Find Me by Romily Bernard

From Goodreads: 

A girl is dead…

A killer’s closing in…

And two little words are the only clue…

“Find Me”.

These are the words that Wick Tate finds in Tessa Wayne’s diary. And now Tessa has been found … dead. Does someone out there really expect Wick to uncover the truth about her death?

An expert computer hacker, Wick has the skills for the job, but with the threat of her ex-con dad returning, the detective hunting him sniffing around and new foster parents to keep happy, getting involved with a murder case is the last thing she wants to do. Until her little sister, Lily, is the next target.

Foster child. Daughter of a felon. Loner hacker-girl. Wick has a bad attitude and sarcasm to spare. And now she’s going to find this killer, no matter what it takes. Because it just got personal.


I really enjoyed this one!  It was pleasantly intense and a very intriguing mystery.

I really liked the main character - Wick - I thought she had a great back story to explain her involvement in the mystery.  Sometimes those scenarios can feel forced but I liked this set up and am very keen to see how that progresses in the next two novels.  Especially given the set up at the end of this book!

Nice and creepy in places too.  And I did not work it out in advance - bonus!  I also really liked Griff and am looking forward to seeing how their friendship develops.

I will definitely be reading more in the series!

Guest Post: Top 5 Favourite Hackers & Detectives (Find Me Blog Tour)

Photo Credit: Heart is Found

As part of the blog tour for her new novel - Find Me - Romily Bernard has stopped by to talk about her favourite hackers and detectives...

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My Favorite Television Hackers and Detectives

1. Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock in BBC’s SHERLOCK series.

He’s such an amazing Sherlock Holmes. The new adaptation is stylish, slick, and I am completely hooked. I also love how when Sherlock goes to his “mind palace” it looks like some sort of gorgeous, techie screen. Wick would be all over a computer system where you just wave your hands to go from file to file. All while wearing the perfect trench coat, of course.

2. Sonja Sohm as Kima Greggs in THE WIRE.

This series was a mic drop for me. It’s just so astonishingly good. Kima is my favorite kind of heroine. She’s cold, takes no prisoners, and is really good at her job. But it’s the softer moments, when you see Kima off the job, that make her strength so much more than bad-assery. She chooses to shut down her humanity to get the job done. She knows what she’s doing and the cost it’s going to take on her. It’s truly heroic.

3. Lisbeth Salander from THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO.

You had to be expecting this one, right? Lisbeth is violent, does not play well with others, and is one of the most honorable characters you’ll meet in Stieg Larrson’s universe. Don’t believe me? Take a closer look. Lisbeth only goes after people who have wronged her and, frequently, these people are far, far worse than she ever was. It’s a chilling code. You do not want to mess with this girl.

4. Chloe O’Brien from 24.

She’s a computer science whiz and, though she rarely gets out of the office, she can still wield weapons when needed. I love her loyalty even though, sometimes, it comes at a very high personal price. She believes in people even when they don’t believe in her.

5. Rachel Gibson from ALIAS.

Like Lisbeth, Rachel is no stranger to violence. She was recruited into an organization she thought was a black ops CIA branch. It wasn’t. And her life was never the same again. I love how she didn’t know if she could do the job at hand, but she did it anyway because the thought of not trying, not knowing if she had what it took was way worse than failure.
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Thanks Romily! I loved Rachel in Alias too, and Benedict Cumberbatch is AWESOME as Sherlock!!!

You can find Romily online on her Website, Goodreads, and Twitter.

Find Me was published 16 January.