That's Not My Name

By Yvonne Navarro

Book Overview

A woman abducted.??A frantic husband.??And no one can prove she exists.... One snowy night, in a suburban parking lot, a man finds the quarry he's been stalking for months. And Nola Elidad finds... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553577506
• ISBN13: 9780553577501
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Bantam
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.8" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

An excellent thriller, a real page turner!

One minute Nola Elidad is enjoying herself as a newleywed, the next minute she is literally stolen by a man who claims she is his wife. The author skillfully develops the relationship between Nola and her kind captor. You will never guess the ending! I finished this book in 2 days, a must-read!

WOW! Very suspenseful!

"That's Not My Name" had me wondering what was "real" and what was a character's desperate fantasy until the astonishing resolution. Adding to the impact of this excellent novel is the frightening possibility that the events described could occur in real life. Ms. Navarro makes what happened to Nola, Jesse and the other richly penned characters in this book entirely believable. The events that shape the character's lives are well thought out and hauntingly portrayed. Typical of Ms. Navarro's work, "That's Not My Name" is filled with great characterizations -- it seems as if any of these people could be my neighbors, friends or relatives, acting in very believable ways when placed in extraordinary circumstances. The plot was most original and exceedingly well executed. Yvonne Navarro once again does a great job of tying up what would otherwise be loose ends with a superb attention to detail. Pick up "That's Not My Name" and be prepared not to set it down until you finish it!

That's Not Me Putting This Book Down

Don't start this book if you want to sleep. It's not just that the story will go round and round in your head (there's not a single character, "good" or "bad" guy, who you'll want to see lose), but it simply demands that you keep reading.Engrossing is an apt description.Yvonne Navarro weaves a tale that could take place here and now, to someone you know. A kidnapper. A woman, kidnapped. A husband. The kidnapper: his wife, dead for less than a year, is alive in the grocery store? The woman: if she's not his wife, why does she have no memory going back more than four months? And why do his pictures look just like her? The husband: he doesn't even have a picture of his wife of three months, and knows nothing of her history.I was so worried, reading this book, that there was no way she could end it and make me happy on all accounts. And yet she did it, and extremely well...and everything fit perfectly in the logic and story. I mean, I hate when an author puts something into a story at the end to make everything work. In this case, all the pieces are there. Everything fits, perfectly, once Yvonne Navarro gives you the key.So, like I said, don't start this book if you want to sleep. But if you're willing to give up some time to read, then this is likely the most intriguing and engaging book you'll read this year.

An excellent suspense/mystery!

This is one of those books where you keep promising yourself "just one more chapter" before you go to bed. Suddenly, it's two in the morning and you've just-one-more-chaptered until you've finished the book! It's that good!This story is fast-paced, full of detail and has a healthy dose of reality. I especially liked the italicized flashbacks interwoven throughout the story, which both gave clues to what was happening and filled us in on background. Usually, you can guess the twist in suspense novels, which takes some of the fun out of them. Although I did guess one twist part way through the book, the ending took me totally by surprise! I cannot recommend this book highly enough!

A MOST TWISTED AND SUSPENSEFUL NOVEL BY A MASTER!

THAT'S NOT MY NAME starts off with a bang...a child is kidnapped. Move forward 15 or so years and another woman is taken from a convenience store. Connected? And if so..how? Navarro introduces to us Jesse Waite, who in a fit of despair and obsession, takes another man's wife thinking she is his own wife, who has been missing the past three months. Jesse then locks Nola in his house and explains to her, through pictures and half-remembered memories, that Nola is really Stacey, Jesse's wife of 4 years. Navarro weaves an interesting scenario and gives out clues throughout the narrative as to what is really going on here.The author has a tough road ahead, trying to convince the reader that this really could and can happen. The scent of reality permeates this story and is hard to believe this wasn't motivated by a real life occurence. The characters are completely three dimensional, their motivations realistic and the dialogue crisp. We are introduced to a dedicated cop, Nola's husband and a host of whacked out relatives of Stacey's. These people help push along the story and never let it drag on.The last 1/4 of this novel has such an astonishing number of revelations, some that I figured out but others that were just shocking. Navarro has written a mystery/suspense novel that will keep you guessing long into the night. Get comfortable when you start this one, you will be there for a long, fulfilling ride with a talented writer who delivers in a big way.