Do I Know You? audiobook

Reviewed for www.mysteryandsuspensemagazine.com Jane Ellison never forgets a face- literally. She has been deemed by the scientific community as a “super recognizer”, making her able to identify people from even the smallest facial details. This works to her advantage when she takes a job with Homeland Security, helping to identify criminals and other wanted individuals as they travel through Boston’s Logan airport. But when Jane recognizes the woman who was the last one to see Jane’s missing sister, Kit, alive, she becomes determined to figure out the truth. The problem is, the woman Jane recognizes is a famous humanitarian, and the fiancée of the son to a very wealthy family. Jane knows she has to be right or her mistake could cost her more than her reputation. Is she willing to risk it all? Is her confidence in her ‘super skills’ enough to lead her to the truth? Sarah Strohmeyer’s new novel, “Do I Know You?” is edgy and gripping. A seemingly average woman with an above average talent, Jane is constantly made to doubt herself, and is constantly being gaslit by everyone in her life, including her researcher boyfriend, Erik. Beyond Jane herself, there are very few likable characters in the novel, which works to Strohmeyer’s plot as absolutely no one is who they pretend to be, and everyone is keeping a secret. The story is told from multiple perspectives- Jane, of course, Eve (the new matriarch of the famous and uber rich Pease family) and the bride-to-be, Bella. Each woman brings her own perspective to the novel, and allows for the reader to get a deeper understanding of each character. “Do I Know You” has a twisted, V.C Andrews vibe to it, with siblings (albeit adopted) sleeping with and marrying each other, and the quest for fame and money trumping all else. I found Jane’s “talent” to be incredibly fascinating, and Strohmeyer is able to build a convincing and entertaining story from this. “Do I Know You” is both unique and creative, and it brings something refreshing to the psychological suspense genre. Jane is an admirable character, sticking to her beliefs even though everyone around her is trying to disregard them as “obsessions” or “hallucinations”. Jane’s commitment to find out what happened to Kit is completely believable and full of emotion, and I wanted nothing more than resolution for the sibling pair. Every page in this novel will leave you guessing, and when the ending finally comes, it is both unexpected and satisfying. A story that pulls you in right from the beginning, “Do I Know You?” is creative, page-turning and completely addicting.

Jane is a super recognizer. This means she is capable of easily identifying strangers via their facial details. When Jane is at the Boston airport performing her duties, she recognizes Bella Valencia. Bella is a human rights activist and Jane is convinced that Bella was responsible for her sister, Kit’s disappearance 11 years ago. As Jane digs further into this situation, she is creating more questions than answers. Was Kit’s disappearance really tied to Bella?I had never heard of a “super recognizer” so I was really intrigued by the premise of this book. I wasn’t disappointed! This was a fast paced story with plenty of unpredictable twists thrown in. It even offered some dry sarcastic humor as well. I found it to be a very enjoyable read!Many thanks to Harper Paperbacks for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.This review will be posted to my Instagram Blog (@coffee.break.book.reviews) in the near future.

I initially had a hard time distinguishing between all the different characters, but once I got it figured out I was super invested in the story. I had NO idea how it was going to end and I was pleasantly surprised by it. Highly recommend for suspense and thriller lovers!

A fast-paced story that kept me guessing; the ending was a surprise! I will be watching for more from this author.*Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for providing an e-galley in exchange for an honest review.

Jane Ellison is a “super recognizer” able to identify strangers by the slightest facial details—the curve of a head, the arch of an eyebrow. When she spies human rights activist and heiress Bella Valencia in a crowded Boston airport, Jane’s convinced she’s found the person responsible for her sister Kit’s disappearance and presumed death eleven years earlier. But her attempt to detain the suspect ends with Jane herself fired and humiliated. As Bella prepares to marry Will Pease, scion of the uber-wealthy, influential, and ruthless Pease family, famous for their wholesome wellness and lifestyle brand, on their private Cape Cod island, she grows increasingly anxious that her dire secret will be revealed and used against her by—of all people—the man she loves.She has reason to fear: Jane is ready to risk everything for the chance to publicly expose Bella’s crimes at her upcoming celebrity wedding. But the more she digs into what happened that night, the more she questions her own assumptions. Combining magnetic, wise-cracking narration and a skillfully layered plot, Do I Know You? is a gripping psychological thriller and tale of redemption that reveals the power of a sister's love.My Thoughts: Alternating narrators delve into the lives of the characters, from the wealthy Pease family to FBI agent Jane Ellison. Other characters fill in the layered story and offer just enough intrigue to keep me reading Do I Know You?I loved the setting of Boston and Cape Cod as it offered up the bits and pieces of the lives of them all. I was curious about how family friends with two toddlers dropped in on Jane and her boyfriend Erik in their tiny guest cottage, expecting to be waited on…and offering no help with cooking or cleaning up. As it turned out, the guests had a secret agenda which morphed into a frightening series of events for Jane.Jane is searching for answers to what happened to her sister years before, and everyone seems determined to keep her from discovering whether she had disappeared or died. Meanwhile, the wealthy possible perpetrators are planning a huge wedding nearby, so Jane finds a way to join the event.Suddenly a stunning series of twists and turns lead Jane to an unexpected denouement. 4.5 stars.

