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    You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone
    You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone
    You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone
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    You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone

    Written by Kevin O'Brien

    Narrated by Tom Zingarelli

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    Andrea Boyle moved to Seattle to give her seventeen-year-old nephew, Spencer, a fresh start after the death of his parents. Andrea has found her own new beginning with Luke, a successful playwright and father of a teenage son, Damon. The boys appear to have little in common, but in truth they share a private torment . . .


    When a tragedy befalls Damon, it's just the beginning of a nightmare that unfolds. But the worst is yet to come once a dark secret from Spencer's past is exposed. And when Luke is brutally attacked, both of their futures are at stake.


    Now it's up to Andrea to prove Spencer's innocence to the police-and to herself. Because for reasons she has revealed to no one, even Andrea can't help but question the truth, and fear that she may be next to pay the ultimate price.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateJul 26, 2016
    ISBN9781515978602
    Author

    Kevin O'Brien

    KEVIN O’BRIEN grew up in Chicago’s North Shore, but now lives in Seattle, Washington, where he is currently working on his next thriller. Readers can visit his website at kevinobrienbooks.com.

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    • 4/5
      Bullying takes center stage in Kevin O'Brien's newest mystery You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone.

      Hoping for a new beginning, Andrea Boyle and her nephew Spencer Murray move to Seattle but soon after she becomes involved with playwright Luke Shuler, someone begins harassing and threatening her at her home. Moving in temporarily with Luke, she and Spencer try to befriend Luke's son, Damon, who is the same age as Spencer. Damon and Spencer are classmates and they are both being bullied by their fellow classmates. Spencer tries to fly under the radar as he tries to stay out of his classmates' sight while Damon's OCD makes him the butt of the bullies jokes on a near daily basis. After Damon publicly calls out his tormentors, the bullies he mentioned are slowly murdered one by one. When someone uncovers the truth about Spencer's past, he becomes the prime suspect in the investigation. Andrea believes her nephew is innocent but her confidence in Spencer is shaken as the evidence begins to pile up against him.

      Now that her relationship with Luke is becoming serious, Andrea knows she needs to tell Luke the truth about her nephew's past but a crisis with Damon occurs before she can talk to him. In the aftermath of tragedy, she and Spencer move back into their townhouse as Luke begins picking up the pieces of his life. As someone begins murdering the students responsible for bullying Damon, Andrea has complete faith that Spencer is not involved but unexpected discoveries raise a few doubts about his involvement. Equally troubling is the fact that someone has unearthed the truth about Spencer and once his secret is revealed, Andrea tries to find out who is responsible for the leak and most important, she wants to know what motivated someone to look into their past.

      On the surfece, Spencer certainly seems to be a normal teenager trying to adjust to his new life. He is sympathetic to Damon's plight and since their lives intersect outside of school, Spencer makes a concerted effort to make friends with him but Damon is quick to spurn his overture. Spencer is the first to realize the connection between Damon and the murdered teens but with one notable exception, his warnings to the bullies fall on deaf ears. Following up on his hunch, he begins an investigation of his own but he is less than forthcoming with his aunt about his activities. Spencer finally puts his trust in one of his fellow students but when the truth about his past is revealed and people begin to believe he is the killer, will he regret his decision?

