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Come and Find Me

by Hallie Ephron (Goodreads Author)

2.95 of 5 stars 2.95 · rating details · 218 ratings · 74 reviews

COME AND FIND ME is a novel of suspense that tells the story of Diana Highsmith, a young woman who never leaves her home. Ever since her lover fell to his death while they were mountain climbing, she's been afraid to brave the outside world. She makes a living as a computer security expert with a virtual office on the Internet,barricaded behind layers of physical and elect...more

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Published March 23rd 2011 by HarperCollins Publishers (first published March 2nd 2011)

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Feb 19, 2013 Alisha rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: e-books-i-ve-read, mystery-thriller, read-2013

Come and Find Me was one of those books that has a fantastic premise. I freely admit that I’m intrigued by the whole avatar and alternate internet world thing. It’s one of those things I’d try if I wasn’t 100 percent sure that it’s a colossal waste of money. If it was free, I’d totally try it out because it does seem kind of cool to my geeky-somewhat techy girl self. So, Come and Find Me seemed like it was right up my alley with the whole avatar thing AND the mystery of the missing sister (cause...more Come and Find Me was one of those books that has a fantastic premise. I freely admit that I’m intrigued by the whole avatar and alternate internet world thing. It’s one of those things I’d try if I wasn’t 100 percent sure that it’s a colossal waste of money. If it was free, I’d totally try it out because it does seem kind of cool to my geeky-somewhat techy girl self. So, Come and Find Me seemed like it was right up my alley with the whole avatar thing AND the mystery of the missing sister (cause I just love me some mysteries). And the book was good…at the beginning. After I hit the 50 percent mark, I was kinda…thrown. And not in that good way.

Let’s start with the good: Again, the virtual reality thing is something that I find interesting. I thought it was very nicely done (if a little improbable) in Come and Find Me. While I’m only somewhat techy, I wasn’t completely lost by the more intense technical aspects of how virtual reality comes to be. It also remained intriguing through the whole novel and not something that I felt got thrown by the wayside after a while the other things did (more on that later).

Another good thing: the relationship between Diana and Ashley. Good lord, I’m a total sucker for a sister relationship that’s not all pettiness and jealousy! That seems to be sort of the norm in fiction today. Luckily for me, the relationship between Diana and Ashley was really heartwarming and I loved it. I may have even said “They are so cute!” once or twice (or three times). I think that was what saved the Come and Find Me for me (and brought it up one star than my original assessment after I finished the book).

The not so good: Coming back to things being thrown by the wayside, I feel like that’s what happened with Ashley’s kidnapping plot. One minute it was there…the next minute it was somewhat resolved, very anticlimactically might I add, and then the book ceases to become as thrilling and heart-pounding as it was prior to it being resolved. That might have been okay if there wasn’t like 40% more of Come and Find Me left. I felt like after that the book was somewhat disjointed. There were plot points and twists coming up left and right, that if I think too much about them, I might be able to drive a van (if I had one) through the plot holes and inconsistencies. Don’t want to spoil it, so I’m just going to say that the first half was definitely better than the second half.

Overall, I thought that Come and Find Me was just okay. It did have a few good things going for it and even when it wasn’t as heart-pounding as it previously was, it was still a compulsive page-turner. So, I give it 3 stars.(less)

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Jul 02, 2012 Sara rated it 2 of 5 stars

OK, so let me start by saying I literally just watched a show about people who participate in version 2.0 or "other reality" lives. Basically, it's like that game Sims, but the characters are "real" and people fall in love and basically let this take over their real life. Freaks and weirdos, peeps. So then I started reading this book and was immediately annoyed because people who fall into that probably need professional mental help.

I found that this book was slow to get going and at one point...more

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Mar 23, 2012 Laura rated it 4 of 5 stars

Diana is a reformed hacker who hasn't left her house since her boyfriend, Daniel, died fifteen months ago in a horrific mountain climbing accident. She suffers from panic attacks and is only now making efforts to step out of her door from time to time. Along with her partner Jake, who was also Daniel's best friend, she runs an Internet security company from home. She meets her clients in OtherWorld, an online virtual reality platform where she lives as her avatar, Nadia. This whole concept of th...more Diana is a reformed hacker who hasn't left her house since her boyfriend, Daniel, died fifteen months ago in a horrific mountain climbing accident. She suffers from panic attacks and is only now making efforts to step out of her door from time to time. Along with her partner Jake, who was also Daniel's best friend, she runs an Internet security company from home. She meets her clients in OtherWorld, an online virtual reality platform where she lives as her avatar, Nadia. This whole concept of the story was so cool. It really made me see how people use dual identities and it exposed the dark side to cyberspace.

