend most of their time driving to intercept trains from all over the place and then driving to other places which are all over the place. I note from previous reviewers that these places are impossible to reach quickly from each other being hundreds and hundreds of miles apart and in different directions. Well it is fiction.

I wasn't so keen on Caitlin but did like Nathan, although I suppose they balanced each other out. At the end of the book we discover that the railway branch of the FBI is to become a permanent feature as their last case involved stopping the murder of the daughter of a senator (I always think of ancient romans here), was successful and the right guy nabbed for all the murders of the lookalike young girls on trains wearing ladybird brooches. It was okay, but don't feel the need to read any more in this series.

It has left me wondering about the FBI though. I mean seriously, 2 agents to solve all crimes on every train running across America? They definitely would need time travel. Or a Tardis like Dr Who. Now he was someone who knew about getting across universes in seconds so american trains would pose no probem. Am just being whimsical, because I'm fed up of reading too many so so books lately.

[Richard · Rating 1 out of 5]

It's rare that I disagree with so many people, but this book was so out of touch with reality that I can't give it anything more.

Background: Both Nathan and Caitlin have just done something that irked their respective bosses, and so been assigned to work together on a new "task force" - OK, not really plausible, but we'll let that one slide.

Moving forward, both are so focused on getting back in their boss's good graces that they won't work together. At all. Both feel that they have to be the one to solve the case, and they're at each other's throats - until, magically, they aren't.

The speed of the investigation - there have been two murders and they have to solve the case - NOW. In fact, at one point one of the bosses tells them that they have to finish solving it TODAY because otherwise the budget hearings will cut the budget for their "task force" - which was formed less than 24 hours previous (they're the first two members).

Trains. Granted that these trains may not be Amtrak (though, since they're wandering in different states I think they are), the idea that someone can ride past their stop with no one noticing is ridiculous. The conductors are constantly checking the trains to make sure you don't do that. The idea that someone could push into a "Staff only" area on the train is laughable. The idea that you can change seats without a conductor noticing - also laughable.

Special Agent Dare keeps identifying herself as "Police" or "Agent Dare." FBI agents do NOT identify themselves as "Police," they say "FBI." And they're not "agents" - they're "Special agents."

The killer. We get this vague idea of why he's killing - but nothing about the reason why a specific type of victim draws his attention.

The dialog - somewhere between pre-adolescent and adolescent.


********* Spoilers **********
Firing someone over the phone - no way. Especially when you tell the person that it's because someone on their team wanted someone else and so they're being replaced - although they could maybe get a transfer...

A boyfriend - in a relationship where the girl isn't sure it's going anywhere - decides to up and move because she's going to move somewhere? All kidding about commitment aside, there is no way that's going to happen.

[(Grace) Kentucky Bohemian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fool Me Twice...
This is not the first time I've been seduced by a book blurb for this author. But I'm going to do my best to make sure it's the last. I have trouble understanding why she's considered a "best-selling" author. I've read the first books from three different series of hers and they all shared the same issues:

1- At least one protagonist that is reactionary, unlikable, and does things her way
2- Gross repetition of phrases; as though her readers are too stupid to follow the tale. Please get a solid proofreader.
3- Main characters that regularly make less than keen observations (i.e- finds body slashed to ribbons with throat cut and eviscerated, states "Maybe she still has a pulse.")
4- Protagonist refuses to take responsibility for own foolish decisions: see #1. In this case, the "heroine" was booted off her team after her partner made a complaint regarding her decision-making and safety. Now she has trust issues because he obviously lied about her.
5- Narration is mostly just reading the story to me. Very little distinction in voicings.
6- Author writes "down" to her readers, making me wonder who she thinks her target audience is...

Whoever the target audience is, it's obviously not me. I want intelligent characters who take responsibility for their own actions and respect those around them, even when they're capable but not likable. I want a plot that moves well, makes sense, and doesn't treat me like I'm a kid trying to play jr. detective. I especially want intelligent dialogue between characters that are supposed to be smart, i.e.- the heroes/heroines.