Hippity Happity Hoppity! 😳😯🤯😳Whoa! Double whoa! First let me start off by saying the premise of this book was not only refreshing, but very unique & that definitely helped keep me engaged. The crazy secret twists, the different characters, & the plot line was very enticing to me. You constantly question everyone, even Jane! And the lead up to the ending is nothing short of exciting & entertaining. Jane works as a Homeland Security Agent and has a specific special ability known as "super recognizer". She's able to detect and avert any posing threats by certain passengers she sees. On duty one evening, she comes across a VIP, Will, & his fiancée, Isabella. She is wanted for a felony murder from eleven years ago, & Jane nearly puts herself at risk trying to have them detained, as it involves Jane's sister. Jane's sister, Kit, had ties to Will and his very wealthy & influential family back then & now Jane refuses to let Isabella get away again to seek justice for her sister. As Isabella is to marry to Will, she also will have to deal with his family and all the turmoil & secrets that entails them, as well as steering clear of Jane. What will Jane end up doing? Will she finally get the answers that's been years in the wondering. Everyone along this story has a secret and no one is who you expect or they appear, which helps add another layer to this psychological thriller. The ending was very unexpected for me and yet also rectifying & satisfying. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel & the crazy spins throughout. Sarah knew what she was doing writing this & throwing a unique plot & storyline to the genre. I'm still thinking about it. Very well executed. I give this 4 / 5 Bouquets! 💐

This was a super engrossing, really fast read. I meant to sit down and read for a few hours and ended up finishing the entire thing!The story revolves around a woman named Jane who is something called a “super recognizer”. She literally works at the airport watching people and can detect a match from their watch list as soon as she sees a face. One day at work, she sees a face from her past and it triggers memories from her past. She's then pulled in to chase down the person she feels is responsible for her sister’s disappearance when they were teenagers. But the more she remembers + digs in to the details from that fateful night, the more she questions what she knows. Who can she trust? Can she even trust herself? Why do so many other people seem to be involved? This book is perfect for fans of Lisa Jewel with it’s pacing and plot twists. The ending made me go back and reread a few pages because I was like NO WAY!?!? Which I think is the sign of a skillfully layered plot. This is a great little psychological thriller with a side dose of sisterly devotion and love. To read more reviews, head over TO MY BLOG.Or see what I'm currently reading over on my INSTAGRAM PAGE. And now you can even follow my book chats on my BOOKTUBE CHANNEL! To listen to audiobooks, check out LIBRO.FM.

