Guess Again, Charlie Donlea
Guess Again, Charlie Donlea
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Guess Again

Author: Charlie Donlea

Narrator: Vivienne Leheny

Unabridged: 9 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/29/2025


Synopsis

Ten years after a teenage girl's disappearance, a bizarre confession breaks open the cold case in dangerous ways … and threatens to tear apart her small Wisconsin town all over again in the masterfully twisty new psychological suspense novel from the internationally bestselling author of Twenty Years Later. For fans of Riley Sager, Anna Downes, Alex Finlay, Stacy Willingham, and Karin Slaughter. Ten years ago, 17-year-old high school volleyball star Callie Jones vanished from her quiet Wisconsin lake community. Her body was never found, and the case went cold, but the echoes of Callie's disappearance still linger.  On the tenth anniversary, Ethan Hall—a former renegade detective turned doctor—is tapped to reopen the case. Ethan left law enforcement to escape his demons. But when his old partner makes a death-bed request to get the case off his conscience, Ethan reluctantly agrees to reexamine the evidence. Word soon spreads and everyone in the small town of Cherryview feels a rush of hope that answers will finally be found. No one is more invested than Lindsay Larkin, Callie's high school best friend. Now a psychologist and the architect behind a wildly successful online counseling platform called The Anonymous Client, Lindsay has publicly and relentlessly pursued the truth about what happened to Callie. Amid a sweltering heatwave, and just as Ethan's investigation gains momentum, a new client signs in to Lindsay's online portal and makes a devastating anonymous confession: "I killed Callie Jones, and I need your help to forgive myself." Lindsay's business and reputation depend upon keeping her clients' privacy, so she funnels scant clues to Ethan hoping he'll pick up the trail. But when Ethan's investigation leads to another missing woman, he realizes there's more to Callie's disappearance than anyone imagined, including ties to his own dark past that some are willing to kill for …

About Charlie Donlea

Charlie Donlea is a #1 international and USA Today bestselling author known for gripping thrillers like The Girl Who Was Taken, Twenty Years Later, and Don't Believe It. His novels, published in nearly 40 countries and translated into over 20 languages, have sold millions of copies worldwide. Donlea's books are praised for their intricate plots, jaw-dropping twists, and cinematic suspense that keeps readers guessing until the very end. He lives in Chicago with his family and draws inspiration from remote Canadian fishing trips and his love of storytelling that rivals even the best binge-worthy TV.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jayme on July 29, 2025

3.75 rounded ⬆️ And, by the way, I think the book blurb gives away too much! A COLD CASE. A NEW SERIES? Opening Sentence: When he unclasped the button on her jeans, she knew she would lose her virginity that night. How’s that for an opening line to hook you? Ten years ago, 17-year-old high school volleyb......more

Goodreads review by Norma ~ The Sisters on May 27, 2025

Holy Shooty Balls!!! Twisty, compulsively readable, action-packed, and impossible to put down! Guess Again by Charlie Donlea is exactly what I was hoping for—a gripping mystery thriller full of secrets, suspense, action, and shocking twists that kept me hooked from start to finish. The title perfectl......more

Goodreads review by Linzie (suspenseisthrillingme) on August 01, 2025

Holy cow! Stating that this one’s a banger would be an understatement of the highest order. Intensely fast-paced, deliciously dark, and way beyond twisty, Guess Again was a hard-hitting crime thriller that barely let me up for air. You see, not only was the storyline just as complex as it was well-p......more

Goodreads review by Youssra on July 30, 2025

4.5 rounded up for the audio! Wow. It's books like this one that remind me why thrillers/mysteries are my favorite genre. This is gonna be so hard to review without spoilers but here it goes😅 This is my second Charlie Donlea book and I'm sure it will not be my last. It's a personal preference for me to......more

Goodreads review by Casey Reads 🌸 on June 08, 2025

This started off with a bang and ended up being action packed. However, I am being somewhat generous giving it 4 stars, it was more 3.5 rounded up. While there was a lot of action and thrilling moments, I felt there was almost too many characters and too much stuff going on. It didn’t feel like a we......more