      You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone is a complex, multi-layered mystery that is fast-paced and compelling. Although there is a vast pool of suspects and a few clever twists and turns, it is fairly easy to deduce the killer's identity. This knowledge does not lessen the novel's enjoyment and just when readers think they have everything all figured out, Kevin O'Brien throws in a shocking revelation that is impossible to predict. With a pulse-pounding and nerve wracking confrontation, this riveting mystery thunders to a dramatic and completely satisfying conclusion. A brilliant whodunit that fans of the genre are sure to enjoy.
    • 4/5
      Andrea Boyle moved from Washington, D.C. to Seattle with her seventeen-year-old nephew Spencer to escape their past. When Spencer was 11 year old, he and a friend committed a horrific crime and he spent five years incarcerated. His last name has been changed and he is starting life at a new school. Andrea falls in love and moves in with Luke, a successful playwright. Luke's son has problems. He is bullied incessantly at school and only has one friend. When Spencer tries to make friends with him, he is rebuffed. When Damon broadcasts his murder of his mother and suicide to the world, he thinks they will "Miss him when he is gone". In the podcast, he calls out several of the bullies, a teacher and the principal. Shortly after his death, the same people who harassed Damon start receiving death threats. When one of the bullies gets an anonymous text message revealing Spencer's past others find out about it. When bodies start piling up, Spencer is the first suspect, and with evidence being planted, is is obvious to both him and his aunt that he is being framed.This book was hard to put down. It was well written and each chapter left you wanting to just read one more. When Spencer reads Damon's journal and finds out about the bullying, it was written so realistically that I could feel the pain and fear that Damon would have been going through. The characters of Luke and Andrea had strong moments and other times, I thought they would have reacted differently. The students at the highschool scared me. If that is the way they treat one another in real life, it is amazing that there are not more murder/suicides. That was the sad side to this story.I did figure out who the killer was in the story, but there were so many twists and turns that it was okay. This is a thriller that you will not want to put down. My emotions were all over the place as I read this book. I would recommend this book to those who enjoy a thriller/suspenseful read, but with the subject matter of highschool age characters, maybe not to that age group.I received a copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
    • 5/5
      I received this book free from net galley and the publisher (Kensington) in exchange for an honest review. Score another one for Kevin O'Brien. I am always delighted to know another book by this author is being released and even more delighted when I receive a copy to review. Andrea has moved with her nephew Spencer and changed his last name so he wouldn't be linked to the tragedy that put him away for six years in a mental institution. They live their lives without the blemish of the past; Andrea is involved with Luke who knows nothing and while their relationship has its struggles with his troublemaking ex wife Evelyn and Luke's son, Damon, who is not happy with the arrangement, things are going pretty well for them. Until the day Damon makes a live broadcast and blows up the car with dynamite killing himself and his mother with the haunting message "you'll miss me when I'm gone". Almost instantly there's a bigger body count as one after another of the bullies Damon named in his podcast end up dead. As there are more and more dead bodies, it's unmistakably looking like spencer is responsible. Or is he? He enlists the help of Damon's only friend Tanya and another girl Bonnie in trying to figure out this mess. While I was totally on to the one aspect that I found a little predictable, I had so many loose ends that I kept trying to grasp at one scenario or another. I was definitely left guessing and my mind kept thinking of one solution or another trying to figure it all out. This one hit me a little differently than Other books I have read by Mr O'brien. They all definitely have the creep and thriller factor as did this one but I don't think I have emphasized with the characters so much as I did with this one. I was so heartbroken at Damon, the little lost boy that no one seemed to really care about and felt so much sadness for him as each day of bullying was torture and he had no safe haven to go to. Not I am not by any means condoning anything Damon did but we got a glimpse of what life is like for those people who lose control and take numerous lives. I also felt for Spencer, who was too young when tragedy and violence took hold of him. It was such a strange emotion thinking about him;Andrea's forgiveness was astronomical. I asked myself many times while reading this "would I be able to forgive? We may think we know people but when they do the unthinkable, what are we supposed to feel? And how do we know what they will do in the future? Can we ever really trust our emotions?Mr O'Brien's reads are delicious scares. Reading them, especially late at night, I can visualize the scenarios and there's that little part of me that just wants to take a peak under my bed. Thank you net galley, Kensington and Kevin O'brien for allowing me to read and review this book. I give it a solid 4 1/2.
    • 4/5
      This book is a psychological thriller but starts out more about bullying and the horrors that some kids have to live through in dealing with it, day after day. The writing is well done and the author makes the reader really feel for these kids being picked on. Kids can be so mean and it’s really heartbreaking The psychological thriller kicks into gear and there are many things going on. People are being followed, families are being killed, and others are being harassed. There are so many twists that it’s hard to get a grip on who the murderer could be. I found myself going back and forth until the very end when the big aha moment was revealed. This was a quick book, keeping me coming back for more as I wanted to figure out the big who-did-it. Great writing and great plot. I liked the idea that it involved the bullying aspect, as that is so prevalent in today’s world. A total of 4 stars, well worth the read.
    • 4/5
      This is another author that I am a fan of. Yet it has been about six books since I have read anything by this author. After reading this book I plan to not make this mistake again. Mr. O'Brien really knows how to bring a story to life. This comes from years of experience as a seasoned professional writer. While I really, thoroughly enjoyed this book, the subject matter was a little tough with the bullying. The results of this bullying felt real. Thus this is probably part of the reason why I was intrigued by reading this book. At over 500 pages this is more of a tome than a book. However it did not feel like a tome as it was a quick read. I was already half way through this book in only a short matter of time. At the half way point I put the pieces of the puzzle together, or, so I thought. I was missing one piece that was a nice twist to the story. You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone is one of the best books of 2016!