It's only when Diana's sister, Ashley disappears that Diana is forced out into the real world to look for her. She then begins to uncover that things are not what they seem. Throughout the novel, I was kept guessing who the bad guys were. I suspected, of course, but it became clearer as I kept reading. The plot is filled with twists and turns and I became more and more intrigued. I finished this thriller in two days.

I won't go into more details so as not to give away the story, but suffice it to say, this was a very good suspense novel. It deals with moral responsibility when tinkering with private information and the havoc it can wreak on society as a whole. We seem to inherently know the dangers of exposure of information technology but this novel shows how we ultimately have to trust the moral integrity of the gatekeepers of the Internet to safeguard it. Scary thought!

Ephron built unique characters and a solid plot that I think appeals to our attraction to social networking platforms. Diana was a strong character albeit her debilitating situation. Her grief was real and it permeated her life to the extent that it made her helpless. But this was also her strength because it showed her capacity to love. Her character showed that we can conquer our own fears if we set our minds to it.

The message that real life cannot compare with a virtual world is clear, no matter how exciting that virtual world can be. The ending was brilliant and left me wondering if there will be a sequel. This was a fantastic read that revived in me the desire to read good thrillers.

Note: This book contains religious expletives and some crude language.(less)

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Mar 06, 2012 Ann rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery

The premise of the book is intriguing. After Diana, a hacker-turned-cyberspace-security-expert, saw her boyfriend and mentor Daniel fall to death during a mountain climbing trip, she has become a recluse, connecting only with her sister and her friends from the alternative cyber-universe OtherWorld. She runs her business together with Jake, the other member of their original group. Then when Ashley disappears, she had to overcome her agoraphobia and panic attacks to find her. It becomes clear th...more

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Jul 31, 2011 Erin rated it 3 of 5 stars

Diana Highsmith is a reformed computer hacker. She has repented her ways and now uses her skills to help provide network security to corporations and government entities that she and her boyfriend previously preyed upon. With the help of her boyfriend’s best friend, Jake, she is the founder and backbone of an up and coming internet security company called Gamelan. It almost seems like a fairy tale life…almost. Diana suffers from a severe case of Agoraphobia: she has not left her house in over a...more

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May 16, 2011 Luanne Ollivier rated it 3 of 5 stars

Here's an interesting, but not unexpected crossover. Hallie Ephron is a noted mystery reviewer for the Boston Globe newspaper. Come and Find Me is her second stand alone suspense novel.

Ephron has come up with a great plot and an interesting protagonist. Diana Banks has been confined to her home with severe anxiety and panic attacks following the death of her husband Daniel two years ago. However, she has managed to carry on working with their third partner, Jake, in their Internet security busin...more

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Apr 27, 2011 Louise rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: thriller-suspense

Diana Highsmith hasn’t left her house for more than a year. Her boyfriend, Daniel, had died while they were on a climbing vacation in Switzerland a year ago. Outside she had cameras which provided her with live video feeds. When someone was outside her residence, a Klaxon sounded and “INTRUDER ALERT” would flash on her screen.

Diana and Daniel’s best friend, Jake, ran a successful Internet Security company. Diana meets her clients in a virtual world she created called: ‘OtherWorld’, and her chara...more Diana Highsmith hasn’t left her house for more than a year. Her boyfriend, Daniel, had died while they were on a climbing vacation in Switzerland a year ago. Outside she had cameras which provided her with live video feeds. When someone was outside her residence, a Klaxon sounded and “INTRUDER ALERT” would flash on her screen.

Diana and Daniel’s best friend, Jake, ran a successful Internet Security company. Diana meets her clients in a virtual world she created called: ‘OtherWorld’, and her character online is Nadia Varata. She assesses security breaches, potential and real, and offers her clients a way to protect their businesses and themselves from hackers.

Diana has a sister, Ashley, who had never seen the inside of Diana’s office. When Ashley stopped over on Friday to visit, Diana was in a hurry as she had a meeting online in 4 minutes. Ashley was quite upset that Diana had never trusted her enough to see her office and began to cry. Not being able to stand seeing her sister cry, Diana finally relented and allowed her into her office. Ashley was stunned at the amount of technology Diana had set-up.

