That's Not My Name
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4.3 • 498 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
A New York Times and USA Today Bestseller!
She thought she had her life back. She was wrong. A gripping debut thriller perfect for fans of Natalie D. Richards and Vincent Ralph.
It was a mistake to trust him.
Shivering and bruised, a teen wakes up on the side of a dirt road with no memory of how she got there—or who she is. A passing officer takes her to the police station, and not long after, a frantic man arrives. He’s been searching for her for hours. He has her school ID, her birth certificate, and even family photos.
He is her father. Her name is Mary. Or so he says.
When Lola slammed the car door and stormed off into the night, Drew thought they just needed some time to cool off. Except Lola disappeared, and the sheriff, his friends, and the whole town are convinced Drew murdered his girlfriend. Forget proving his innocence, he needs to find her before it’s too late. The longer Lola is missing, the fewer leads there are to follow…and the more danger they both are in.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Skillfully employing dual POVs, debut author Lally combines an amnesia plot with a missing girl mystery to deliver a suspenseful thrill ride. When a teenage girl is found in a ditch, bruised and unable to remember her name or the events that led to her predicament, Oregon police bring her to the station. A distraught man named Wayne soon arrives, claiming that the girl is his daughter Mary and brandishing as proof her birth certificate, Social Security card, and cell phone photos of the two of them. In Wayne's custody, Mary acclimates to her new normal; still, she harbors doubts about Wayne's truthfulness, especially as her memories start returning. Meanwhile, Andrew "Drew" Carter-Diaz is putting up missing girl posters, hoping to find his girlfriend, 17-year-old Lola Scott, who disappeared from Washington City five weeks earlier. Though most people assume that Drew killed her, Drew—aided by his cousin Max, and Max's girlfriend and local sheriff's daughter Autumn—seeks the truth. Drew and Mary's evocatively rendered alternating perspectives persuasively build tension and slowly dispense information amid the twisting, shock-filled plot, all the way up to a gratifying resolution. Main characters read as white; one of Drew's fathers is Guatemalan. Ages 14–up.
Customer Reviews
need something uplifting next
did NOT see that coming uhhhh...
Slow Burn
I liked this book but didn’t love it. It has a slow start for a while which includes details to connect towards the end. Past half way of the book the plot picks up and had me on lock. The ending was fast. The ending had me in tears - Emotional , realistic ending.
Captivating excellent book
I hope this is made into a movie, couldn’t put it down and finished in 2 days.