The Girl Without a Name

A gripping thriller featuring psychiatrist Zoe Goldman, a “smart, heartbreakingly vulnerable, and laugh-out-loud funny” heroine (Lisa Scottoline, New York Times–bestselling author).

In what passes for an ordinary day in a psych ward, Dr. Zoe Goldman is stumped when a highly unusual case arrives. A young African American girl, found wandering the streets of Buffalo in a catatonic state, is brought in by police. No one has come forward to claim her, and all leads have been exhausted, so Zoe's treatment is the last hope to discover the girl's identity.

When drugs prove ineffective and medical science seems to be failing, Zoe takes matters into her own hands to track down Jane Doe's family and piece together their checkered history. As she unearths their secrets, she finds that monsters hide where they are least expected. And now she must solve the mystery before it is too late. Because someone wants to make sure this young girl never remembers.

The Girl Without a Name is a powerful novel of memory and forgetting, of unexpected friendship and understanding . . . and of the secrets we protect no matter the consequences.

“What author Sandra Block does best . . . is the incorporation of real psychiatry and therapy into the story . . . Between Zoe's own treatment and her work at the hospital, the book sometimes feels like a cross between TV's CSI and House; a compelling, realistic read.” -Rifflebooks.com

“The mystery works due to the unusual setting and the strong, empathetic lead character.” —Booklist