When Ashley had left Diana’s she inadvertently left her lap top behind and now it was Sunday and she hadn’t returned to retrieve it. Diana called and left her a message and sent her an email which produced an automated ‘out-of-the-office’ reply. Monday morning Diana called Ashley’s workplace but she wasn’t there. Now Diana knew in her heart that something was up and decided to call their mother in Florida. She hadn’t heard from Ashley either. After opening Ashley’s lap top, Diana buzzed an e-mail off to Ashley’s contacts but no one had spoken to her since last Friday. Diana checked Ashley’s e-mail and she had 181 unread messages so she knew something was terribly wrong as Ashley hadn’t checked her e-mails in 3 days which was totally out of character for her as she was ‘addicted’ to e-mail.

From here the story is as suspenseful as you could ever get. A well-crafted tale that depicts the darkness and suspense well, and where nothing is as it seems. You’ll be shocked and surprised and won’t be able to put this one down!

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Jan 17, 2011 Jackie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: pleasure-reading, work-review-related-reading

Diana has suffered from severe panic attacks ever since her husband died in a mountain climbing accident over 15 months ago. She lives in a highly secured house and works in a virtual reality called "Other-World", where she runs her real world company providing internet protection services. She's very qualified--up until 3 years ago she was a hacker herself. As was her business partner Jake. There are some glitches to the business, however. In the past several months three potential clients have...more

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May 01, 2012 Rebekah Scott rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011

Diana Highsmith has barely left her house in fifteen months. Occasionally, she ventures out her front door and down to the street, but it’s inevitable that the crushing sense of panic overwhelms her and she must return to the safety of her home. After the tragic climbing death of her husband Daniel in the Swiss Alps more than a year ago, grief has transformed Diana into a recluse, whose only human contact comes in the form of her younger sister Ashley and the occasional UPS driver.

But despite Di...more Diana Highsmith has barely left her house in fifteen months. Occasionally, she ventures out her front door and down to the street, but it’s inevitable that the crushing sense of panic overwhelms her and she must return to the safety of her home. After the tragic climbing death of her husband Daniel in the Swiss Alps more than a year ago, grief has transformed Diana into a recluse, whose only human contact comes in the form of her younger sister Ashley and the occasional UPS driver.

But despite Diana’s panic attacks and fears of leaving the high tech defenses of her well protected home, she runs a thriving business with her deceased husband’s best friend Jake. Through a virtual world on the internet, Diana and Jake, both former computer hackers, run Gamelan, a computer security company that detects hackers and prevents them from accessing sensitive information. In OtherWorld, the virtual world Diana works in, she is not an isolated loner, terrified of her own shadow, but a confident business woman named Nadia, highly sought after for her ability to track down hackers and prevent further security breaches.

When a series of incidences leads to Ashley attending an event under the name of Nadia, Diana is alarmed when her sister disappears without a word to anyone. Forced to face her fears, Diana must risk leaving her house if she wants to find her sister. She turns to an online friend, who she has previously only interacted with over the internet, for help. Together, they trace Ashley’s movements and are stunned to discover that there is more behind her disappearance than they ever believed possible. As they search deeper and deeper into the mystery, Diana uncovers a deception that shakes her to her core. Soon, it’s not just her sister’s life that she must protect, but her own as well.

“Come and Find Me” is a well-plotted and entertaining mystery. Diana’s fears of the outside world engulf you in a way that makes her every step outside painful to endure, but you can’t help but root for her to overcome the grief and paranoia that have kept her locked inside her own little universe for so long. “Come and Find Me” is a lightning quick read, and the suspense will keep you turning the pages from the first to the very last.
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Mar 18, 2012 Alexis Villery rated it 4 of 5 stars

After a traumatic, life-changing loss, Diana develops Agoraphobia (fear of going outside). While trying to work through her fears, Diana spends half her time working with her partner Jake on their new security business. She spends the rest of her time trying to navigate the internet world called the "other world." It is in this world that she can socialize and share her thoughts and feelings in way that she finds difficult in the real world. However, Diana soon fears that a hacker is targeting t...more

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May 21, 2011 Susanhayeshotmail.com rated it 3 of 5 stars

Picked up on a whim because I'd heard/read good things about Ephron's Never Tell a Lie. The plot sum up is that Diana has a bad case of PTSD following her boyfriend's tragic death while they are climbing the Eiger. She hasn't left her apartment, except for a brief forays around the yard since. She does therapy through Skypes and runs her business through her avatar online. Events progress that drive her to leave her home and I won't spoil the plot by revealing any more. It was a good little susp...more

