Book Review ~ HAVE YOU SEEN SARAH BAKER? by T.A. Cruz

Have You Seen Sarah Baker?
by: T.A. Cruz
Genre: Thriller/Mystery/Suspense
Release Date: May 4, 2023
Publisher: Tule Publishing

The search is on, but what exactly are the folks of Fulton County hiding?

For five years, high school English teacher Sarah Baker has helplessly watched her marriage become emptier than the bed she crawls into alone each night. But a divorce would leave her in financial ruin, so she stays shackled to the husband who left his vows at the altar.

Then Sarah discovers an escape and takes the ultimate risk, only to find herself chained again—this time in the basement of a remote cabin.

When a grisly teen murder rocks his quiet northwestern town, rough-around-the-edges Sheriff Jeffrey Mills has his hands full identifying the body while facing the mounting pressure of tracking down the missing high school teacher the community is determined to find. In the blink of an eye, a heart attack sidelines him during the search, and Mills faces an impossible choice: skirt the law and lose his one chance for redemption or leave Sarah Baker to her fate.

But one thing is clear: they’re both running out of time.

Have You Seen Sarah Baker? is the first book that I have read by T.A. Cruz. It was a very entertaining read. There are a lot of interesting characters and plot twists that I did not see coming. I loved everything about this book.

Have You Seen Sarah Baker? is the story of Sarah Baker, a high school teacher, who goes missing from her small town of Fulton, located in the Pacific Northwest. But that’s just half the story. The story is also about Fulton County’s sheriff, Jeffrey Mills, who is looking to end his lackluster career on a high note. And even with that, there’s even more to discover. None of the citizens in this insignificant town are who they appear to be. Just when you think you have it all figured it, there’s a surprise. Questions abound as you learn about Sarah, her husband, her students, and the Sheriff’s Department. This story is so much more than a whodunit. It’s more of who didn’t do it. Since it’s a mystery, I can’t go into much detail because that’s what makes the book so great. As the story evolves, it becomes hard to wrap your mind around everything that’s happening. Talk about mind-blowing. Have You Seen Sarah Baker? was fun, sad, fun again, and even more sad. It’s a perfect example of not judging a book by its cover. You just have to read it to believe it.

I sure hope T.A.’s next book is just as amazing as this book because I am definitely a fan.

**Received a copy of the publisher and voluntarily reviewed it.**

Rating: 5

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You can read our interview with T.A. here, as well as enjoy an excerpt from the book.

Raised in a small California farming town, T.A. Cruz spent his childhood honing an imagination as vast as the wheat fields stretching around him for miles. With 6 years of military service and passport stamps from around the world, part of him will always be in that little town with a single stoplight and a population of 1500.

A lifelong lover of horror and things that go bump in the night, T.A. Cruz decided it was time to take that passion to the page and shock and terrify others for a change. When not diving face first into another project, Cruz enjoys spending time with his wife, daughter, two dogs, and axolotl.

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