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Come and Find Me
Computer expert and reformed hacker Diana Highsmith has not ventured beyond her home for more than a year—not since that fateful climbing vacation in Switzerland took Daniel’s life. Haunted by the sound of Daniel’s cries echoing across the gorge as he fell, Diana cannot stop thinking about the life they’ll never have—grief that has transformed her into a recluse.
Diana doesn’t have to shut herself off completely from the world, though; she and Daniel’s best friend run a thriving Internet security company. From her home, in her pajamas, Diana assesses security breaches, both potential and real, and offers clients a way to protect themselves from hackers—the kind of disruptions Diana herself used to create. Once Diana has a game plan she is able to meet with clients in OtherWorld, an Internet-based platform, using Nadia, an avatar she created for herself. Diana knows she’ll have to rejoin the “real world” eventually, but right now a few steps from her door each morning is all she can handle.
When Diana’s sister goes missing, however, she is forced to do the impossible: brave both the outside world and her own personal demons to find her sister. As one step outside leads to another, Diana soon discovers that she is following a trail fraught with danger—and uncovering a web of deceit and betrayal, both online and real-life, that threatens not only her sister’s life, but her own.
Diana doesn’t have to shut herself off completely from the world, though; she and Daniel’s best friend run a thriving Internet security company. From her home, in her pajamas, Diana assesses security breaches, both potential and real, and offers clients a way to protect themselves from hackers—the kind of disruptions Diana herself used to create. Once Diana has a game plan she is able to meet with clients in OtherWorld, an Internet-based platform, using Nadia, an avatar she created for herself. Diana knows she’ll have to rejoin the “real world” eventually, but right now a few steps from her door each morning is all she can handle.
When Diana’s sister goes missing, however, she is forced to do the impossible: brave both the outside world and her own personal demons to find her sister. As one step outside leads to another, Diana soon discovers that she is following a trail fraught with danger—and uncovering a web of deceit and betrayal, both online and real-life, that threatens not only her sister’s life, but her own.
276 pages, Hardcover
First published March 2, 2011
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Hallie Ephron
21 books561 followersHallie Ephron (http://hallieephron.com) is a New York Times bestselling author of suspense novels. Her last five have all been Mary Higgins Clark Award finalists.
Her (August 2019) Careful What You Wish For tells the story of a professional organizer married to man who can't pass a yard sale without stopping. In this respect, Hallie is writing from personal experience. Her husband is a champion yard sailor who's packed their basement, garage, and attic with his finds.
A STARRED review in Publisher's Weekly proclaimed it an "outstanding standalone." Reviewing it for TIME Magazine, Jamie Lee Curtis called it "thrilling and suspenseful." From Kirkus: "Ephron's tidy approach to stowing clues, arousing suspicions, keeping the chaos of the climax under control, then tying up loose ends makes her a professional organizer of this type of entertainment. In a word—neat."
Hallie's Never Tell a Lie was made into the Lifetime Movie Network film.
A book lover, she also wrote The Bibliophile's Devotional and 1001 Books for Every Mood. For twelve years she reviewed crime fiction for the Boston Globe. Her Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel (now in a revised/expanded edition) was an Edgar and Anthony award finalist. She teaches writing at writing conferences and workshops all around the world.
Hallie lives near Boston with her husband and has two fabulous daughters. She is the third of four writing Ephron sisters.
Her (August 2019) Careful What You Wish For tells the story of a professional organizer married to man who can't pass a yard sale without stopping. In this respect, Hallie is writing from personal experience. Her husband is a champion yard sailor who's packed their basement, garage, and attic with his finds.
A STARRED review in Publisher's Weekly proclaimed it an "outstanding standalone." Reviewing it for TIME Magazine, Jamie Lee Curtis called it "thrilling and suspenseful." From Kirkus: "Ephron's tidy approach to stowing clues, arousing suspicions, keeping the chaos of the climax under control, then tying up loose ends makes her a professional organizer of this type of entertainment. In a word—neat."
Hallie's Never Tell a Lie was made into the Lifetime Movie Network film.
A book lover, she also wrote The Bibliophile's Devotional and 1001 Books for Every Mood. For twelve years she reviewed crime fiction for the Boston Globe. Her Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel (now in a revised/expanded edition) was an Edgar and Anthony award finalist. She teaches writing at writing conferences and workshops all around the world.
Hallie lives near Boston with her husband and has two fabulous daughters. She is the third of four writing Ephron sisters.
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March 6, 2012
The premise of the book is intriguing. After Diana, a hacker-turned-cyberspace-security-expert, saw her boyfriend and mentor Daniel fall to death during a mountain climbing trip, she has become a recluse, connecting only with her sister and her friends from the alternative cyber-universe OtherWorld. She runs her business together with Jake, the other member of their original group. Then when Ashley disappears, she had to overcome her agoraphobia and panic attacks to find her. It becomes clear that Ashley's disappearance was orchestrated by someone with computer skills. And so Diana leverages all her computer expertise and that of her OtherWOrld buddies in order to find her sister.
I gave the book two stars because of two reasons. The first is that it isn't very well written. The technical detail might be of interest to some, but I felt bored by the two-dimensional characters. The writing is flat, there is a lot of telling and not a lot of showing. People interact with each other with remarkably little emotional impact. There is no real tension, no real suspense.
The second reason is that I figured out what the plot was going to be within the first few pages. I kept reading because I thought that the writer would surely have found a fresh twist, but no. Spoiler alert ! I won't give details but it's a case of Reichenbach Falls deja-vu. It was cute when Conan Doyle did it; it is a tired contrivance in this novel.
So, if you are just looking for a good mystery novel, there are better ones . I would recommend this only to readers who specifically wish to read mystery novels with a background in the cyberworld. Even then, Greg Iles would probably be a better choice.
I gave the book two stars because of two reasons. The first is that it isn't very well written. The technical detail might be of interest to some, but I felt bored by the two-dimensional characters. The writing is flat, there is a lot of telling and not a lot of showing. People interact with each other with remarkably little emotional impact. There is no real tension, no real suspense.
The second reason is that I figured out what the plot was going to be within the first few pages. I kept reading because I thought that the writer would surely have found a fresh twist, but no. Spoiler alert ! I won't give details but it's a case of Reichenbach Falls deja-vu. It was cute when Conan Doyle did it; it is a tired contrivance in this novel.
So, if you are just looking for a good mystery novel, there are better ones . I would recommend this only to readers who specifically wish to read mystery novels with a background in the cyberworld. Even then, Greg Iles would probably be a better choice.
