Mrs. John Doe: A Nora Baron Thriller

Tom Savage

Oct 2015 · Nora Baron Book 1 · Sold by Alibi

About this ebook

USA TODAY BESTSELLER • In this adrenaline-laced novel of suspense from Tom Savage—hailed by Michael Connelly as “a master of the high-speed thriller”—an American actress in Europe races to find the truth behind her husband’s mysterious accident. What she uncovers makes her the target of a shocking conspiracy.

Nora Baron’s life is perfect. She lives on Long Island Sound, teaches acting at a local university, and has a loving family. Then one phone call changes everything. She’s informed that her husband, Jeff, has died in a car crash while on a business trip in England. Nora flies to London to identify the body, which the police have listed as a “John Doe.” When she leaves the morgue, a man tries to steal her purse containing Jeff’s personal effects. Clearly, all is not as it seems.

At her hotel, Nora receives a cryptic message that leaves her with more questions than answers. She follows the message’s instructions to France, where a fatal encounter transforms her into a fugitive. Wanted for murder, on the run in a shadowy landscape of lies, secrets, and sudden violence, Mrs. “John Doe” must play the role of a lifetime to stay one step ahead of a ruthless enemy with deadly plans for her—and for the world.

Praise for Mrs. John Doe

“This is a rare spy thriller, smart, beautifully written, and stay-up-all-night enjoyable!”—Gayle Lynds, New York Times bestselling author of The Assassins

“It isn’t easy to blindside a fellow suspense author, but Tom Savage manages to fool me every time. A clever, compelling, and cinematic page-turner in which nothing is as it seems, Mrs. John Doe opens with a twist I didn’t see coming and closes with a satisfying bang. This longtime Savage fan ranks Mrs. John Doe right up there with Precipice.”—Wendy Corsi Staub, New York Times bestselling author of The Black Widow

“Mrs. John Doe races a fictional path somewhere between Alfred Hitchcock and Agatha Christie, a modern heroine-on-the-run spy thriller dealing with some of our time’s deadliest challenges.”—James Grady, New York Times bestselling author of Last Days of the Condor

“Savage twists the plot in two startling ways, and Nora’s transformation from wealthy home-focused wife to clever investigator holds up brilliantly. . . . I enjoyed each page, gasped at the swift twists, and came away with a hunger for more of the same, whether it be thrills, France, or books by Tom Savage.”—Kingdom Books

Ratings and reviews

Nora receives a phone call. Her husband is in France on a business trip. The man on the other end of the phone tells her that her husband has been killed in an auto accident and that she needs to come. She had been expecting this phone call, but it still took her breath away. Arriving in Paris, she is taken to the morgue where she identifies her husband. But is he really dead? This book has it all ..... dead people who may not be dead ... secret decoded messages from beyond the grave, arms dealers, terrorists, spies, people working for companies that have no name, friends who may not be your friends, enemies who might be the one to trust, and dead bodies of really dead people falling all around. Having never been to Paris, I really enjoyed the descriptions of landmarks there, the beautiful gardens, museums, out of the way cafes that serve scrumptious foods, bed and boards. I loved it all. The character of Nora is complex. She's a retired actress, now teaching acting classes. Basically she's a wife, mother, happy with her life .... until she's pulled into something she doesn't understand. She becomes an almost super woman ... carrying a gun, ditching a car that's obviously following her, barely missing being shot by a sniper..all while keeping her cool. There is lots and lots of action... running, jumping, climbing, car chases, train chases...following people who may or not be trustworthy wearing disguises. I was out of breath and needed a nap by the time I got to the last page. My thanks to the author / NetGalley / Random House Publishing Group - Alibi for the digital copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

I want to thank netgalley and random publishing for a free copy for my honest review. This was a new author for me. I really liked him. I enjoyed the book it's a great spy novel that was fast paced. I finished it in one sitting. I will def read more books by him.

The suspense and thrills start right grin page one and keep building from there, never letting up right till the very end. Excellent reading.

About the author

Tom Savage is the USA Today bestselling author of seven previous novels and numerous short stories. His books have been published in fifteen countries, and his bestselling novel Valentine was made into a Warner Bros. film. Raised in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, he now lives in New York City, where he worked for many years at Murder Ink®, the world’s first mystery bookstore.