Every day Zoe Walker takes the same route to and from work, stands at the same place on the subway platform, and sits in the same seat. It’s her routine and she follows this routine until one day, while glancing through the newspaper, she sees something startling. It’s a photo of herself along with a telephone number and a website listing called findtheone.com. Zoe thinks she must have imagined the photo until she starts seeing other young women appearing in the same ad with the same telephone number and website. The women look familiar and Zoe realizes that they’ve all become victims of violent crimes. With this realization, Zoe has to wonder if she is the next target.
This was a delightfully creepy story. It kept me guessing until the very end as like most psychological suspense novels, everyone is a suspect. I was with Zoe as she became more and more paranoid and didn’t know who she could trust.
I especially liked the unsettling undertones of this story. This story takes something that a lot of people find mundane, public transportation, and adds an extra level of spine-chilling feelings to it. The thought of being watched and followed was nerve-wracking. You think you’re safe because you’re in a public place and surrounded by people, even though they are strangers, but you have to wonder what that person sitting across from you is doing with their phone.
This was an enjoyable read, all the way to the last page!
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