Never Knowing

by Chevy Stevens

At thirty-four Sara Gallagher is finally happy with her life, but there is one big question that still haunts her - who are her birth parents?

Finally ready to hear the truth, Sara discovers that some questions are better left unanswered: her biological father is an infamous serial killer, a wanted man who has been slaying women every summer for over thirty years.

And now he knows he has a daughter.

Sara soon realises that the only thing worse than finding out your real father is a killer, is him finding out about you...

• ISBN10: 125006726X
• ISBN13: 9781250067265
• Publish Date: 2 June 2015 (first published 1 July 2011)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 30 January 2024
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: St Martin's Press
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Pages: 416
• Language: English

Reviews

[Angie]

I won this from the First Reads giveaway.

Each chapter begins and ends with Sara talking to her therapist, which is something I've never encountered before, but I thought it worked really well. Although the story is told in first person, having these snippets gives a bit more insight to how Sara was actually feeling after the events that take place.

She decided to search for her birth mother, who she finds, but wants nothing to do with her. Sara then learns that her mother was a victim of the Campsite Killer, who is her real father. Soon she starts receiving calls from her father who wants to begin a relationship with her, or else he'll strike again. It was hard to put this book down! The more we learn about Sara's father, the more I got intrigued by him, just like she did. I was on the edge of my seat wondering when/if they were going to finally catch him. This is very well written and just the right pace to keep it suspenseful without being overwhelming.