Next Time You See Me

By Katia Lief

“A new force to reckon with in suspense.”
Donna Anders, author of Dead Silence

 

A phenomenal suspense thriller from Katia Lief, Next Time You See Me is the relentlessly gripping follow up to You Are Next—bringing back ex-police detective Karin Schaeffer, who survived the murderous wrath of a fiendish serial killer and now must confront new enemies along with her personal demons in the wake of her husband’s unexplained disappearance. Katia Lief is destined to be a suspense fiction superstar—alongside the thriller and romantic suspense genre’s most notable names: Wendy Corsi Staub, Alex Kava, Lisa Gardner, and others—and Next Time You See Me is a breathtaking showcase of her tense and gritty storytelling style.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Oct 26, 2010
• ISBN: 9780062018618

Katia Lief

Born in France to American parents, KATIA LIEF moved to the United States as a baby and was raised in Massachusetts and New York. She teaches fiction writing as a part-time faculty member at the New School in Manhattan and lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.

Reviews for Next Time You See Me

[diananagy · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Really enjoyed this book-Kept me interested throughout!

[olivermagnus · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Karin Schaeffer is still living in Brooklyn, New York, about to celebrate her second wedding anniversary with her husband, Mac. She and Mac receive an unexpected call that Mac's parents have been brutally murdered in an apparent home invasion. The day after the funeral Mac insists on going to work and promises Karin, “the next time you see me, I’ll be . . . “ when she cuts off his sentence with a kiss. Then he disappears.

She still hasn't heard from him two weeks later, when she, and Mac's best friend and detective, Billy Staples are notified that the car he had apparently rented had been found in Long Island Sound. After the car is retrieved there is no body, but Mac's shoe is found under the seat. Months go by without a word from him but Karin is convinced that Mac is still alive since no body has ever been found. She hires a private detective who discovers things about Mac’s past she never suspected and she decides to look for him herself.

I recently read the first book in this series and thought it was suspenseful and surprising. This story was fast paced with some twists and turns that most suspense readers will find pretty predictable. I enjoyed the book and plan to continue the series.

[teresa1953_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a better than average thriller with an absorbing plot. Like many books of this kind, it does stretch the bounds of credulity, but hey….. that is par for the course.Karin and Mac are a close couple and ex- police officers and the story begins with the brutal murder of Mac’s parents. Why would anyone do such a thing to a quiet, family orientated couple. The police think it is a burglary gone wrong, but Mac seems totally thrown by this judgement. He then disappears and, for all intents and purposes, the police believe he has committed suicide. Karin refuses to believe them and is determined to find him one way or another. She soon realises that Mac is not the man she thought he was.Karin and her toddler son are being watched and are in grave danger. Someone is out for revenge.I haven’t read the first book of the series “You are Next” and that did put me at a disadvantage I think. I will endeavour to read the first one and sequel when it is released. So, yes, by and large, it was very enjoyable.This book was made available to me for an honest review.