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I Am Not Who You Think I Am Kindle Edition

by Eric Rickstad (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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“A tale not just of profound misunderstanding but dynastic wealth and dysfunction, of how money and power can warp a community…[A] shocker of a finale.” —New York Times

''Wicked and smart. Everything you want in a great thriller.'' —Adrian McKinty, New York Times bestselling author of The Chain

One secret.
Eight cryptic words.
Lifetimes of ruin.

From the New York Times and internationally bestselling author

Wayland Maynard is just eight years old when he sees his father kill himself, finds a note that reads I am not who you think I am, and is left reeling with grief and shock. Who was his father if not the loving man Wayland knew? Terrified, Wayland keeps the note a secret, but his reasons for being afraid are just beginning.

Eight years later, Wayland makes a shocking discovery and becomes certain the note is the key to unlocking a past his mother and others in his town want to keep buried.

With the help of two friends, Wayland searches for the truth. Together they uncover strange messages scribbled in his father’s old books, a sinister history behind the town’s most powerful family, and a bizarre tragedy possibly linked to Wayland’s birth. Each revelation raises more questions and deepens Wayland’s suspicions of everyone around him. Soon, he’ll regret he ever found the note, trusted his friends, or believed in such a thing as the truth.

I Am Not Who You Think I Am is an ingenious, addictive, and shattering tale of grief, obsession, and fate as eight words lead to lifetimes of ruin.

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''A riveting tale of consequences, family, and fate -- darkly poetic and deeply felt...Do not miss this.'' --Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author of Her Perfect Life

''An exceptional read by an exceptional writer.'' --Catherine Ryan Howard, internationally bestselling author of 56 Days

''Eric Rickstad is the rare writer who can wrap a dark, gritty story in smooth, poetic prose.'' --Alafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author of The Ex

''Eric Rickstad's is a name to remember.'' --Criminal Element

''Wicked and smart. Everything you want in a great thriller. A smart, very well written book with whiplash-inducing twists and turns that I never saw coming. I Am Not Who You Think I Am kept me reading late into the night.'' --Adrian McKinty, New York Times bestselling author of The Chain

''Rickstad weaves layer upon layer of psychological mystery -- all wrapped up in vivid, elegant prose.'' --Brian Freeman, New York Times bestselling author of The Deep, Deep Snow

''[An] exceptional thriller...Knowing that the story line is building toward the fatal conflagration keeps the tension high. Rickstad has raised his game to a new level.'' --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

''What an incredible, sad story. This is the kind of story that lingers long after you’ve finished reading. It’s dark and twisted, with no redemption for the characters. And yet, it is probably a more realistic ending than the ones we normally read about...If you enjoy dark, gritty thrillers, then I recommend you read this book.'' --Portland Book Review

''I Am Not Who You Think I Am is a grim tour-de-force, full of sleight-of-hand twists. Rickstad feints in one direction, then cuts you while you aren’t looking. Dark and unflinching. You’re not getting out of this one unscathed.'' --Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of Road of Bones and Ararat

''I loved it. A riveting tale of lies and betrayal. Clear your calendar before you crack the cover -- you WON’T be able to put this one down!'' --J. D. Barker, New York Times bestselling author of A Caller’s Game --This text refers to the audioCD edition.

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''A riveting tale of consequences, family, and fate -- darkly poetic and deeply felt...Do not miss this.'' --Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author of Her Perfect Life

''An exceptional read by an exceptional writer.'' --Catherine Ryan Howard, internationally bestselling author of 56 Days

''Eric Rickstad is the rare writer who can wrap a dark, gritty story in smooth, poetic prose.'' --Alafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author of The Ex

''Wicked and smart. Everything you want in a great thriller. A smart, very well written book with whiplash-inducing twists and turns that I never saw coming. I Am Not Who You Think I Am kept me reading late into the night.'' --Adrian McKinty, New York Times bestselling author of The Chain

''Rickstad weaves layer upon layer of psychological mystery -- all wrapped up in vivid, elegant prose.'' --Brian Freeman, New York Times bestselling author of The Deep, Deep Snow

''[An] exceptional thriller...Knowing that the story line is building toward the fatal conflagration keeps the tension high. Rickstad has raised his game to a new level.'' --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

''What an incredible, sad story. This is the kind of story that lingers long after you’ve finished reading. It’s dark and twisted, with no redemption for the characters. And yet, it is probably a more realistic ending than the ones we normally read about...If you enjoy dark, gritty thrillers, then I recommend you read this book.'' --Portland Book Review

''I Am Not Who You Think I Am is a grim tour-de-force, full of sleight-of-hand twists. Rickstad feints in one direction, then cuts you while you aren’t looking. Dark and unflinching. You’re not getting out of this one unscathed.'' --Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of Road of Bones and Ararat

''I loved it. A riveting tale of lies and betrayal. Clear your calendar before you crack the cover -- you WON’T be able to put this one down!'' --J. D. Barker, New York Times bestselling author of A Caller’s Game

''Eric Rickstad's is a name to remember.'' --Criminal Element --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BVXSY9NM
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Blackstone Publishing (February 14, 2023)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 14, 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3724 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 281 pages

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Eric Rickstad is the New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author of the Canaan Crime Series novels, which includes THE NAMES OF DEAD GIRLS, THE SILENT GIRLS, and LIE IN WAIT. These dark, psychological page-turners with a dash of the Gothic are set in remote, northern Vermont, and have been heralded as masterful, disturbing, profound and heartbreaking. Rickstad's first novel, REAP, was a New York Times Noteworthy Novel. His latest novel WHAT REMAINS OF HER will be published July 24, 2018.