August 1, 2011
Diana Highsmith is a reformed computer hacker. She has repented her ways and now uses her skills to help provide network security to corporations and government entities that she and her boyfriend previously preyed upon. With the help of her boyfriend’s best friend, Jake, she is the founder and backbone of an up and coming internet security company called Gamelan. It almost seems like a fairy tale life…almost. Diana suffers from a severe case of Agoraphobia: she has not left her house in over a year…not since her boyfriend died in a terrible mountain climbing accident. She has lived in her sheltered bubble and has conducted all of her life’s tasks, including business, in an online virtual world called Other World.
But all that changes when Diana’s younger sister mysteriously disappears while at the same time Diana discovers that someone has hacked into Gamelan to monitor her internet movements and render her company ineffective. Her safe world is no longer safe and even her virtual identity becomes compromised. In order to save her sister, her company, and her good name, Diana is forced to confront her fears, engage in the “real world,” and embark upon mission that will both devastate and revitalize her life and future.
Hallie Ephron promises a “novel of suspense” with Come and Find Me; a promise she successfully fulfills. Come and Find Me is an action packed story taking place in the modern technical world while at the same time taking place in the erratic world of the human mind. It is a story of love and betrayal, fear and courage, and the power of technology. Ephron’s protagonist takes you on a journey through virtual reality and human fear in all its facets leaving you to wonder what is real.
But all that changes when Diana’s younger sister mysteriously disappears while at the same time Diana discovers that someone has hacked into Gamelan to monitor her internet movements and render her company ineffective. Her safe world is no longer safe and even her virtual identity becomes compromised. In order to save her sister, her company, and her good name, Diana is forced to confront her fears, engage in the “real world,” and embark upon mission that will both devastate and revitalize her life and future.
Hallie Ephron promises a “novel of suspense” with Come and Find Me; a promise she successfully fulfills. Come and Find Me is an action packed story taking place in the modern technical world while at the same time taking place in the erratic world of the human mind. It is a story of love and betrayal, fear and courage, and the power of technology. Ephron’s protagonist takes you on a journey through virtual reality and human fear in all its facets leaving you to wonder what is real.
October 7, 2016
What if your passion is for the world online, and the virtual reality you have created means more than the real world?
Such is the case for Diana Highsmith, who worked in the virtual world, hacking, alongside her husband Daniel and his friend Jake…until a climbing accident took Daniel.
Now Diana is continuing to work with Jake as her only partner, to create software to combat hackers and make up for what she, Daniel, and Jake once did.
But her panic attacks, from PTSD, have literally imprisoned her in her home. Her security features alert her to potential intruders, or anyone at all who approaches her home. Isolated and crippled emotionally, Diana is not in a good place when her sister Ashley goes missing.
Finding Ashley will require Diana to take her first brave steps outside her home, into her car, and searching, with the help of another gaming friend.
But what Diana discovers as she moves beyond her home is something so surprising that she might have to change everything she believed about the life she once had.
There was a lot to intrigue me in Come and Find Me, but I did feel a bit lost when the story took us into very technical aspects of the virtual reality. I couldn’t stop reading, though, and at the end, I was stunned by the final reveal. Set in Boston, I enjoyed the characters and the connections between them. 4.0 stars.
Such is the case for Diana Highsmith, who worked in the virtual world, hacking, alongside her husband Daniel and his friend Jake…until a climbing accident took Daniel.
Now Diana is continuing to work with Jake as her only partner, to create software to combat hackers and make up for what she, Daniel, and Jake once did.
But her panic attacks, from PTSD, have literally imprisoned her in her home. Her security features alert her to potential intruders, or anyone at all who approaches her home. Isolated and crippled emotionally, Diana is not in a good place when her sister Ashley goes missing.
Finding Ashley will require Diana to take her first brave steps outside her home, into her car, and searching, with the help of another gaming friend.
But what Diana discovers as she moves beyond her home is something so surprising that she might have to change everything she believed about the life she once had.
There was a lot to intrigue me in Come and Find Me, but I did feel a bit lost when the story took us into very technical aspects of the virtual reality. I couldn’t stop reading, though, and at the end, I was stunned by the final reveal. Set in Boston, I enjoyed the characters and the connections between them. 4.0 stars.
June 1, 2017
Diana Highsmith is a computer hacker who has traded in her black hat for a white one as she has a business protecting companies from other hackers. She formed the business with her boyfriend Daniel and his friend Jake who are also hackers. But since Daniel's death in a climbing accident, Diana's life has gone out of control. She has always suffered from anxiety but currently she is also paranoid and agoraphobic finding herself unable to leave her house. Her only outside contacts are her sister Ashley and Jake.
Luckily, most of her business meetings are conducted in an online world where she feels comfortable. When some of her recent business contracts end abruptly, she decides to investigate and comes upon some surprising information. Then her sister Ashley disappears and Diana is forced to go outside her home and do things she hasn't done since Daniel's death to try to locate her.
This story has a lot of twists and turns as Diana braves the real world. She learns some surprising and heart-breaking things. I really liked the way Diana worked to overcome her psychological issues even though I thought the resolution of them seemed to quick and easy. I liked that Diana was smart, honorable, and loyal to her friends.
Fans of psychological suspense will enjoy this story.
Luckily, most of her business meetings are conducted in an online world where she feels comfortable. When some of her recent business contracts end abruptly, she decides to investigate and comes upon some surprising information. Then her sister Ashley disappears and Diana is forced to go outside her home and do things she hasn't done since Daniel's death to try to locate her.
This story has a lot of twists and turns as Diana braves the real world. She learns some surprising and heart-breaking things. I really liked the way Diana worked to overcome her psychological issues even though I thought the resolution of them seemed to quick and easy. I liked that Diana was smart, honorable, and loyal to her friends.
Fans of psychological suspense will enjoy this story.
May 18, 2018
Come and Find Me is about a woman’s struggle with a panic disorder after the death of her love. They both shared love of cyberspace and she quickly hides behind her Avatar instead of stepping out into real life. But when bad things start happening in her “real world” she is forced to leave her safe place to save herself and her family.
May 30, 2019
A quick and engaging read. I like that Ephron’s books are suspenseful without being graphic. I also liked a twist or two in this one that made it less predictable than Never Tell a Lie. This would make a perfect beach read since it’s easy to follow and reads very quickly.
