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The story is set against the gritty and vibrant backdrop of New York City, where two lives intersect in a haunting and unexpected way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlice Lee arrives in the bustling metropolis with nothing but $600 in cash and a stolen camera, hoping to escape her troubled past and carve out a fresh start. On her 18th birthday, she roams the city's streets full of hope and apprehension. But a month later, Alice becomes New York’s latest Jane Doe, an unidentified murder victim whose life and story risk being forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Ruby Jones has left behind her own turbulent past, travelling across the globe in search of a new beginning. Much to her dismay, she finds herself lonelier than ever in the city that never sleeps. That is until she discovers Alice’s body by the Hudson River, an encounter that shatters her world and forms an unbreakable bond between the two women. Despite Alice's death, her presence lingers, compelling Ruby to uncover the truth and piece together the fragments of her short but vivid life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike conventional murder mysteries, \u003ci\u003eBefore You Knew My Name\u003c\/i\u003e does not hinge on the question of whodunnit. Instead, it dives deeply into the life of the victim, posing the compelling questions: Who was she, and what did she leave behind? As Ruby delves into Alice’s past, she unearths surprising revelations that connect them in ways she never imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the ABIA Award for General Fiction Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A murder mystery with a difference. Richly descriptive... a confident and courageous entry into the world of fiction and one that will earn Bublitz many fans.\" - \u003ci\u003eCanberra Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Beautiful, brilliant and strangely joyous... will have you in its thrall from its powerful first page to its superb conclusion.\" - Rose Carlyle, author of \u003ci\u003eGirl in the Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Addictive and utterly captivating. I couldn't put it down.\" - Sarah Bailey, author of \u003ci\u003eWhere the Dead Go\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"This astonishing debut turns the traditional crime story on its head... Darkly funny, deeply insightful and completely heartbreaking.\" - Petronella McGovern, author of \u003ci\u003eSix Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"The most wonderful book. Unusual, beautiful, feminist, gripping, deserves to win prizes. 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I loved it so much.' - \u003cstrong\u003eMarian Keyes, author of \u003cem\u003eMy Favourite Mistake\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'As hopeful and uplifting a book about murder as you're likely to read...on every page there's a perfectly turned phrase or observation as Bublitz takes apart every trope and cliché of crime fiction and subverts them in strange, exhilarating ways. This is an extraordinary, smart, bittersweet novel, compelling and infinitely readable.' - \u003cstrong\u003eLiam Pieper, \u003cem\u003eThe Age\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A murder mystery with a difference. Richly descriptive...a confident and courageous entry into the world of fiction and one that will earn Bublitz many fans.' - \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCanberra Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Addictive and utterly captivating. 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