Who Is Sarah Lawson?

Richie Stevens Investigates, Book 1

By: K.J. Rabane

Narrated by: Megan Green

How would you feel coming home to find a family living in your house who call you Sarah, tell you your brother's name is Andy, and insist that you should be ashamed of calling the police for help?

My name is Rowena Shaw and I've never seen any of them before.

They are total strangers. It's Thursday and it's just the beginning.

©2011 K.J.Rabane (P)2018 K.J.Rabane

Unique and refreshing storyline

I think I can give this’s solid 3.75 stars which rounds right up to 4. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I’ll admit, I didn’t think I was going to enjoy this book much at first, but once I was introduced to Richard Stevens I knew he was a character I was going to enjoy getting to know.

I listened to this book and the narrator was lovely, I never realized there were so many types of British accents!

Although the different voices were distinct, there were a lot of characters and once the book went back in time to “before,”I was getting confused. As soon as I realized I was in over my head, I grabbed a notebook and spent a chapter or two writing down peoples names and drawing lines to other characters to signify how they were related. Who know that 6th grade character web would come in handy in real life! It didn’t take much time at all. I’ve done it with authors like Liane Moriarty and it always makes the book more enjoyable. Also, it was a good excuse to buy a notebook. I love notebooks :-)

I know some people are very concerned with bad language, but I’m the opposite. If I see a bunch of reviews praising an author for writing a book without “bad words” I question the diversity of characters and the authenticity of the dialogue. In this case however, I didn’t notice any bad words but everyone still seemed real to me.


I hate spoilers so none will be included in my review. As far as the story goes, I think it’s best if you go in as blind as possible. Just read the blurbs and dig in. I thought I knew what was going on within the first chapter or two, but I was wrong. As I continued to listen, I continued to guess and I continued to be wrong. Eventually I stopped trying and just enjoyed the story. I liked several characters and hated at least one. If an author can make me hate someone, she’s doing something right. While this is definitely much lighter than my usual read, it was a refreshing change of pace.

I see this novel is marked as a thriller/psychological thriller but for some reason that doesn’t seem to mesh with what I just read. When I think thriller, I think of edge of your seat, nail biting, and a really fast moving story. I don’t want to say it’s slow, but it did feel a little on the relaxed side. Maybe if I had different expectations going in, this wouldn’t have been an issue.

I’m not saying I thought it was full on cozy. Maybe...cozyish-psychological thriller-lite? If that’s not already a genre, it should be. If you’ve read this, comment on what you think the genre should be on this book. I would be interested to hear!

An entertaining listen.

A good story about a woman with an identity issue. I don't want to say more, fearing it would give too much away.( I received this book free for reviewing purposes. ) I would have gladly used a credit or purchased the book though. My only complaint would be that the narrator's male voice was a little tough for me to follow. But she did a wonderful job other than that.

Suspenseful, keep you guessing

Wow, what a ride. At first I thought this was going to be a tale of a person gone crazy. And it was but not the one I thought.. This is Fatal Attraction on a higher level.. Psychological thriller will keep you guessing and wondering..
The narrator was great.
I received this free from the narrator or author for an honest review.

Interesting premise but...

I received a free copy of the book in exchanged for an honest review.

I really enjoy reading mind twist books -- where you don't know which character to believe or you don't know what is reality within the story or what is manipulation. This book started with a great premise -- a woman states she is Rowena Shaw but is told that she is Sarah Lawson. So who is she? Is there any merit to the claim?

I was really interested in the story premise. But the story really fell short for me was in some of the actions of the characters just did not seem to be credible or were inconsistent with what you were told by the author that these characters were thinking or believed. For example, at one point in the story, Owen, Rowena's fiance, believes he is being stalked which is causing chaos to his world. When he is notified by law enforcement that his possible stalker is injured in the hospital, his first thought is to go to the hospital to assure the wellbeing of his possible stalker. OK, what?? Several times characters were given the opportunity to discuss events or pecularities in another character's behaviour but each time they declined to do so -- I guess if they did, other characters would not falsely jump to conclusions about events or characters. The dialogue was sometimes odd or wooden.

The private investigator and his PA were interesting characters and very likeable. I can understand why the author is pursuing additional books with them.

It is a very interesting premise for a story and had some interesting twists but I just wish it had been executed better.

Great Book

Who is Sarah Lawson by K.J. Rabane was a great psychological thriller. This is a book that confused me at times but kept me guessing the entire time. Rowena Shaw finds herself waking up in her house being called Sarah Lawson. Her "brother" Andy insists that she's Sarah. I absolutely loved reading this book and all the twists and turns.