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Jul 02, 2011 Bree T rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: library-reads, suspense, thriller

Diana Highsmith never leaves the confines of her property. Ever since a mountain-climbing accident in Switzerland a year ago claimed the life of her boyfriend, she’s suffered from a crippling agoraphobia. Fortunately Diana’s skills as an excellent computer hacker mean that she’s able to earn a living in computer security with her business partner Jake. Her, Jake and her boyfriend Daniel were once mischief makers who were just deciding to go straight and set up their company providing security to...more Diana Highsmith never leaves the confines of her property. Ever since a mountain-climbing accident in Switzerland a year ago claimed the life of her boyfriend, she’s suffered from a crippling agoraphobia. Fortunately Diana’s skills as an excellent computer hacker mean that she’s able to earn a living in computer security with her business partner Jake. Her, Jake and her boyfriend Daniel were once mischief makers who were just deciding to go straight and set up their company providing security to businesses when Daniel was killed. Diana conducts all of her meetings in Other World, an online virtual reality program where her avatar, Nadia Varata is her ‘face’ to the outside world. Meanwhile Diana herself is barricaded in the office upstairs in the house that once belonged to her parents, manning the security cameras and jumping out of her skin every time her intruder alert Klaxon goes off – even when it’s just the mailman.

In Other World, Diana has two particular friends that she mostly trusts, PWNED who seeks to bring down dodgy medical scams and Grob, a mysterious character who seems to understand her personal phobias. He uses a voice synthesizer and although he often seeks her out, Diana doesn’t always return his messages. However when her bubbly and confident sister Ashley goes missing from an event being broadcast online where Ashley was dressed as Diana’s avatar Nadia, Diana has to change her ways.

She has to step outside to investigate Ashley’s disappearance when the police won’t take her seriously. When she does it becomes apparent that even her amazingly powerful security systems have been breached and there are beacons broadcasting her location and key loggers on her laptop. Of her two online friends, PWNED and Grob, Diana has to choose which one might most likely be the most trustworthy and offer her some help – because one is not what they seem and should she make the wrong mistake, everything might end in diaster.

Come And Find Me is a gripping psychological thriller that explores a very real phobia that some people live with every day, without the means of income that Diana has. She conducts almost her entire life behind the four walls of her home. She has turned a room upstairs into her office where she shops for food and clothes online, runs her internet security business and has Skype based therapy sessions. Every day Diana attempts to step outside and walk the perimeter of her property. If she succeeds she takes a pebble from the ground and adds it to a collection she has, marking the amount of times she has managed to be successful.

In her previous life, before the death of Daniel, Diana was a computer hacker. But she’d begun to make some noises about going straight and although Daniel, who enjoyed being an online thorn in companies’ side, showed reluctance at first, he then warmed to the idea and he, Diana and their friend Jake talked of setting up their own security company. After Daniel’s death, they used the life insurance policy to start the business and it’s growing in success and prestige. Companies trust Nadia Varata and they want her on board when their security is breached by other hackers. Diana, as Nadia, conducts all her business meetings in Other World, which is basically Second Life by another name. Nadia has an ‘office’ which looks exactly like Diana’s and companies meet her here to discuss their needs.

When her sister goes missing, Diana finds that this is the one problem she cannot solve from the safety and security of her office. And her world is rocked further when that safety and security is not all she has assumed it was. She has to take matters into her own hands to attempt to find her sister, who she fears has been kidnapped by someone who may’ve been looking for her, given that Ashley was dressed as Nadia at an event that was well publicized in the online community.

Diana’s agoraphobia remains an issue for most of the book but it seems that when she does need to really put herself out there to find Ashley, it does start to evaporate. I expected much more of a mental struggle with her panic attacks and her extreme fear but it became sporadic and eventually almost disappeared all together in a very short period of time. I could live with that as it was necessary to the advancement of the plot and it stood to reason that once Diana was motivated enough to step outside that her fears might start to fall away as she focused on finding her sister, but what I couldn’t particularly get past was who turned out to be the mastermind behind the problems in her life, both with her sister disappearing, the trackers in her computers and the reason that some of her clients were backing away from her investigating their security breaches. That required a suspension of disbelief greater than I could manage.

