From the
publisher:
Catching a
killer is dangerous—especially if he lives next door
From the hugely
talented author of The Kind Worth Killing comes an exquisitely chilling tale of
a young suburban wife with a history of psychological instability whose fears
about her new neighbor could lead them both to murder . . .
Hen and her
husband Lloyd have settled into a quiet life in a new house outside of Boston,
Massachusetts. Hen (short for Henrietta) is an illustrator and works out of a
studio nearby, and has found the right meds to control her bipolar disorder.
Finally, she’s found some stability and peace.
But when they
meet the neighbors next door, that calm begins to erode as she spots a familiar
object displayed on the husband’s office shelf. The sports trophy looks exactly
like one that went missing from the home of a young man who was killed two
years ago. Hen knows because she’s long had a fascination with this unsolved
murder—an obsession she doesn’t talk about anymore, but can’t fully shake
either.
Could her
neighbor, Matthew, be a killer? Or is this the beginning of another psychotic
episode like the one she suffered back in college, when she became so consumed
with proving a fellow student guilty that she ended up hurting a classmate?
The more Hen
observes Matthew, the more she suspects he’s planning something truly
terrifying. Yet no one will believe her. Then one night, when she comes face to
face with Matthew in a dark parking lot, she realizes that he knows she’s been
watching him, that she’s really on to him. And that this is the beginning of a
horrifying nightmare she may not live to escape. . .
My thoughts:
Excellent
stand-alone thriller. The perfect example of great use of perspective changes,
and using suspense to create this slow burn that made me stay up well past my
bedtime to read.
I kind of saw
the twist coming, but still, it was well done. Also, the mental health angle
was well-executed--not always the case when it comes to the portrayal of
bipolar disorder.
Great book, I
recommend it to anyone who wants a smart stand-alone thriller.
**ARC provided
by publisher for review**