In this age of indie authors, I detest seeing reviewers beat down those who have the guts to get their work out there in the world. Bashing an author for the sake of making yourself sound better is simply not the way to go. I know- I sound hypocritical. That's because I'm angry that I've been caught three times by this author and she's not showing any signs of improvement. With as many books as she's put out there, calling herself a best-selling author, she should (by now) be able to produce better work than this. I'm angry that I've wasted money and time, and that I've had to write such a negative review. Truly, this isn't my style. But enough, already.

[Debra Tarabbia · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ho scaricato il libro perché grande fan di thriller e polizieschi e la trama sembrava avvincente.
Invece mi sono ritrovata con un libro che sembra essere stato scritto da una tredicenne alle prime fanfictions.

Linguaggio base e con tante, troppe, ripetizioni. Figure retoriche che non hanno senso, una tra queste: “avrebbe strappato le croste da ferite mal cicatrizzate”
Se le ferite sono cicatrizzate NON ci sono croste.

Tantissime imprecisioni su come funzionano i corpi di polizia e FBI e in particolar modo grossi problemi nel campo medico (la ragazza alla fine viene trovata che non respira ma dopo la cpr si riprende benissimo e “respira da sola”? Non si sa da quanto tempo la ragazza sia stata abbandonata in quel ripostiglio ma se una persona non respira per un tempo sconosciuto è molto probabile che questa sia morta, la gente non resuscita dopo la crp)

Inoltre non viene mai specificato perché il killer abbia preso di mira le sue vittime. Ci sono delle supposizioni da parte dei due protagonisti ma non viene confermato nulla. Così come il legame con le spille a forma di coccinella. E davvero solo perché la figlia ne aveva una? Cosa lo ha spinto a usare quelle spille rispetto ad altri accessori?

Per non parlare di come i due protagonisti viaggino a velocità supersonica con la macchina, ma rimanendo spesso nei limiti di velocità previsti dalla legge, per andare a interrogare un solo sospetto o la proprietaria di un negozio che vende sopracitate spille.

Ci sono troppi buchi di trama e supposizioni invece che chiarimenti supportati da prove concrete.

Onestamente non capisco come questo libro abbia recensioni tanto alte

[Barbara ★ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've read a few of Ms Black's books and the heroine is really the same character with a different mystery. The heroine could easily be interchanged in the middle of the book and the reader wouldn't even notice as they all have basically the same attitude, traits and family issues.

In Come Get Me, Caitlin is on a team but simply does her own thing usually something dangerous that puts herself and her team in danger. Then she's offended when she is called to task because she doesn't see that she is the problem not the team who is complaining about her behavior.

I found the dialogue is stilted and often repetitive. Caitlin has a serious "I'm the best" attitude and is downright rude to her new partner for over half the book.

Honestly these books are just unrealistic. The MCs (usually FBI) are called in when the local detectives aren't having any luck and yet the MCs solve the case in just a day or two doing unrealistic things including traveling great distances in half the time it would actually take. In Come Get Me, the crimes happen on trains and somehow the MCs get to the moving train in their vehicle before in the nick of time. So unrealistic.

I think the books are simply too short (usually less than 200 pages) and there is just not enough time to set up a good mystery.

[Normalee M. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay but better editing needed

The protagonist - Caitlin, is conceited. She made herself the victim while she blamed and thought the worst of everyone else. It was hard to side with her and to feel she had been 'wronged' in any of the given scenarios because she never admitted to any of her own mistakes. I didn't like her - not one bit. Having a likeable protagonist is a necessary ingredient for every good story. One ingredient which this book very much lacked.

In fact, none of the characters really stood out to me. It was as if their personalities hadn't been completely fleshed out.

Maybe the book just needed a smidgen more editing.

For one, there was a lot of repetition. A prime example can be found when they were chasing a suspect and the protagonist was hypothesizing his next move. At which point, we were assaulted with the phrase "if she were him" , four times, in quick succession.

There were also inconsistencies. For eg, there was a death that took place on a train which they believed was related to the case. Their source stated that it happened 3 months prior but the protagonist, when briefing her partner, mentioned that it had happened a little over a month before.

Not the worst book I've ever read but also don't see myself picking up book 2.

