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It's Me Violet
Psychiatrist Annie Burton's life is turned upside-down when police discover four dead bodies on a remote Connecticut beach, and one of them is Annie's little sister, who went missing 22 years ago.
Six-year-old Violet was abducted from their home by a troubled veteran the girls dubbed The Toothless Man, and now a tabloid journalist wants to interview Annie about the tragic past she's tried so hard to forget.
Suddenly, a series of events happen which shatter her resolve—someone tries to break into her house, and one of Violet's favorite possessions mysteriously turns up on Annie's porch.
Together with Detective Noah Rochefort, Annie starts piecing together this puzzle, but when the prime suspect suddenly disappears, Annie must use all her wits and courage to uncover the truth about her harrowing past.
From the award-winning author of “Trace of Evil” comes a riveting psychological thriller that will keep you guessing until the very last page.
“Blanchard’s prose is swift and cinematic.” — Publisher’s Weekly
"Another must-read by Alice Blanchard! I was hooked from the start." — award-winning author Khristina Chess
“A veteran storyteller at the peak of her powers.” — NYT bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard
“Blanchard writes with a gifted pen.” — Bookreporter
For fans of Karin Slaughter, Rachel Caine, Josh Malerman, Riley Sager, Dennis Lehane, Robert Dugoni, Mary Kubica, John Marrs, K.L. Slater, Robert Bryndza and Charlie Donlea.
Six-year-old Violet was abducted from their home by a troubled veteran the girls dubbed The Toothless Man, and now a tabloid journalist wants to interview Annie about the tragic past she's tried so hard to forget.
Suddenly, a series of events happen which shatter her resolve—someone tries to break into her house, and one of Violet's favorite possessions mysteriously turns up on Annie's porch.
Together with Detective Noah Rochefort, Annie starts piecing together this puzzle, but when the prime suspect suddenly disappears, Annie must use all her wits and courage to uncover the truth about her harrowing past.
From the award-winning author of “Trace of Evil” comes a riveting psychological thriller that will keep you guessing until the very last page.
“Blanchard’s prose is swift and cinematic.” — Publisher’s Weekly
"Another must-read by Alice Blanchard! I was hooked from the start." — award-winning author Khristina Chess
“A veteran storyteller at the peak of her powers.” — NYT bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard
“Blanchard writes with a gifted pen.” — Bookreporter
For fans of Karin Slaughter, Rachel Caine, Josh Malerman, Riley Sager, Dennis Lehane, Robert Dugoni, Mary Kubica, John Marrs, K.L. Slater, Robert Bryndza and Charlie Donlea.
- GenresMystery
298 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 11, 2025
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About the author
Alice Blanchard
12 books756 followersAlice Blanchard is an award-winning author of psychological thrillers, mysteries, crime thrillers and dark fantasy.
Her bestselling thriller, “The Breathtaker,” was an official selection of NBC’s Today Show Book Club, and her debut mystery, “Darkness Peering,” was a New York Times’ Notable Book. "Trace of Evil” was selected as an Amazon Best Mystery and an Indie Next Pick.
Her story collection won the Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Short Fiction, and she has received a PEN Fiction Award, a Centrum Artists award and a New Letters Literary Award, among other honors for her writing. Her books have been published in 16 countries.
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Her bestselling thriller, “The Breathtaker,” was an official selection of NBC’s Today Show Book Club, and her debut mystery, “Darkness Peering,” was a New York Times’ Notable Book. "Trace of Evil” was selected as an Amazon Best Mystery and an Indie Next Pick.
Her story collection won the Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Short Fiction, and she has received a PEN Fiction Award, a Centrum Artists award and a New Letters Literary Award, among other honors for her writing. Her books have been published in 16 countries.
Alice's Amazon Page: amazon.com/author/alice-blanchard
Website: www.aliceblanchard.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/aliceblanchard.author/
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Twitter: twitter.com/AliceBooks333
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November 8, 2025
Another must-read by Alice Blanchard!! I love this author, and I was hooked from the start by the premise of her latest novel, "It's Me Violet." Excellent mystery, well done!
February 9, 2026
Won this in a goodreads giveaway and wow!
This is my first book by Alice Blanchard and I think I'm hooked!
This is my first book by Alice Blanchard and I think I'm hooked!
December 23, 2025
How does a family cope when a child is abducted and not found?
IT’S ME VIOLET is psychological suspense that delves into the destructive nature of grief, while also giving us a murder to solve. The new crime and the old abduction get tangled in unexpected ways. I really enjoyed the complexities of this story.
I highly recommend going into this one blind. The description gives away something pivotal that doesn’t happen until around the two-thirds point in the book, and knowing in advance would take away a lot of the tension leading up to this event.
IT’S ME VIOLET is psychological suspense that delves into the destructive nature of grief, while also giving us a murder to solve. The new crime and the old abduction get tangled in unexpected ways. I really enjoyed the complexities of this story.
I highly recommend going into this one blind. The description gives away something pivotal that doesn’t happen until around the two-thirds point in the book, and knowing in advance would take away a lot of the tension leading up to this event.
November 4, 2025
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Try not to rush through the suspense. Savor the impossible. The twists and reveals will grab your heart and throat. Bravo! Alice Blanchard. Seriously.
Try not to rush through the suspense. Savor the impossible. The twists and reveals will grab your heart and throat. Bravo! Alice Blanchard. Seriously.
February 21, 2026
Trace of Evil by this author firmly stays in my top 10 books. It's a book I wish I could forget the ending so I could read it again for the first time. IMO it's really that good. Since then I have read several others by this author and they all have glimmers of that greatness. This one felt a little disjointed in the beginning, but strongly rebounded through the middle with excellent character building, great suspense pacing and a solid mystery that kept me quickly turning pages. The ending, while a little rushed, was very satisfying and worth the read.
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