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—New York Times
“Urgently written with forthright prose, the memoir’s serpentine suspense elements resemble the plot points seen in the kind of crime fiction the author writes herself… . Potently rendered.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“A terrible story brilliantly told … with fluidity and wit and insight along with horror and outrage as they’re called for, as they are until the stunningly ironic end… . Crystalline emotional clarity on every page.”
—Sullivan County Democrat
“The book is a powerful testament to the efforts of police and lawyers to ensure a rapist is punished for his crimes. It is also a thorough investigation of the legal landscape for such cases. But most of all, Jane Doe January is a book about resilience, individual agency, and the value of friendship and kindness.”
—Cedar Rapids Gazette
“Jane Doe January will break your heart and give you hope.”
—Joie des Livres Book Reviews
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Praise
Praise for Look for Her
“Look for Her ratchets up the tension while also offering moments of sheer grace. The cold case at the novel’s heart—and the chorus of voices obsessed with it—linger long after the last page is turned.”
—Riley Sager, bestselling author of Final Girls
“A match to the DNA found on a long-dead girl’s clothing makes the case look open and shut, but nothing is easy or simple, thanks to Winslow’s delightfully devious mind. Surprising and satisfying, you won’t be able to stop turning the pages.”
—Karen Dionne, author of The Marsh King’s Daughter
Praise for Emily Winslow’s Keene & Frohmann Series
“Emily Winslow is a precise and expert analyst of the darkest parts of the human psyche.”
—Sophie Hannah, New York Times bestselling author of Closed Casket
On The Whole World
“The Whole World shines as a potent look at the self-absorption and angst of youth and the regrets and doubts of middle age.”
—Richmond Times-Dispatch
“The pieces come together to reveal a vivid and shocking picture at the end of this novel of literary suspense.”
—Parade magazine (top summer pick)
“What a ride! Read this book.”
—Decatur Daily
On The Start of Everything
“A masterful whodunnit.”
—Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author of Right Behind You
“[Winslow is] brilliant at portraying the ragged fragments of these lives. What emerges isn’t a single killer with motive and means, but a tangle of stories crossing and colliding, stray intersections of incidents and accidents, misunderstandings and misreadings, all thanks to the myopia of individual perspectives and the self-centeredness of individual desires.”
—Washington Post
“Wonderfully complex… . Themes [of] loss, grief, change, fear, betrayal, lies, parent/child relationships, forgiveness, and redemption are ripe for analysis.”
—Booking Mama
“Winslow covers a lot of big topics … the difficulties of living with autism, what it’s like to be a woman in a job dominated by men, what it’s like to come back after injury in a high-risk job, sibling rivalry, family dynamics… . The writing is beautiful, funny, and smart, and the mystery itself is just fantastic.”
—Reader’s Refuge
“The Start of Everything is dazzling in its ingenuity and gripping in its suspense.”
—Shelf Awareness
“Nothing less than stunning.”
—Book of the Month Club
On The Red House
“I was hooked before finishing the prologue… . The artistry of prose and use of juxtaposition and symbolism within The Red House are first class… . A high quality literary thriller.”
—Booklover Book Reviews
“[The Red House] is a triumph… . [Winslow] handles to perfection the multiple-protagonist viewpoints… . Time these excellent stories were snapped up by a TV company.”
—Books Monthly
Praise for Jane Doe January
“With remarkable emotional insight and precision, mystery writer Winslow turns to memoir… . Powerfully redemptive.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“With a shocking twist that rivals the best that fiction has to offer, this book is a triumph of heart over unbearable hurt. Everyone should read it.”
—Sophie Hannah, New York Times bestselling author of Closed Casket
“Meticulously constructed and ultimately terrifying… . Her story reveals a stark, maddening reality: that rape victims must often become their own legal advocates if they want an opportunity for retribution.”
—New York Times
“A powerful memoir of survival from a great writer.”
—Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author of Right Behind You
“Urgently written with forthright prose, the memoir’s serpentine suspense elements resemble the plot points seen in the kind of crime fiction the author writes herself… . Potently rendered.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“This important chronicle answers the question, does it serve justice to put a man on trial for a 20-year-old crime? … This eloquent memoir will be appreciated by anyone interested in cold case investigations and victim advocacy as well as true crime fans.”
—Library Journal (starred review)
“A terrible story brilliantly told … with fluidity and wit and insight along with horror and outrage as they’re called for, as they are until the stunningly ironic end… . Crystalline emotional clarity on every page.”
—Sullivan County Democrat
“An invaluable read for anyone interested in social justice.”
—Bitch magazine
“The book is a powerful testament to the efforts of police and lawyers to ensure a rapist is punished for his crimes. It is also a thorough investigation of the legal landscape for such cases. But most of all, Jane Doe January is a book about resilience, individual agency, and the value of friendship and kindness.”
—Cedar Rapids Gazette
“Jane Doe January will break your heart and give you hope.”
—Joie des Livres Book Reviews
Also by Emily Winslow
Jane Doe January
The Red House
The Start of Everything
The Whole World
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
P.S.TM is a trademark of HarperCollins Publishers.
LOOK FOR HER. Copyright © 2018 by Emily Winslow Stark. Excerpt from THE WHOLE WORLD © 2010 by Emily Winslow Stark. Excerpt from THE START OF EVERYTHING © 2012 by Emily Winslow Stark. Excerpt from THE RED HOUSE © 2015 by Emily Winslow Stark. Excerpt from JANE DOE JANUARY © 2016 by Emily Winslow Stark. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins ebooks.
Cover design by Elsie Lyons
Cover photograph © Sybille Sterk / Arcangel Images
FIRST EDITION
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Winslow, Emily (Emily Carroll), author.
Title: Look for her : a novel / Emily Winslow.
Description: First edition. | New York, NY : William Morrow, [2018]
Identifiers: LCCN 2017022043 | ISBN 9780062572585 (paperback) | ISBN 006257258X (trade paperback) | ISBN 9780062572592 (Ebook) | ISBN 0062572598 (Ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Cambridge (England)—Fiction. | Psychological fiction. | BISAC: FICTION / Suspense. | FICTION Mystery & Detective Police Procedural. | GSAFD: Mystery fiction.
Classification: LCC PS3623.I6643 L66 2018 | DDC 813/.6—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017022043
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Digital Edition FEBRUARY 2018 ISBN: 978-0-06257259-2
Print ISBN 978-0-06257258-5
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