Before You Knew My Name -- Jacqueline Bublitz, Paperback

Winner of Crime Debut and Readers' Choice Awards--Sisters in Crime

"A brave and timely novel." --Clare Mackintosh, internationally bestselling author of Hostage

This is not just another novel about a dead girl. Two women--one alive, one dead--are brought together in the dark underbelly of New York City to solve a tragic murder.

When she arrived in New York on her eighteenth birthday carrying nothing but $600 cash and a stolen camera, Alice Lee was looking for a fresh start. Now, just one month later, she is the city's latest Jane Doe. She may be dead but that doesn't mean her story is over.

Meanwhile, Ruby Jones is also trying to reinvent herself. After travelling halfway around the world, she's lonelier than ever in the Big Apple. Until she stumbles upon a woman's body by the Hudson River, and suddenly finds herself unbreakably tied to the unknown dead woman.

Alice is sure Ruby is the key to solving the mystery of her short life and tragic death. Ruby just wants to forget what she saw...but she can't seem to stop thinking about the young woman she found. If she keeps looking, can she give this unidentified Jane Doe the ending and closure she deserves?

A "heartbreaking, beautiful, and hugely important novel" (Rosie Walsh, New York Times bestselling author), Before You Knew My Name doesn't just wonder whodunnit--it also asks who was she? And what did she leave behind?

Author: Jacqueline Bublitz
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: 11/01/2022
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.40w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781982198992

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/12/2022
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2022