In the gripping thriller, "That's Not My Name," a teenage girl finds herself waking up disoriented on the side of a desolate dirt road, bruised and with no memory of her past. The chilling atmosphere unfolds as she struggles to recall who she is and how she ended up in that terrifying predicament. Just when hope seems bleak, a desperate man arrives at the police station claiming to be her father. He holds her school ID, her birth certificate, and piles of family photos, recounting a life that feels distant to her. According to him, her name is Mary.
But the tale dives deeper into mystery as we also follow Drew, who, after a heated argument, loses Lola in the depths of the night. As he searches for her, he becomes embroiled in a web of accusations that he murdered her instead. With the town against him and each passing moment escalating the peril for both him and Lola, Drew is driven to uncover the truth. He must reclaim their shared history and discover where everything went wrong before the trails turn cold and danger encroaches further.
As the tension ratchets up, readers will find themselves glued to the pages, intrigued by the twists and turns. April Henry, a New York Times bestselling author, praises it for its gripping narrative, declaring it "begs to be read in a single adrenaline-fueled sitting." The dual narratives of a lost girl trying to piece together her identity and a boy racing against time to save his love intertwine to create an unmissable contemporary mystery.
