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Erin ruddy
"Solid and satisfying... [Ruddy's] one to watch for!"
— The Globe and Mail
2021
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"This is a fine thriller, smartly constructed and cleverly written: the author, a master of narrative deception, excels at planting clues subtly and making them pay off spectacularly."
— BOOKLIST (starred review)
“"Ruddy’s novel takes two simple domestic realities – a marriage and a trip to the cottage – and twists them in wonderfully murky ways."
— Amy Stuart, #1 bestselling author of
THE STILL SERIES
"Readers will cheer as Ellie faces her fears and takes decisive action to save herself and her family. Ruddy plays effectively with issues of identity, regret, and forgiveness in this suspenseful thriller."
— Publishers Weekly
“This is a chilling, propulsive debut perfect for fans of Shari Lapena and Lisa Jewell. Clear your schedule and prepare to lose a few nights of sleep! You won’t be needing a bookmark.”
— Marissa Stapley, bestselling author of
THE LAST RESORT
“Deliciously tense and dark, Tell Me My Name is a fabulous, Canadiana-skewed addition to the growing genre of smart, tautly-written domestic noir."
— Open Book
“Tell Me My Name takes readers on a roller-coaster ride ... buckle up and hang on tight!"
— Susan McBride, USA Today bestselling author
“A cottage setting thriller that’ll knock you out of your Muskoka chair."
— C.S. O'Cinneide, author of STARR SIGN and PETRA'S GHOST
ERIN RUDDY is a Canadian author, editor, and journalist based in Toronto. Married with two sons, she and her family divide their time between the city and their cottage—an experience that often inspires the settings and atmosphere in her fiction. Her debut thriller, Tell Me My Name, was released in October 2020, and her second novel, Pitch Dark Night, is forthcoming.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ABOUT "TELL ME MY NAME"
Ellie and Neil Patterson escape to their new cottage for long-awaited time alone. But when a chance encounter spirals into a violent kidnapping, they awaken to a nightmare. The stranger insists he’s Ellie’s soulmate and gives her three chances to name him — each wrong answer puts Neil’s life at risk. Forced to revisit the men of her past, Ellie races to uncover his identity. Only by sacrificing herself to save Neil does she learn the devastating truth.