For probably over three quarters of this novel, I was utterly hooked. The writing, the premise, the characterisation, everything, had sucked me right in. I loved the idea of someone living out their whole life online. It’s not something that’s new – Second Life has been an inspiration behind episodes of quite a few TV shows and probably some movies as well. I was fascinated with Diana’s agoraphobia and what had triggered it. I was laying in bed, in a deathly quiet house, slowly getting just a little bit freaked out when Diana discovered that even with all her expertise, someone had placed trackers in her laptop. But then as the plot advanced further and Diana began to unearth who was at the bottom of it (or actually, they more like kidnapped her and informed her) I started to lose interest. It was actually quite disappointing and I found myself becoming more disinterested towards the end of the book, no longer turning pages with ferocity but more skimming and flicking until everything unfolded and we were at the end.

A very, very promising start – Ephron can clearly write and set up a thriller but it just seems to lack that real punch of an ‘Oh my GOD!’ sort of ending that totally leaves you breathless and satisfied, that feeling you get when everything has worked out for you with the book and the ending has utterly blown you away with its unexpectedness and brilliance.(less)

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May 15, 2011 Cheryl rated it 3 of 5 stars

Diana Highsmith has not left her house since her husband, Daniel died. While on a hiking trip in Switzerland, Daniel’s rope came lose and he perished. Diana can remember watching Daniel fall to his death. Since than, Diana has built herself a fortress and the main way that she interacts with people is through a virtual reality world, known as Otherworld.

When, Diana’s sister, Ashley goes missing, Diana will have to leave her virtual reality world and venture into the real world. Can Diana surviv...more

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May 23, 2011 Hillary Woody rated it 3 of 5 stars

For those who like a good suspense novel, but don’t like scary books there’s Come and Find Me by Hallie Ephron. Former computer hacker Diana Highsmith is so terrified of the outside world that she conducts all her business and maintains the few personal relationships she still has through a virtual world. But then her sister goes missing and Diana can’t solve the mystery from inside her house.

The reason this book isn’t scary isn’t because nothing scary happens. It’s just Diana is so paranoid tha...more

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Mar 30, 2011 Karen rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: mysteries

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May 09, 2013 Willa rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-2013

I thought this book was great! A reformed computer hacker is the co-owner of a computer security firm. She has become agoraphobic after her lover dies in a mountain climbing accident. She conducts all of her business online using an avatar in a Second Life-like space, and hasn't seen her business partner--a friend of said lover--in person in several years.

When her sister disappears, she is forced to leave her home and safe haven to find her.

Many of the other reviewers gave this book one or two...more

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Mar 31, 2011 Shelli rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2011

I won this book on First Reads give-aways! I have to say that I am not spooked very often by a book, but this book had me ancy. The main character is a woman who suffers from panic attacks...while I've never had one myself, I could feel her anxiety...it was terrible. Diana is mourning the loss of her husband from a climbing accident and has totally locked herself in a virtual world....she does everything on her computers and hasn't left the house in 6 months...her sister and the delivery man are...more

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Jun 14, 2011 Michael rated it 3 of 5 stars

After a nice, claustrophobic start and a unique setting (mostly online world), this book sort of fell flat for me in the second half. Ephron has a nicely defined and fresh protagonist and does a good job showing how and why she's adopted this reclusive lifestyle, but I could have read more about the rest of the characters.

I also would have liked a little more on the antagonists. The mostly off screen Big Bad feels a little odd given what we've been told previously. The motive is great and timel...more

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Apr 30, 2011 Josh rated it 2 of 5 stars

This story is about a woman named Diana who suffers from a bad case of post traumatic stress disorder and anxiety after witnessing the death of her boyfriend, Daniel, while ice climbing in Switzerland. Accompanied by Jake, Daniel's best friend, Diana goes home and tries to pick up the pieces of her life, goes through counseling, and locks herself in the home she grew up in as a child. She turns that home into a fortress, adding multiple forms of redundant security so she will somehow feel "safe....more

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Apr 03, 2011 Amy rated it 1 of 5 stars

This book made about as much sense to me if the character would have waved a magic wand to explain the plot and scenario. This "other world" is so out of "my world" that I had a hard time following and CARING! The potential was there but the details were, to me, too convoluted, rushed and not well thoughtout.....case in point, having the main character perform her computer miracles to save herself while her captor is sleeping.....apparently we were to be asleep during that timeframe too, because...more

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Oct 16, 2011 Cindy S rated it 2 of 5 stars