April 27, 2011
Diana Highsmith hasn’t left her house for more than a year. Her boyfriend, Daniel, had died while they were on a climbing vacation in Switzerland a year ago. Outside she had cameras which provided her with live video feeds. When someone was outside her residence, a Klaxon sounded and “INTRUDER ALERT” would flash on her screen.
Diana and Daniel’s best friend, Jake, ran a successful Internet Security company. Diana meets her clients in a virtual world she created called: ‘OtherWorld’, and her character online is Nadia Varata. She assesses security breaches, potential and real, and offers her clients a way to protect their businesses and themselves from hackers.
Diana has a sister, Ashley, who had never seen the inside of Diana’s office. When Ashley stopped over on Friday to visit, Diana was in a hurry as she had a meeting online in 4 minutes. Ashley was quite upset that Diana had never trusted her enough to see her office and began to cry. Not being able to stand seeing her sister cry, Diana finally relented and allowed her into her office. Ashley was stunned at the amount of technology Diana had set-up.
When Ashley had left Diana’s she inadvertently left her lap top behind and now it was Sunday and she hadn’t returned to retrieve it. Diana called and left her a message and sent her an email which produced an automated ‘out-of-the-office’ reply. Monday morning Diana called Ashley’s workplace but she wasn’t there. Now Diana knew in her heart that something was up and decided to call their mother in Florida. She hadn’t heard from Ashley either. After opening Ashley’s lap top, Diana buzzed an e-mail off to Ashley’s contacts but no one had spoken to her since last Friday. Diana checked Ashley’s e-mail and she had 181 unread messages so she knew something was terribly wrong as Ashley hadn’t checked her e-mails in 3 days which was totally out of character for her as she was ‘addicted’ to e-mail.
From here the story is as suspenseful as you could ever get. A well-crafted tale that depicts the darkness and suspense well, and where nothing is as it seems. You’ll be shocked and surprised and won’t be able to put this one down!
Diana and Daniel’s best friend, Jake, ran a successful Internet Security company. Diana meets her clients in a virtual world she created called: ‘OtherWorld’, and her character online is Nadia Varata. She assesses security breaches, potential and real, and offers her clients a way to protect their businesses and themselves from hackers.
Diana has a sister, Ashley, who had never seen the inside of Diana’s office. When Ashley stopped over on Friday to visit, Diana was in a hurry as she had a meeting online in 4 minutes. Ashley was quite upset that Diana had never trusted her enough to see her office and began to cry. Not being able to stand seeing her sister cry, Diana finally relented and allowed her into her office. Ashley was stunned at the amount of technology Diana had set-up.
When Ashley had left Diana’s she inadvertently left her lap top behind and now it was Sunday and she hadn’t returned to retrieve it. Diana called and left her a message and sent her an email which produced an automated ‘out-of-the-office’ reply. Monday morning Diana called Ashley’s workplace but she wasn’t there. Now Diana knew in her heart that something was up and decided to call their mother in Florida. She hadn’t heard from Ashley either. After opening Ashley’s lap top, Diana buzzed an e-mail off to Ashley’s contacts but no one had spoken to her since last Friday. Diana checked Ashley’s e-mail and she had 181 unread messages so she knew something was terribly wrong as Ashley hadn’t checked her e-mails in 3 days which was totally out of character for her as she was ‘addicted’ to e-mail.
From here the story is as suspenseful as you could ever get. A well-crafted tale that depicts the darkness and suspense well, and where nothing is as it seems. You’ll be shocked and surprised and won’t be able to put this one down!
May 16, 2011
Here's an interesting, but not unexpected crossover. Hallie Ephron is a noted mystery reviewer for the Boston Globe newspaper. Come and Find Me is her second stand alone suspense novel.
Ephron has come up with a great plot and an interesting protagonist. Diana Banks has been confined to her home with severe anxiety and panic attacks following the death of her husband Daniel two years ago. However, she has managed to carry on working with their third partner, Jake, in their Internet security business. Diana has managed to do this by holding meetings in OtherWorld (techies and net savvy gamers will recognize the concept of Second Life here) Basically, it's a complete virtual world. This allows Diana to function - to a certain degree. However, when her sister goes missing, Diana is forced to venture outside at last - and it looks like someone really would be happier if she didn't.
I find the concept of people operating and living behind an avatar fascinating. (Indeed there have been quite a few movies using this vehicle) Really, is anyone who they say they are or as they present themselves online? The idea of virtual meetings is reality based. Ephron's use of agoraphobia as the reason for Diana's self imposed incarceration is well written, but I do question Diana's ability to do what she does once she 'escapes' with the help of a few pills.
I found the plot moved along very quickly but it was a bit jarring in places. The focus seemed to be on action, rather than character development. I never really connected with the players and found them somewhat stilted and one dimensional.
Come and Find Me is a pager turner, one I read fairly quickly. A good, entertaining read that won't strain your brain too much. Romantic suspense fans would enjoy this book. And you might think twice about what you put out there on the web - nothing is as it seems....
Ephron has come up with a great plot and an interesting protagonist. Diana Banks has been confined to her home with severe anxiety and panic attacks following the death of her husband Daniel two years ago. However, she has managed to carry on working with their third partner, Jake, in their Internet security business. Diana has managed to do this by holding meetings in OtherWorld (techies and net savvy gamers will recognize the concept of Second Life here) Basically, it's a complete virtual world. This allows Diana to function - to a certain degree. However, when her sister goes missing, Diana is forced to venture outside at last - and it looks like someone really would be happier if she didn't.
I find the concept of people operating and living behind an avatar fascinating. (Indeed there have been quite a few movies using this vehicle) Really, is anyone who they say they are or as they present themselves online? The idea of virtual meetings is reality based. Ephron's use of agoraphobia as the reason for Diana's self imposed incarceration is well written, but I do question Diana's ability to do what she does once she 'escapes' with the help of a few pills.
I found the plot moved along very quickly but it was a bit jarring in places. The focus seemed to be on action, rather than character development. I never really connected with the players and found them somewhat stilted and one dimensional.
Come and Find Me is a pager turner, one I read fairly quickly. A good, entertaining read that won't strain your brain too much. Romantic suspense fans would enjoy this book. And you might think twice about what you put out there on the web - nothing is as it seems....
July 11, 2015
No.
I mean,
ugh. no.
At first I thought I didn't like the book because I'm not extra computer literate. I can do what I need to do but I'm not back here writing code or anything. Our protagonist, Diana, is supposedly computer literate. She's a reformed hacker who conducts all of her very successful business in the Otherworld, which is an online game simulation? I guess?
