A perfect holiday gift.
Shari Lapenaβs new thriller,Β AN UNWANTED GUEST,Β is available now!
βSmart and suspenseful. . . you'll never see the ending coming.β --PureWow
In this neighborhood, danger lies close to home. A domestic thriller packed full of secrets, and a twisty story that never stopsβfrom the bestselling author of The Couple Next Door
He looks at her, concerned. βHow do you feel?βΒ She wants to say, Terrified. Instead, she says, with a faint smile, βGlad to be home.β
Karen and Tom Krupp are happyβtheyβve got a lovely home in upstate New York, theyβre practically newlyweds, and they have no kids to interrupt their comfortable life together. But one day, Tom returns home to find Karen has vanishedβher carβs gone and it seems she left in a rush. She even left her purseβcomplete with phone and IDβbehind.
There's a knock on the doorβthe police are there to take Tom to the hospital where his wife has been admitted. She had a car accident, and lost control as she sped through the worst part of town.
The accident has left Karen with a concussion and a few scrapes. Β Still, sheβs mostly okayβexcept that she canβt remember what she was doing or where she was when she crashed. The cops think her memory loss is highly convenient, and they suspect she was up to no good.Β
Karen returns home with Tom, determined to heal and move on with her life. Then she realizes somethingβs been moved. Somethingβs not quite right. Someoneβs been in her house. And the police won't stop asking questions.
Because in this house, everyoneβs a stranger. Everyone has something theyβd rather keep hidden. Something they might even kill to keep quiet.