Diana has a bad case of agrophobia, as a result of the tragic death of the love of her life. She retreats into her home, rarely venturing out into the world. She does, however, have an alter ego, in the computer world. She is a former computer hacker, turned business partner in an Internet security company, finding hackers for companies. But when her sister goes missing, nothing appears to be as it seems and there are a number of surprises waiting for Diana. A couple interesting twists and fast...more

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Jan 03, 2012 Diane rated it 3 of 5 stars

Computer hackers turning legit. Diana, the main character, has acute panic attacks and won't leave her house 18 months after her boyfriend's death from a climbing accident until her sister goes missing for four days. Her sister was dressed as Diana's avatar and took part in a flash mob when she disappeared. Diana overcomes her fears of leaving her house and sets out to find what happened to her sister.

This was fun to read. I've never used virtual worlds or avatars, and reading how the author us...more

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May 06, 2011 Sara rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads

In Hallie Ephrons' Come and Find Me, the narrator Diana is finding it hard to cope after losing her husband a rock climbing accident. A reformed hacker she is able to start a business without taking a step outside. Cameras and security systems guard her home. The only interacting she does of any kind is on a virtual online word, and the occasional visit from her sister. But when her sister comes missing, she's forced to confront everything she's hiding from including enemies both real and imagin...more

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Jul 31, 2011 Ginny rated it 3 of 5 stars

I enjoyed reading this book because I have knowledge of those professionals who identify and combat hackers. The damage that could have been wrought by the scheme of the hackers in this book is disquieting. I know nothing about the virtual online world so I didn't really get the Internet-based platform called OtherWorld that the main character interacted with others through her avatar. I don't even know if there is such a thing out there or if it was just the author's imagination. But the book w...more

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Jul 17, 2011 Dawn rated it 3 of 5 stars

About 80 pages in so far - easy to read, suspenseful but, as other reviewers have shared, NOT scary - I don't do scary books, scary movies or scary clothes for that matter so scary is OUT! However, I do like a good suspenseful thriller and so far, it is off to a good start.
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Finished a few days ago - the part with her missing sister was a bit bumpy - I get it but thought it could have been done a little better. The plot was clever, and a good read. Anyone with a background in tech would pro...more

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May 16, 2013 Terri Lynn rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: drama-fiction, mystery-suspense-thrillers, fiction

I loved this mystery. Diana was a computer hacker and the girlfriend of Daniel, a fellow hacker. They believed that the government had too much personal information on citizens and that none of it was safe so they hacked into systems and brought them down. When a woman dies because they took down a hospital's system, Diana convinces Daniel and their fellow hacker Jake to go straight and begin a company to stop hackers from breaking into medical computers.

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Apr 16, 2012 Deb rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, mystery-thriller

After losing her boyfriend in a mountain climbing accident that she and his best friend Jake witnessed, Diana has become a agoraphobic recluse, hiding out in her house and in cyberspace as her courageous avatar Nadia. She and Jake continued with the cyber security company the trio were about to launch and Diana's reputation as a cyber security adviser is growing and he spends much of her time in "Otherworld" an online virtual reality where as Nadia, she meets with clients, shops for clothes, and...more

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May 23, 2011 Melanie Coombes rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads

Come and Find Me is a modern day mystery with lots of suspense especially towards the later end of the story. It was an original plot, but one that did not seem very believable to me. However, I was turning the pages as fast as I could towards the end. The author explores the issue of personal identity in an age when we can pretend to be anything we want to be online.

Computer expert and former hacker, Diana is virtually afraid to leave the safety of her home since the tragic climbing death of he...more

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Jul 10, 2012 Jeffrey rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I expect that in a mystery novel I will be able to see some twists coming. I get very disappointed when I can figure them all out before they happen. Thankfully, Hallie Ephron did not tip her hand fully by the time I finished this. I had anticipated a couple of twists early on, but the character of Diana was so engaging that I wanted to follow her to see how she fared by the end of the book. Suffice to say, I enjoyed it. I will likely read Ms. Ephron's other novel now.

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May 04, 2011 Evelyn rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: thriller

Computer security expert Diana Highsmith hasn't ventured outside her home since her husband Daniel died in a climbing accident more than a year ago. Still, along with Daniel's partner Jake, she runs a successful internet security business using an avatar named Nadia. When her sister suddenly disappears, Diana finally ventures out in an attempt to find her, only to learn that she was the real target. Soon the lines between what Diana believes is real and her virtual world blur and she doesn't kno...more

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Come and Find Me

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