So The Sims, but more advanced. I love The Sims! But this is weird.
Anyway, Diana went on a hiking trip with her boyfriend and other friend a year ago and the bf died and now she's severely agoraphobic. Okay, interesting. Her phobia and resulting panic attacks are well plotted out in the first part of the novel. I'm going along with it. I'm right there.
Then the big thing happens (we think). Diana is forced to leave the sanctuary of her home. Although she has a few mini panic attacks, this proves to be much less of an ordeal than we have been lead to believe. Suddenly I'm not going along as easily. I feel a little suspect.
Finally, we find out the story is not actually what we have been lead to believe the story is about. Instead it's about this other lame thing that is extremely obvious that you hoped wouldn't happen because it's too easy and is lazy writing. It happens anyway. It's just as lame as you thought it would be.
This book is disappointing and weird and I just don't want you to read it. The writing isn't awful but also there's literally the phrase "6 hours later" in a sentence when we're at the culmination of the novel. The buildup of the whole story was (supposed to be) leading up to this, and then she throws out 6 hours later? Are you kidding me? No. I don't accept this.
Don't read it little buddies. Unless you just really want to. But if you do that then I really want to hear why you like it. Pretty please.
I mean,
ugh. no.
At first I thought I didn't like the book because I'm not extra computer literate. I can do what I need to do but I'm not back here writing code or anything. Our protagonist, Diana, is supposedly computer literate. She's a reformed hacker who conducts all of her very successful business in the Otherworld, which is an online game simulation? I guess?
So The Sims, but more advanced. I love The Sims! But this is weird.
Anyway, Diana went on a hiking trip with her boyfriend and other friend a year ago and the bf died and now she's severely agoraphobic. Okay, interesting. Her phobia and resulting panic attacks are well plotted out in the first part of the novel. I'm going along with it. I'm right there.
Then the big thing happens (we think). Diana is forced to leave the sanctuary of her home. Although she has a few mini panic attacks, this proves to be much less of an ordeal than we have been lead to believe. Suddenly I'm not going along as easily. I feel a little suspect.
Finally, we find out the story is not actually what we have been lead to believe the story is about. Instead it's about this other lame thing that is extremely obvious that you hoped wouldn't happen because it's too easy and is lazy writing. It happens anyway. It's just as lame as you thought it would be.
This book is disappointing and weird and I just don't want you to read it. The writing isn't awful but also there's literally the phrase "6 hours later" in a sentence when we're at the culmination of the novel. The buildup of the whole story was (supposed to be) leading up to this, and then she throws out 6 hours later? Are you kidding me? No. I don't accept this.
Don't read it little buddies. Unless you just really want to. But if you do that then I really want to hear why you like it. Pretty please.
May 15, 2011
Diana Highsmith has not left her house since her husband, Daniel died. While on a hiking trip in Switzerland, Daniel’s rope came lose and he perished. Diana can remember watching Daniel fall to his death. Since than, Diana has built herself a fortress and the main way that she interacts with people is through a virtual reality world, known as Otherworld.
When, Diana’s sister, Ashley goes missing, Diana will have to leave her virtual reality world and venture into the real world. Can Diana survive the real world?
I have been wanting to try out author, Hallie Ephron ever since I saw her first novel, Never Tell a Lie. I still had not read this book but decided to start with Come and Find Me. I have to say that while, I did like this novel, it was like I kept waiting for it to pick up and go full speed. It never really got there for me. Though, I did find Diana’s panic attacks intriguing. Not so much that she had them but what she experienced, when she had one. I have never really experienced someone having one as intense as Diana does. Like the first time that Diana went to get into her car for the first time in a long time and drive. She had barely gotten half way down the drive way before she drove back in her garage, parked the car, and ran and hide under a table for several hours. While, there was a surprise that came in the last third of the story, as I got to thinking about it after, it was not really such a surprise. I knew something was up and was not really what it was until it appeared. Overall, I thought this was an alright book but I still do plan to check out Never Tell a Lie.
When, Diana’s sister, Ashley goes missing, Diana will have to leave her virtual reality world and venture into the real world. Can Diana survive the real world?
I have been wanting to try out author, Hallie Ephron ever since I saw her first novel, Never Tell a Lie. I still had not read this book but decided to start with Come and Find Me. I have to say that while, I did like this novel, it was like I kept waiting for it to pick up and go full speed. It never really got there for me. Though, I did find Diana’s panic attacks intriguing. Not so much that she had them but what she experienced, when she had one. I have never really experienced someone having one as intense as Diana does. Like the first time that Diana went to get into her car for the first time in a long time and drive. She had barely gotten half way down the drive way before she drove back in her garage, parked the car, and ran and hide under a table for several hours. While, there was a surprise that came in the last third of the story, as I got to thinking about it after, it was not really such a surprise. I knew something was up and was not really what it was until it appeared. Overall, I thought this was an alright book but I still do plan to check out Never Tell a Lie.
May 16, 2013
I loved this mystery. Diana was a computer hacker and the girlfriend of Daniel, a fellow hacker. They believed that the government had too much personal information on citizens and that none of it was safe so they hacked into systems and brought them down. When a woman dies because they took down a hospital's system, Diana convinces Daniel and their fellow hacker Jake to go straight and begin a company to stop hackers from breaking into medical computers.
On a celebratory visit to Europe where they do some mountain climbing, Daniel falls in an accident. Diana is left in such a state, she returns home to the USA and literally lies in bed in a pile of Daniel's clothes until her younger sister Ashley and Jake force her to return to life. Due to the panic attacks she now suffers, Diana cannot bring herself to leave the house. She and Jake form the company and she works from a virtual office online where she has a brave avatar called Nadia.
It is only when her sister Ashley disappears at an event she attended masquerading as Nadia, that Diana must force herself out of the house. The psychological drama is fascinating. Who can Diana trust, if anyone? When the truth is discovered, there is a great shock for both Diana and the reader. How Diana works out the situation is brilliant.
COME AND FIND ME was well plotted, well written, and engrossing to read. I think Hallie Ephron just got herself a loyal new fan!
On a celebratory visit to Europe where they do some mountain climbing, Daniel falls in an accident. Diana is left in such a state, she returns home to the USA and literally lies in bed in a pile of Daniel's clothes until her younger sister Ashley and Jake force her to return to life. Due to the panic attacks she now suffers, Diana cannot bring herself to leave the house. She and Jake form the company and she works from a virtual office online where she has a brave avatar called Nadia.