[Denise Zendel · Rating 3 out of 5]

The FBI is alarmed by the rash of killings on trains throughout the country, and they realize they have to put together a joint task force with the rail police to tackle it. FBI Special Agent Caitlin Dare is handed leadership of the task force mostly as punishment duty. She’s a brilliant agent, but she doesn’t play well with others and most of her coworkers don’t like her. Childhood trauma has left her with an unreasoning fear of trains and all things train related. She’s driven to stop the murders because she thinks it will get her back into the good graces of the Atlanta FBI office and away from trains.

I like this prolific author, and this plot sounded interesting, but it turned out to be just OK for me. It felt sort of two dimensional and occasionally like romance dressed up in thriller clothing. It did serve the purpose of keeping me entertained while I was on the treadmill or the elliptical, but there wasn’t enough there there to keep me around for more. Again, I thoroughly enjoy several of this author’s other series (she features strong, capable women who can take a punch while solving crimes), but this one just didn’t work for me. I will read more by this author, just not in this series.

[Simon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Okay are we serious?

I enjoyed this novel at the bare minimum, enough to read the rest of them. I am entertained perhaps by how poor the writing is. The mystery and the crime fighting is good, but this is just sad writing; it got published though so there is that accomplishment going for it.

These books feel as though the author wrote about crime proceedings and protocol by her own imaginations of what it is supposed to be like. There is a glaring lack of research into how things are actually done; the phraseology was abysmal. The dialogue that occurs between law-enforcement and civilians was appalling; there was no professionalism, no tact, and a huge infringement on the delicate nature of active investigations. I fail to recall at any time the phrase "person of interest" being used, and instead the author always jumps right to "suspect" or "killer". It was ridiculous. Caitlin Dare should not be an FBI agent.

She does seem to lack the understanding of rules and is much happier to go about making her own as she goes along. The only reason things work out in the end is by the author's own direction to make it so. It's infuriating.

It seems I am beginning a year of Mystery Crime Solving Thrillers thanks to the recommends of my Hoopla account attached to my library.

[Lise · Rating 4 out of 5]

A spate of murders on trains leads to the creation of a new intergovernmental task force to crack down on the crimes. Two renegades comprise the unit - will they manage to pull together and catch the killer before he strikes again?

This set-up is unique - that is to say, I've never read a murder mystery series where the detectives are part of a unit specifically tasked with law enforcement on trains. With a variety of backdrops to work with, I doubt the concept will become stale. I didn't feel that the characters themselves were fleshed out, but perhaps that will change as the characters grow into their roles. The only gripe I had was that the author belaboured several points along the way coming in hammer-fisted on the characters' feelings but using similar words to describe almost identical thoughts. I'll be interested to see where these trains take us.

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

Caitlin Dare is an FBI agent known for not following the rules and not be a team player. Because of her history she is about to be fired when she is asked to be the head of a special unit investigating a series of murders on trains. She's immediately on guard because her own sister had been murdered on a train and the case never solved. And when she is paired with Nathan Bridges a train cop her hackles are totally raised. But, she has no choice be fired or solve the crimes with Bridges. The 2 agents get off to a very rocky start but as Caitlin realizes Nathan is really a good agent sincerely wanting to get to the bottom of the murders, Caitlin's attitude changes and they begin to work together to capture the murderer.

[Kim Hansen · Rating 3 out of 5]

While the story was entertaining, I found the characters difficult to get emotionally attached to. The plot involves a serial killer striking victims on railroad trains, usually commuter type trains, and a female FBI agent who is being told she is not a team player is hooked up with a cop with the same problem. However, I found their lack of professionalism inappropriate and unbelievable. How could these two people even hope to solve a case when they cannot even hold a conversation? Additionally, I found the female FBI agent to be very stereotyped. Again, it was an interesting read because of the plot line which I have never come across before. Serial killers don’t usually jump on the trains and keep going back for other victims, but the characterization was weak in my opinion.

[Claudete Takahashi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Caitlin and Nathan are having their last chance to remain employed by accepting the posting to the new Railway Task Force. Neither appreciates the other and they keep on competing for everything until they realize that if they keep on doing so they will not be able to catch the killer who is leaving corpses in the trains. The story gets fast-paced from the half onwards and keeps that way until the end. Both characters have pasts they might prefer to forget but that gets in the middle of their decision-making. Let's see how the series progresses. I thank the author for this ARC.