Do I Know You? by Sarah Strohmeyer is a psychological thriller who follows Jane in her journey to find what truly happened to her sister who went missing when she was younger. Jane is a super recognizer, which means that once she sees you-- she never forgets your face. When she sees Bella, the woman who was with her sister that fatal night when she went missing, she will stop at nothing to find out what happened to her sister, Kit. But what do you do when Bella is about to be apart of a powerful and wealthy family-- the kind that has secrets of their own to hide.I really enjoyed the super recognizer premise of this book. That was a new concept to me-- one that I have never read about before. It also made for the main character, Jane, to be an unreliable narrator at times-- which I love in my thrillers. It makes for an interesting read when you are unsure who to believe in the story.I always like a book that has different perspectives. It adds a different layer when you can get into the other character’s minds. One of the aspects that was a little confusing was that not all the chapters were labeled with who’s perspective it was from. It just made it harder to figure out who you were reading about and made it so you had to read a few paragraphs before realizing whose story you were reading.There were also many twists and turns throughout this story, especially at the end. I definitely did not see the ending coming. I was shook.One thing that I am unsure about is the entire marriage between Bella and Will. They kind of left that a bit unanswered. Did Will really love her? Or is he planning on killing her and taking the shares to the company, which is why he didn’t really rip up the prenup? Is he going to kill Bella and marry Megan? It felt like that was a pretty huge storyline and kind of the point of Bella and Megan’s perspectives in the book, but it felt a little unresolved for me there.Overall though, I really enjoyed this book. There were aspects to this thriller that were new to me and twist and turns throughout. Thank you NetGalley and Harper Collins for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to the publishers at Harper Collins and Sarah Strohmeyer for my copy of Do I Know You?I really enjoyed this psychological thriller! I didn’t know whether or not I could trust the main narrator, Jane, and I loved that feeling!Jane works for Homeland Security as a super recognizer. This allows her to spot people that have changed their looks to avoid detection, such as terrorists or those with illegal extracurriculars. While doing her job, she spots someone she hasn’t seen in 11 years. After a sudden, loud outburst leaves her without a job, Jane is determined to lay eyes on this mystery woman again and demand the truth about her missing sister.As we delve deeper, we see viewpoints from a few other characters, and we begin to question the validity of Jane’s truth. Is she just seeing what she wants to see, or is she onto something big, ie the truth of what happened that fateful night over a decade ago?I really loved every aspect of this story. My favorite storyline was Jane, simply because she feels very untrustworthy. More than once, I felt she was going to fall off the rails and that would be that. I was also shocked by the ending, as it was not what I expected at all. If you’re looking for a good psychological thriller, look no further!Do I Know You? releases November 30th!TW: Drug use, Missing children, Attempted suicide, Psychological abuse

The prolific Sarah Strohmeyer is well known for her women's fiction standalones, light-hearted cozy mysteries, and YA novels. This is her first psychological thriller, and she has hit it out of the park! In first-person chapters, Jane introduces herself as a Homeland Security employee, using her "super recognizer" and forensic facial analysis skills to identify even disguised criminals so they can be apprehended by law enforcement. But she loses her job in an instant at an airport when she loudly confronts a woman she is certain is responsible for the disappearance of her own older sister one fateful summer years ago. The woman is an adopted daughter in the prominent but dysfunctional Pease family, known for their wellness and lifestyle empire, Love & Pease. Jane's live-in lover, as well as her father and her late mother's boyfriend, a police chief, all implore her to give up on her quest to find out what happened to her sister and who was responsible--they are afraid Jane will again have a mental breakdown and will be victimized by the vindictive Pease family. As the story of that family is told in alternating chapters, along with Jane's relentless efforts to find the truth, the tension continues to ratchet up to a fever pitch. Kudos to the author for successfully delivering a convoluted and compelling plot. This may be a standalone, but I wanted to know more about Jane's unusual skills and would love to see her apply them to solve another mystery in the future.My review is based on a complimentary pre-release copy of this book.

Couldn’t put it down!

I love a good twisted ending...just sayin!

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WOW!!! This book takes me back to a few years ago when I would lose myself in a great thrilling blockbuster of a novel. Back then, it seemed most stories were about a daring detective like male lead who was up against the odds. The story features a heroine and is more a psychological thriller with events and descriptions that were larger than life.The story features. Jane Ellison, a “super recognizer” able to identify strangers by facial details. This talent is rare and she has been employed by Homeland Security. In her HS role, she sees someone that she recognizes from her previously life, someone who knows what happened to her sister Kit. This woman is an heiress that has a very small social media footprint and is on her way to fantastically large private wedding on the island Jane grew up on. That summary should give you a taste of the BIG Blockbustery- type adventure where some of your belief needs to be suspended but you are happy to do so because the story is so engaging! I would have liked a bit more at the end to understand what happened to some of the least liked characters, but I enjoyed the ride immensely and you will too! #NetGalley #DoIKnowYou

Incredible! A hard to put down read full of twists and turns. Just when I thought I had it all figured out, everything changed! An absolute must read!

I really enjoyed this book. It kept me on the edge of my seat wanting to know more in an effort to figure out what was happening. This book also surprised me in the fact that I didn’t guess any of the twists and turns. My only real problem with this book is that I don’t feel like everything was answered by the ending and I still had a few lingering questions about some of the things that happened and why.