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Before I Disappear

By Cate Quinn
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From the acclaimed author of The Clinic and the November 2025 Indie Next/Library Reads pick The Bridesmaid, comes a frantic thriller of a criminologist who wakes in a remote motel with a new identity and sketchy memories, surrounded by people she doesn't know with dubious intentions.... Read More
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From the acclaimed author of The Clinic and the November 2025 Indie Next/Library Reads pick The Bridesmaid, comes a frantic thriller of a criminologist who wakes in a remote motel with a new identity and sketchy memories, surrounded by people she doesn't know with dubious intentions.

From the acclaimed author of The Clinic and The Bridesmaid comes a pulse-pounding thriller following a criminologist who wakes in a remote motel with no memory of how she got there, or the people who claim they will protect her.

Criminologist April Anderson wakes up in a remote motel with a new name, a new identity, and absolutely no memory of how she got there. Told she's under police protection as the victim of a disturbing crime, she'll have to stand as a witness on a major trial that she knows nothing about. April isn't sure who to trust - the cop guarding her from an unknown threat, or the fiancé secretly tracking her.

As April's memories start coming back in waves, she discovers a side to herself she didn't know existed. A side she'd rather stay hidden.

With the trial drawing closer, the need for her to remember everything that happened to her the night of the crime becomes vital to her survival. But someone wants her silent, and her missing memories may be the only thing keeping her alive. Will she remember the truth... or disappear forever?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781615957613

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 November 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Sourcebooks Landmark

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 1.0mm

Width: 1.0mm

Height: 1.0mm

Weight: 1g

Pages: 320

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Cate Quinn Coming Soon in Fiction Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Penguin Books Pre-order Books Pre-Order Crime & Thriller Pre-orders Pre-orders by Release Date Psychological Thriller

About the Author

Cate Quinn is a former journalist for The Guardian, The Times and The Mirror alongside many travel and lifestyle magazines. She is also the author of Black Widows and The Clinic. A travel journalist for ten years, Cate has called many countries home, but currently lives in Devon, England, with her beloved partner and two children.

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