I realize it's a little backwards, but some wonderful authors and reviewers have been kind enough to read my work, even prior to publication. Here's what they had to say:

Sophie Hannah, International best-seller of LITTLE FACE, HURTING DISTANCE, LASTING DAMAGE, and others:

An extremely well-written tale of psychological suspense, OUT OF NOWHERE could easily be imagined as a film like Jodie Foster's 'Panic Room'. The characters, in particular the finely drawn Emily and Kevin, will leave readers desperate to know what happens, and who survives.

Jacquelyn Mitchard, New York Times bestselling author:

A young man, his wife and their little daughter head for a mountainous, remote California village for their first vacation together. And that is the last ordinary incident readers of Jenny Milchman's debut novel 'OUT OF NOWHERE,' will encounter. This tale of obsession and pursuit is so relentless that each time safety seems nearly in sight for Emily Randall and her little daughter, Dani, their mad, random captor reaches out again -- relentless, inhuman -- letting nothing block his crazed vision. Not once, until its shattering conclusion, does Milchman release the reader, either. Milchman's prose is as lean and evocative as her narrative. Though she never takes her foot off the pedal, her hand at the wheel is sure.

Tim Hallinan, 2011 Edgar nominee for Best Novel, and author of the Poke Rafferty series set in Thailand, was kind enough to send this review to, oh, about 5000 mystery and suspense readers, and to say:

OUT OF NOWHERE is a remarkable book -- a thriller with enormous velocity and the substantial mass only great characters can achieve, but there's also an intricate web of relationships, and even love, at its core. And in Kevin Murchers, Jenny Milchman has invented a unique bogeyman who inspires both fear and pity. I loved this book.

Lisa Tucker, USA Today bestselling author of ONCE UPON A DAY and THE CURE FOR MODERN LIFE:

The writing grabs you on the very first page with its effortless style, immersion in the lives of three utterly real characters, and hints of danger to come.

Craig Holden, USA Today bestselling author of FOUR CORNERS OF NIGHT and MATALA:

Jenny Milchman's OUT OF NOWHERE kept me up very late one night, which is in itself saying something. What impressed me especially was the creation of this strange troubled character named Kevin, a reclusive mountain man who kidnaps a woman for the most specious of reasons. We have every reason to hate him, to be horrified by him, and we are -- but at the same time, because of Ms. Milchman's insight and ability, we begin to see something else, to feel something else -- pity, concern, understanding -- for this damaged creature. The feeling I had was not unlike that I felt for Francis Dolarhyde the first time I read Thomas Harris' Red Dragon. That ability to create a character who is at once abhorrent and sympathetic, evil and fragilely human, is rare, and remarkable I think. The details in this book, the particulars of life in the woods, of how some of the most hidden and twisted pockets of humanity live, are fascinating and believable too. All in all, I think, this is quite an accomplishment. What begins as a standard missing person thriller, an abduction caper, becomes something else entirely, a study of mangled psyche, of a tense and unnatural relationship that somehow still buds and grows in some twisted way, of a woman's tenacious determination to cling to life and her insistence on seeing her family reunited. I was impressed.

David Harris Ebenbach, Drue Heinz award winning author of BETWEEN CAMELOTS:

Jenny Milchman is a dangerous writer. In OUT OF NOWHERE she leads the reader from a knowingly-rendered portrait of a family vacation to a truly terrifying world – and then she holds you captive there. This novel stalks and traps you as expertly as its villain, Kevin Murchers, pursues his victims. Perhaps most frightening of all, the core of the horror isn’t even Murchers – instead it’s the fragile, often menaced feeling that so many people struggle to shake when they become parents. The stakes are very high in this enthralling novel; many times I literally forgot to breathe as I read on. All in all, OUT OF NOWHERE introduces us to a writer who is most certainly someone to be reckoned with.

Louise Penny, New York Times bestselling novelist:

COVER OF SNOW is a luge ride of action and atmosphere, a terrifically suspenseful read. A suicide in a creepy town, clogged with snow and secrets, starts a young widow on a perilous hunt. Soon we're careening along with her as she chases clues and as the full horror of what really happened to her husband is revealed. Reading COVER OF SNOW feels like racing across a frozen lake. Heart-pounding, exhilarating, frightening.

Stefanie Pintoff, 2010 Edgar award winner for Best First Novel:

Jenny Milchman proves she is a master of psychological suspense in this page-turner of a novel. With its compelling protagonist and haunting setting, COVER OF SNOW makes for an outstanding series debut.

Colleen Thompson, romantic suspense writer and co-host of Boxing the Octopus, wrote this:

I loved Jenny's story of a missing husband and a "perfect" marriage than might not be. Beautifully written and engrossing, it reads like the love child of a Harlan Coben novel and a Laura Lippman short story. And as I told Jenny, I mean that in the best possible way. Ms. Milchman's agent is currently shopping a novel, and I predict we'll be seeing more from her soon. Yea!

Debbi Mack, of Bookgrrl fame, said this:

By the end of Part One, I was dying to read Part Two. And I hung on every word of that part until I reached the end. It's the kind of story that keeps you guessing right up until the last lines. Milchman paints a vivid picture of Jersey and manages to create two fully-rounded characters within the constraints of the short story form, while telling a compelling tale. Hardly an easy task.