It is only when her sister Ashley disappears at an event she attended masquerading as Nadia, that Diana must force herself out of the house. The psychological drama is fascinating. Who can Diana trust, if anyone? When the truth is discovered, there is a great shock for both Diana and the reader. How Diana works out the situation is brilliant.
COME AND FIND ME was well plotted, well written, and engrossing to read. I think Hallie Ephron just got herself a loyal new fan!
July 2, 2012
OK, so let me start by saying I literally just watched a show about people who participate in version 2.0 or "other reality" lives. Basically, it's like that game Sims, but the characters are "real" and people fall in love and basically let this take over their real life. Freaks and weirdos, peeps. So then I started reading this book and was immediately annoyed because people who fall into that probably need professional mental help.
I found that this book was slow to get going and at one point I really wanted to give up. Eventually I started getting into it once her sister goes missing and she ventures out of her house. I absolutely loved how Hallie twisted the plot at the very end because I can say I absolutely did not see it coming. I had a suspicion about one character, but the other? Did not see it. Not at all. Except now when I think back about certain parts of the book I probably should have seen it- but that's OK. I will say that my heart kind of broke for Diana. And when you read the book you'll know why- it's definitely not the ending I wanted for her so much, but I think that maybe if this were a real life person, she'd recapture some of her life back.
I found that this book was slow to get going and at one point I really wanted to give up. Eventually I started getting into it once her sister goes missing and she ventures out of her house. I absolutely loved how Hallie twisted the plot at the very end because I can say I absolutely did not see it coming. I had a suspicion about one character, but the other? Did not see it. Not at all. Except now when I think back about certain parts of the book I probably should have seen it- but that's OK. I will say that my heart kind of broke for Diana. And when you read the book you'll know why- it's definitely not the ending I wanted for her so much, but I think that maybe if this were a real life person, she'd recapture some of her life back.
October 6, 2011
I'd give this a 2.5. I love the Peter Zak series and enjoyed Hallie Ephron's first standalone book, Never Tell a Lie, but I didn't enjoy this book as much. The premise is interesting - Second Life disguised as Other World and computer hackers turned good, but I'm not sure it will appeal to everyone. My main issue is that the storyline seemed a bit thin. I immediately knew what the situation with Daniel was - hints of Sherlock Holmes anyone and it wasn't long before I realized what Jake's deal was. But the real issue I had was that the whole kidnapping and subsequent events didn't make sense. I'm not sure it was fully explained as to why it was all necessary.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 3, 2011
This book made about as much sense to me if the character would have waved a magic wand to explain the plot and scenario. This "other world" is so out of "my world" that I had a hard time following and CARING! The potential was there but the details were, to me, too convoluted, rushed and not well thoughtout.....case in point, having the main character perform her computer miracles to save herself while her captor is sleeping.....apparently we were to be asleep during that timeframe too, because as soon as he woke up, everything was in place. Would NOT recommend to anyone.
December 18, 2013
It's hard for me to believe that this author wrote a book on how to write mysteries when her own are so substandard. If this seems harsh, just let me say that I have tried several of her novels and found them all wanting. This one was actually a bit above the cut--the part about virtual reality was fascinating--but it still displayed the weaknesses of her other mysteries: cardboard characters, improbable premises and trite resolutions. I found it such a waste of time I almost didn't review it at all. Enough said.
August 22, 2011
A throw-away novel, a vacation read, not recommended. The main character is a young woman who works at thwarting computer crime against corporations. I suspected the plot twist and betrayal early on, so it was simply a matter of seeing how it played out. Not much more interesting in the cyber-world than in the real world.
April 11, 2011
This book was fairly interesting but the beginning kind of started out slow and no offence to the craft of the writer, but the characters felt a little redundant. Sorry, but I wasn't really interested to finish even half of the book. I found it cliche.
March 15, 2012
This was a really quick read but in the end the story wasn't that great. It started out fast paced and really sucked me in, but the ending was a let down, predictable and was just really too far fetched to make sense.
September 17, 2011
Supposedly a cyber thriller, but a little unlikely.
December 3, 2011
very convoluted and not worth the effort
March 28, 2012
Was a page turner; enjoyed the real world scenario of virtual world dealings.
May 14, 2012
I downloaded this Kindle book to take on vacation. The book sounded intriguing but after a good start it fell flat and became increasingly unbelievable.
April 28, 2013
Formulaic and boring with stereotypes instead of actual,characters. A complete waste of time. Not even particularly entertaining.
September 18, 2016
This book didn't pass my "If I don't care about these people by the time I get 20% through" test. Just couldn't get into it.
September 27, 2016
Loved it!! Could not put it down. Great style, intriguing & kept me riveted.
June 15, 2021
I feel like I should know Hallie Ephron. Not personally, but in the sense of knowing who Paula Abdul or Stan Sebastian are. I guess I’m associating her with Zac Efron. I have no idea who Zac Efron is, but I know the name.
And, yes, I know she comes from a family of famous screenwriters. At least, I know it now. I didn’t when I grabbed the book, which I did so because of the name’s soundex familiarity and I was skeptical going in, wondering if name familiarity had fooled me so gave it the 50 page rule and this passed with flying colors. Man, what a story! An agoraphobic/anthropophobic former hacker gone straight named Diana has to find her sister, Ashley, who has mysteriously disappeared right out of the middle of a flashmob watching a dummy Superman fly across a plaza. Well, how 'with it' and current. And I thoroughly enjoyed it until…
Until.
First, the ease by which Diana throws off her debilitating agoraphobia in order to conduct the search makes one suspect it was affectation more than true illness. See, Diana had watched her husband fall to his death while on an ice climb of the Eiger...talk about affectation...and turned recluse in response. Which sounds more like grief than a phobia and, yes, I know, it is difficult to tell the two apart and one can lead to the other but it doesn’t take Diana very long or very much effort to overcome it. It sounds like a plot point.
A word on plot points.
Great if handled properly: if Dr. Zhivago had never found Lara in the library he would never have been kidnapped and subsequently rescued by her. Well, the Reds probably would have grabbed him off the farm eventually but then no Lara poems. Plot points have to weave into the tale: the Reds are a danger and Zhivago should have stayed on the farm but his reckless, romantic nature creates the plot point. You could see it coming, especially after Lara’s and his service on the front.