Rickstad lives in Vermont with his wife, son, and daughter, and writes all his first drafts with a pencil in notebooks, often outside in the Vermont woods.

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Lori Jo Hill

Compelling

Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2024

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This is truly one of those family secrets stories you need to read to believe, but even then, you will wonder if ...

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Angie

Not what you think it is

Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2023

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This was a good mystery/thriller. The story opens with a bang then shuffles between action and mystery. All the clues are there and I picked up a few of the twists early but the final reveal was a suprise. I still prefer the authors first 3 books but this is a good book in the genre, recommend if you like to solve the mystery.

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Drwo

Gothic with a Side of Teen Anguish

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2022

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The protagonist is an angry - make that very angry - teen, Wayland. Wayland is so unlikable that how he gets a girlfriend and the most popular guy in school to be his best friend is a greater mystery than the plot. The premise gives it 3 stars. An eight year old Wayland witnesses his father's suicide and he purloins the note: "I Am Not Who You Think I Am," telling nobody he has this note and keeping it to himself into his teens. He then begins to question what he had seen and lashes out at everyone around him, blaming them for various and sundry nonsense, which apparently makes him so endearing they try to help him solve the mystery of the note. This would have been enough to keep the plot moving but Wayland just cannot stop himself from being a complete jerk, but still he snags the prettiest girl in school and puts her safety at risk at every opportunity while complaining about her cheating on him. This is really a horror story in more ways than one and not a thriller at all with the least likable protagonist ever. Ridiculous.

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kristen happel

A mystery about family.

Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2021

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A young boy at about 7 or 8 years of age witnessed his fathers apparent suicide. Now a teenager he wonders if his father really killed himself, or if it was another man who looked like his father. When he asks family and friends about this he senses that they are not telling him the truth. Poor kid, he has to deal with this, a borderline abusive friend, plus feelings for a certain girl.

This story is well written, and flows nicely. It’s the type of story where you can read 50 pages with the blink of an eye. I really liked it. While reading it I semi-figured out the ending, but I got several surprises along the way. I like surprises and you probably will too.—Bean

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Steven Patterson

Good enough for four well deserved stars.

Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2022

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Good enough for four well deserved stars.
Good enough for four well deserved stars
Good enough for four well deserved stars.

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Susan Vrabel-Williams

Different

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2022

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I really enjoyed this novel, it's a totally different premise from a lot of other books that I have read.
This begins as a letter from the Sheriff's Office to the townspeople, alerting them that they've received a manuscript from a supposedly dead person.
The rest of this book is that manuscript, examining events that happened in 1976 and in 1984, ending with a mysterious fire and a lot of unanswered questions.
I whipped through this in a single day, turning pages rhythmically and enjoying every single word.

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Tubadoc

Unbelievable -- truly not believable

Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2023

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I rarely review a book. I usually go along with anything I purchase -- more or less and don't bother airing any grievances. However, this book really annoyed me. It was supposedly a "NY Times bestseller" which I find hard to believe. The plot was so circuitous and complicated as to become almost laughable in the end. Young Wayland turned into a super powered, psychopathic murderer at the end. His prowess was almost James Bond - like -- scaling buildings, trees, stealthily breaking into fortress-like buildings, succumbing to serious injuries which he was then able to shrug off after a couple of days and then brutally murdering people at the end with super-human strength. He is supposed to be a slight 16 year old. I finished it, just because I finish what I started. I was very disappointed. This seemed more like a fantasy story geared toward young adults. The willing suspension of disbelief was just way too difficult for me.

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One of the best books I have read on 2022

Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2022

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This book was a bit different for me as my normal reading genre’s are Murder Mysteries. That said I am glad I came upon the title and decided to read it. It is fantastic. I spent a few nights reading late and regretting it the next work morning but don’t regret the time reading it. Excellent!! I am now going to buy one for my best friend as I know she will be as engrossed with the storyline as I was.

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Not what I expected .

Reviewed in Canada on October 27, 2022

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This is not at all like Eric Rickstad’s other books . I honestly thought it was YA fiction . However I did enjoy it and would recommend it

Charlene Roy O'Brien

Left me with a bad feeling

Reviewed in Canada on November 29, 2021

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I was intrigued at the beginning and was enjoying it well enough but I didn’t care for the conclusion at all.

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