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Wow! I couldn’t put “Don’t Forget Me” by Rea Frey, Author, and finished this in one sitting. In this intense and edgy, well written novel, there are twists, turns, surprises, betrayals, danger and murder. The Genres for this novel are Thriller, Mystery, Suspense, Psychological Fiction, and Mystery. The author vividly describes her quirky and dramatic characters as flawed, complicated, complex, and possibly dangerous. The timeline is set in the present and goes to the past when it pertains to the characters and events.
Ruby and her husband Tom, and daughter Lily move to a ritzy community near the water. Ruby is recently retired from her job as an emergency nurse, and is trying to adapt to the new community and her neighbors. Ruby holds the key to a dark secret from her past, and can’t seem to move on. Tom is a manipulative and abusive husband, and tries to control Ruby’s life. Lily, is ready to start college, but is dealing with emotional problems.
Ruby loves to row her boat as an escape on the water, and one day she discovers a body. After calling 911, strange things happen. In Ruby’s community there is a Club that likes to try to solve murders. On the day that Ruby sees the body, the neighbors are sure that it is her husband Tom. Ruby doesn’t recognize the body as Toms. The Police certainly are checking out the suspects, and Ruby is considered one of them.
Ruby discovers that often the past secrets, can have a cause and effect on the present and future. Rea Frey had me captivated and searching for clues to what is going on. There are many surprises. I highly recommend this edgy and thought-provoking psychological thriller and mystery to others.
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