But when introduced ham handedly, plot points make you go, “What the heck?” Which is exactly what I said when Diana easily overcomes what should have been a crippling condition to launch her search for Ashley. Especially since Diana has completely immersed herself within a virtual existence. After her husband’s death, she and her dead husband’s partner, Jake, gave up the lucrative world of hacking for the more lucrative world of internet security and Diana’s social life consists of an avatar named Nadia who interacts with clients on a platform named OtherWorld. For eighteen months, Ashley is her only human contact. And, yes, yes, Ashley’s disappearance could be the psychological spur necessary for Diana to cross that threatening threshold. But it shouldn’t have been that easy. Especially after so much time.
Still, forgivable, and necessary to get things moving but there is, by that point, a lot of oddness in the story. Like the dispatcher/cop who personally shows up to help with the search, and then completely disappears. And the mysterious black limousine which runs up and down Diana’s driveway willy nilly.
And then the Big Reveal about ¾ of the way through the novel. A reveal that almost made me toss the book across the room in utter disgust.
It was like the last episode of Lost, where all of us who had invested so much time felt like we’d been sledgehammered. Got sledgehammered again, and had to endure another 50-75 pages after that to get to the end, hoping somehow that last quarter of the book would redeem itself. No. PO’d, I was, to say the least.
Your reaction may vary.
I wonder if her screenwriter family had anything to do with Lost.
And, yes, I know she comes from a family of famous screenwriters. At least, I know it now. I didn’t when I grabbed the book, which I did so because of the name’s soundex familiarity and I was skeptical going in, wondering if name familiarity had fooled me so gave it the 50 page rule and this passed with flying colors. Man, what a story! An agoraphobic/anthropophobic former hacker gone straight named Diana has to find her sister, Ashley, who has mysteriously disappeared right out of the middle of a flashmob watching a dummy Superman fly across a plaza. Well, how 'with it' and current. And I thoroughly enjoyed it until…
Until.
First, the ease by which Diana throws off her debilitating agoraphobia in order to conduct the search makes one suspect it was affectation more than true illness. See, Diana had watched her husband fall to his death while on an ice climb of the Eiger...talk about affectation...and turned recluse in response. Which sounds more like grief than a phobia and, yes, I know, it is difficult to tell the two apart and one can lead to the other but it doesn’t take Diana very long or very much effort to overcome it. It sounds like a plot point.
A word on plot points.
Great if handled properly: if Dr. Zhivago had never found Lara in the library he would never have been kidnapped and subsequently rescued by her. Well, the Reds probably would have grabbed him off the farm eventually but then no Lara poems. Plot points have to weave into the tale: the Reds are a danger and Zhivago should have stayed on the farm but his reckless, romantic nature creates the plot point. You could see it coming, especially after Lara’s and his service on the front.
But when introduced ham handedly, plot points make you go, “What the heck?” Which is exactly what I said when Diana easily overcomes what should have been a crippling condition to launch her search for Ashley. Especially since Diana has completely immersed herself within a virtual existence. After her husband’s death, she and her dead husband’s partner, Jake, gave up the lucrative world of hacking for the more lucrative world of internet security and Diana’s social life consists of an avatar named Nadia who interacts with clients on a platform named OtherWorld. For eighteen months, Ashley is her only human contact. And, yes, yes, Ashley’s disappearance could be the psychological spur necessary for Diana to cross that threatening threshold. But it shouldn’t have been that easy. Especially after so much time.
Still, forgivable, and necessary to get things moving but there is, by that point, a lot of oddness in the story. Like the dispatcher/cop who personally shows up to help with the search, and then completely disappears. And the mysterious black limousine which runs up and down Diana’s driveway willy nilly.
And then the Big Reveal about ¾ of the way through the novel. A reveal that almost made me toss the book across the room in utter disgust.
It was like the last episode of Lost, where all of us who had invested so much time felt like we’d been sledgehammered. Got sledgehammered again, and had to endure another 50-75 pages after that to get to the end, hoping somehow that last quarter of the book would redeem itself. No. PO’d, I was, to say the least.
Your reaction may vary.
I wonder if her screenwriter family had anything to do with Lost.
June 23, 2018
At first, I found it difficult to keep the characters and settings of this book straight. Nadia, Diana, Ashley, real world, OtherWorld, etc. I read the first 5 chapters and then let this one collect a little dust on my nightstand for a few weeks because I wasn't looking forward to being confused for ~300 pages. When I finally did pick it back up, I decided to start from the beginning, thinking maybe a second take would help me comprehend what was going on. For the most part it did, and once I got going I didn't want to put it down.
In the pros column: I felt the suspense, and there were many different aspects at play in the plot that I found really interesting.
In the cons column: 1. As others have mentioned, Ephron has a tendency of telling instead of showing.
On the other hand, there were times I found myself wishing she would have told me more. There are a few instances of huge time jumps where I think having more details about what happened would have been helpful.
2.
3. This is something I haven't seen in any of the reviews, so maybe it's a dumb question, but why were major medical companies using a virtual reality game to do their security business? (I suppose this is a minor spoiler, but it comes up in the first 15 pages so I hardly think it counts.) From what I understand, these companies are hacked, and they hire Gamelan to fix it. So the big dogs of these companies, like the COO, for instance, make avatars in a virtual reality world so they can meet with the avatars of people who run an Internet security company? This makes absolutely no sense to me. At first I wondered if it was about anonymity, but in the first meeting Jake shows his face and he's with an employee of the company they're working for, and then later he physically attends a meeting. It's not like this was the only way for them to meet virtually, because Diana has no problem Skyping her therapist. I read Chapter 3 three times and still couldn't grasp what was going on, so finally I just moved on and pretended that I understood.
This wasn't the best book I've ever read, but it wasn't the worst either. I'd recommend if you're interested in manipulation, the dark side of the Internet, grief, and/or a quick read.
In the pros column: I felt the suspense, and there were many different aspects at play in the plot that I found really interesting.
In the cons column: 1. As others have mentioned, Ephron has a tendency of telling instead of showing.
"I lock doors." Diana turned around. "I do a lot of crazy things because it makes me feel safe. Gives me the illusion that I'm in control. I know you think that's nutty." She could hear her voice rising, turning shrill, but she couldn't stop herself. "And I would agree. But I do it anyway. Okay? Okay?" pg. 10
"What's logic got to do with it? You've been in therapy. Fear's not rational. And sometimes, being rational isn't the most rational thing to be." pg. 11
On the other hand, there were times I found myself wishing she would have told me more. There are a few instances of huge time jumps where I think having more details about what happened would have been helpful.
2.
