The book switches back and forth between the podcast narrative, as West interviews those who knew Sadie and Mattie and investigates what might have happened, and Sadie’s first person perspective as she hunts down her sister’s killer.

West is just a man who got caught up in this story and in producing this podcast. You want him to care more, to move faster, to catch up to Sadie, to figure this all out, to save the day.

West is a journalist who stumbled into this story, much like Sarah Koenig stumbled into Serial. Sadie is on a mission, and no one is stopping her. Sadie grew up taking care of her sister, and after Mattie was murdered, her focus became 100% about finding her killer. She speaks with a stutter, but doesn’t let anyone give her shit for it. She’s been abused by the men in her life, neglected and abandoned by her mother, and she is full of so much pain. You will think about Sadie long after you finish the book. Long story short, that was the very first thing I did, and I have no regrets. Wednesday Books ran (from what I could tell) an incredibly successful campaign that included both an official ARC drop, and, if you didn’t want to wait in that line, you could find one of several festival attendees who were chosen to wear #FindSadie red hoodies and post a picture of yourself with them to Twitter, which let you stop at the publisher’s table for an ARC at any time all day. What I Liked: When I went to Yallwest this spring, Sadie was the ARC that I hoped most to get.

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