...prepare for a gripping read, and be sure to start early. Your eyes could be on the pages until sunrise ... What follows are enough plot twists and misdirection to keep readers guessing until the bloody denouement and the final surprise on the last page. A few readers might see through some of the author's telegraphed foreshadowing, and maybe figure out at least one of the two primary plot twists. But even that won't lessen the impact as the action unfolds ... His original, inventive word choice and descriptive imagery, if a bit verbose at times, are a joy to read ... Readers will end up hoping for more of the same from this stunning new author.
If you enjoy Southern Gothic chillers, P. J. Vernon’s When You Find Me is the debut for you ... Gray is an exceedingly sympathetic character ... it will send chills down your spine ... It’s a roller coaster ride to the end, and Vernon offers up plenty of surprises in an assured debut whose prose frequently approaches the poetic.
Long-buried secrets are revealed as action accelerates to a climax, with a chilling final sentence. This gripping debut marks Vernon as a name to watch in the thriller genre.
Although the Grand Guignol climax won’t surprise genre veterans, Vernon creates a fleet, suffocating sense of velvet nightmare as he races through the list of all the taboos readers would love to believe every wealthy, politically connected Southern family has violated.
Southern gothic meets psychological suspense in Vernon’s eerie debut ... The full complement of macabre motives lurks in the shadows. Fans of dark tales of familial and marital discord will be satisfied.