3. This is something I haven't seen in any of the reviews, so maybe it's a dumb question, but why were major medical companies using a virtual reality game to do their security business? (I suppose this is a minor spoiler, but it comes up in the first 15 pages so I hardly think it counts.) From what I understand, these companies are hacked, and they hire Gamelan to fix it. So the big dogs of these companies, like the COO, for instance, make avatars in a virtual reality world so they can meet with the avatars of people who run an Internet security company? This makes absolutely no sense to me. At first I wondered if it was about anonymity, but in the first meeting Jake shows his face and he's with an employee of the company they're working for, and then later he physically attends a meeting. It's not like this was the only way for them to meet virtually, because Diana has no problem Skyping her therapist. I read Chapter 3 three times and still couldn't grasp what was going on, so finally I just moved on and pretended that I understood.
This wasn't the best book I've ever read, but it wasn't the worst either. I'd recommend if you're interested in manipulation, the dark side of the Internet, grief, and/or a quick read.
March 31, 2019
3.75 rounded up. Ephron's books consistantly have 3 star averages and it bugs me. This, like her others, are good books. Good mysteries. Excellent choices if you want to stay up all night reading. I think people dont dig her because antagonist's motives are a little thin (and always contain some madness to make them plausible). Also, some people want to work hard to solve a mystery- they want to keep guessing, maybe they are fans of the info dump on the last 20 pages style of suspense? Those a great too though I admit.
Come Find Me isnt like that. Ephron spins a nice tale, dropping clues that characters are oblivious to (we are not oblivious because we are not dumb), adds a little action here and there, builds up some suspense, and then she wraps it up all nice and tidy, well, except for Daniel in this particular book. She has a formula, and it works for me when I just want to read a good suspense without putting a lot of effort into it. If her books had some faires or a ghost detective she'd probably make a good cozy mystery novelist.
I liked this one, I liked seeing the protagonist grow and come to terms with her agoraphobia. I dont like that it was caused by a man- that was a bit much, but still, she did the thing. Their were a few nice surprises in there as well. Over all a good read.
Come Find Me isnt like that. Ephron spins a nice tale, dropping clues that characters are oblivious to (we are not oblivious because we are not dumb), adds a little action here and there, builds up some suspense, and then she wraps it up all nice and tidy, well, except for Daniel in this particular book. She has a formula, and it works for me when I just want to read a good suspense without putting a lot of effort into it. If her books had some faires or a ghost detective she'd probably make a good cozy mystery novelist.
I liked this one, I liked seeing the protagonist grow and come to terms with her agoraphobia. I dont like that it was caused by a man- that was a bit much, but still, she did the thing. Their were a few nice surprises in there as well. Over all a good read.
July 2, 2011
Diana Highsmith never leaves the confines of her property. Ever since a mountain-climbing accident in Switzerland a year ago claimed the life of her boyfriend, she’s suffered from a crippling agoraphobia. Fortunately Diana’s skills as an excellent computer hacker mean that she’s able to earn a living in computer security with her business partner Jake. Her, Jake and her boyfriend Daniel were once mischief makers who were just deciding to go straight and set up their company providing security to businesses when Daniel was killed. Diana conducts all of her meetings in Other World, an online virtual reality program where her avatar, Nadia Varata is her ‘face’ to the outside world. Meanwhile Diana herself is barricaded in the office upstairs in the house that once belonged to her parents, manning the security cameras and jumping out of her skin every time her intruder alert Klaxon goes off – even when it’s just the mailman.
In Other World, Diana has two particular friends that she mostly trusts, PWNED who seeks to bring down dodgy medical scams and Grob, a mysterious character who seems to understand her personal phobias. He uses a voice synthesizer and although he often seeks her out, Diana doesn’t always return his messages. However when her bubbly and confident sister Ashley goes missing from an event being broadcast online where Ashley was dressed as Diana’s avatar Nadia, Diana has to change her ways.
She has to step outside to investigate Ashley’s disappearance when the police won’t take her seriously. When she does it becomes apparent that even her amazingly powerful security systems have been breached and there are beacons broadcasting her location and key loggers on her laptop. Of her two online friends, PWNED and Grob, Diana has to choose which one might most likely be the most trustworthy and offer her some help – because one is not what they seem and should she make the wrong mistake, everything might end in diaster.
Come And Find Me is a gripping psychological thriller that explores a very real phobia that some people live with every day, without the means of income that Diana has. She conducts almost her entire life behind the four walls of her home. She has turned a room upstairs into her office where she shops for food and clothes online, runs her internet security business and has Skype based therapy sessions. Every day Diana attempts to step outside and walk the perimeter of her property. If she succeeds she takes a pebble from the ground and adds it to a collection she has, marking the amount of times she has managed to be successful.
In her previous life, before the death of Daniel, Diana was a computer hacker. But she’d begun to make some noises about going straight and although Daniel, who enjoyed being an online thorn in companies’ side, showed reluctance at first, he then warmed to the idea and he, Diana and their friend Jake talked of setting up their own security company. After Daniel’s death, they used the life insurance policy to start the business and it’s growing in success and prestige. Companies trust Nadia Varata and they want her on board when their security is breached by other hackers. Diana, as Nadia, conducts all her business meetings in Other World, which is basically Second Life by another name. Nadia has an ‘office’ which looks exactly like Diana’s and companies meet her here to discuss their needs.
When her sister goes missing, Diana finds that this is the one problem she cannot solve from the safety and security of her office. And her world is rocked further when that safety and security is not all she has assumed it was. She has to take matters into her own hands to attempt to find her sister, who she fears has been kidnapped by someone who may’ve been looking for her, given that Ashley was dressed as Nadia at an event that was well publicized in the online community.
Diana’s agoraphobia remains an issue for most of the book but it seems that when she does need to really put herself out there to find Ashley, it does start to evaporate. I expected much more of a mental struggle with her panic attacks and her extreme fear but it became sporadic and eventually almost disappeared all together in a very short period of time. I could live with that as it was necessary to the advancement of the plot and it stood to reason that once Diana was motivated enough to step outside that her fears might start to fall away as she focused on finding her sister, but what I couldn’t particularly get past was who turned out to be the mastermind behind the problems in her life, both with her sister disappearing, the trackers in her computers and the reason that some of her clients were backing away from her investigating their security breaches. That required a suspension of disbelief greater than I could manage.
