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Noelle W. Ihli
Noelle W Ihli is the author behind the high-octane thriller, Run on Red. Her stories are known for their fast pace and intense suspense, keeping readers hooked from start to finish.
Ask for Andrea
Synopsis
Meghan, Brecia, and Skye never knew each other in life. What they share is a killer — a charming man who hunted them one by one through dating apps, playing the perfect gentleman right up until his first dates ended in shallow graves. All three women are dead. But they are not gone.
In the strange half-existence after their murders, the three find one another, piece together what was done to them, and realise they may be the only ones who can see the pattern the living have missed. Bound by rage and a refusal to be his final victims, they set out to do the one thing that still matters: stop him before he kills again.
Told in alternating voices from beyond the grave, Noelle W. Ihli's Ask for Andrea is a tense, eerie blend of thriller, horror, and crime fiction — its title drawn from the real-world code phrase women use to signal that they are in danger.
Genres
Characters
BreciaProtagonist
One of three murdered women narrating from beyond the grave.
Meghan (Ask for Andrea)Protagonist
One of three murdered women narrating from beyond the grave, lured by the killer via a dating app.
Skye (Ask for Andrea)Protagonist
One of three murdered women narrating from beyond the grave; her disappearance triggers the police search that finally exposes the killer.
Frequently asked questions
What does the title "Ask for Andrea" mean?
The title is drawn from a real-world safety code phrase. Bars and venues in several countries (originating with the UK's "Ask for Angela" campaign, launched in Lincolnshire in 2016) train staff to recognize the phrase as a discreet signal from a customer who feels unsafe on a date and needs help leaving. The novel adapts that phrase as "Ask for Andrea" and builds its plot around a predator who exploits the trust of online dating.
Is Ask for Andrea part of a series?
Yes. Ask for Andrea (2022) is book one of Noelle W. Ihli's Ask for Andrea series. A prequel, Forget You Saw Her, was published in 2025 as book zero of the series.