For probably over three quarters of this novel, I was utterly hooked. The writing, the premise, the characterisation, everything, had sucked me right in. I loved the idea of someone living out their whole life online. It’s not something that’s new – Second Life has been an inspiration behind episodes of quite a few TV shows and probably some movies as well. I was fascinated with Diana’s agoraphobia and what had triggered it. I was laying in bed, in a deathly quiet house, slowly getting just a little bit freaked out when Diana discovered that even with all her expertise, someone had placed trackers in her laptop. But then as the plot advanced further and Diana began to unearth who was at the bottom of it (or actually, they more like kidnapped her and informed her) I started to lose interest. It was actually quite disappointing and I found myself becoming more disinterested towards the end of the book, no longer turning pages with ferocity but more skimming and flicking until everything unfolded and we were at the end.
A very, very promising start – Ephron can clearly write and set up a thriller but it just seems to lack that real punch of an ‘Oh my GOD!’ sort of ending that totally leaves you breathless and satisfied, that feeling you get when everything has worked out for you with the book and the ending has utterly blown you away with its unexpectedness and brilliance.
In Other World, Diana has two particular friends that she mostly trusts, PWNED who seeks to bring down dodgy medical scams and Grob, a mysterious character who seems to understand her personal phobias. He uses a voice synthesizer and although he often seeks her out, Diana doesn’t always return his messages. However when her bubbly and confident sister Ashley goes missing from an event being broadcast online where Ashley was dressed as Diana’s avatar Nadia, Diana has to change her ways.
She has to step outside to investigate Ashley’s disappearance when the police won’t take her seriously. When she does it becomes apparent that even her amazingly powerful security systems have been breached and there are beacons broadcasting her location and key loggers on her laptop. Of her two online friends, PWNED and Grob, Diana has to choose which one might most likely be the most trustworthy and offer her some help – because one is not what they seem and should she make the wrong mistake, everything might end in diaster.
Come And Find Me is a gripping psychological thriller that explores a very real phobia that some people live with every day, without the means of income that Diana has. She conducts almost her entire life behind the four walls of her home. She has turned a room upstairs into her office where she shops for food and clothes online, runs her internet security business and has Skype based therapy sessions. Every day Diana attempts to step outside and walk the perimeter of her property. If she succeeds she takes a pebble from the ground and adds it to a collection she has, marking the amount of times she has managed to be successful.
In her previous life, before the death of Daniel, Diana was a computer hacker. But she’d begun to make some noises about going straight and although Daniel, who enjoyed being an online thorn in companies’ side, showed reluctance at first, he then warmed to the idea and he, Diana and their friend Jake talked of setting up their own security company. After Daniel’s death, they used the life insurance policy to start the business and it’s growing in success and prestige. Companies trust Nadia Varata and they want her on board when their security is breached by other hackers. Diana, as Nadia, conducts all her business meetings in Other World, which is basically Second Life by another name. Nadia has an ‘office’ which looks exactly like Diana’s and companies meet her here to discuss their needs.
When her sister goes missing, Diana finds that this is the one problem she cannot solve from the safety and security of her office. And her world is rocked further when that safety and security is not all she has assumed it was. She has to take matters into her own hands to attempt to find her sister, who she fears has been kidnapped by someone who may’ve been looking for her, given that Ashley was dressed as Nadia at an event that was well publicized in the online community.
Diana’s agoraphobia remains an issue for most of the book but it seems that when she does need to really put herself out there to find Ashley, it does start to evaporate. I expected much more of a mental struggle with her panic attacks and her extreme fear but it became sporadic and eventually almost disappeared all together in a very short period of time. I could live with that as it was necessary to the advancement of the plot and it stood to reason that once Diana was motivated enough to step outside that her fears might start to fall away as she focused on finding her sister, but what I couldn’t particularly get past was who turned out to be the mastermind behind the problems in her life, both with her sister disappearing, the trackers in her computers and the reason that some of her clients were backing away from her investigating their security breaches. That required a suspension of disbelief greater than I could manage.
For probably over three quarters of this novel, I was utterly hooked. The writing, the premise, the characterisation, everything, had sucked me right in. I loved the idea of someone living out their whole life online. It’s not something that’s new – Second Life has been an inspiration behind episodes of quite a few TV shows and probably some movies as well. I was fascinated with Diana’s agoraphobia and what had triggered it. I was laying in bed, in a deathly quiet house, slowly getting just a little bit freaked out when Diana discovered that even with all her expertise, someone had placed trackers in her laptop. But then as the plot advanced further and Diana began to unearth who was at the bottom of it (or actually, they more like kidnapped her and informed her) I started to lose interest. It was actually quite disappointing and I found myself becoming more disinterested towards the end of the book, no longer turning pages with ferocity but more skimming and flicking until everything unfolded and we were at the end.
A very, very promising start – Ephron can clearly write and set up a thriller but it just seems to lack that real punch of an ‘Oh my GOD!’ sort of ending that totally leaves you breathless and satisfied, that feeling you get when everything has worked out for you with the book and the ending has utterly blown you away with its unexpectedness and brilliance.
July 28, 2017
Diana Highsmith is an agoraphobic, reformed hacker who runs a successful computer security company with her friend Jake.
Over a year ago, she, Jake, and her lover, Daniel, decided to go legit and start this company. On a holiday to celebrate this decision, Daniel fell to his death in a climbing accident. Ever since then, Diana's panic attacks have morphed into crippling agoraphobia. She lives in the virtual world on her computer and only has outside contact with her sister, Ashley, and her partner, Jake.
Over the last while, three of her clients have acted strangely; terminating their contract after the initial investigation turned up the leaks but refusing to go further with the contract to continue security surveillance. Diana is suspicious. She starts to dig further but is distracted when her sister disappears.
Forced to step outside her fortress, Diana follows leads to find her sister and faces her demons at the same time.
There Was An Old Woman was a great first novel. This one is not as good but still worth reading.
Over a year ago, she, Jake, and her lover, Daniel, decided to go legit and start this company. On a holiday to celebrate this decision, Daniel fell to his death in a climbing accident. Ever since then, Diana's panic attacks have morphed into crippling agoraphobia. She lives in the virtual world on her computer and only has outside contact with her sister, Ashley, and her partner, Jake.
Over the last while, three of her clients have acted strangely; terminating their contract after the initial investigation turned up the leaks but refusing to go further with the contract to continue security surveillance. Diana is suspicious. She starts to dig further but is distracted when her sister disappears.
Forced to step outside her fortress, Diana follows leads to find her sister and faces her demons at the same time.
There Was An Old Woman was a great first novel. This one is not as good but still worth reading.
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