Name: Megan Leprich's review of The Stranger Inside by Laura Benedict
Item: The Stranger Inside
Rating: 4
Author: Megan Leprich

Laura Benedict

'This classy, atmospheric thriller is always one step ahead' Heat A gripping psychological thriller for fans of The Couple Next Door, I Let You In and The Girl Before There's a stranger living in Kimber Hannon's house. He tells the police that he has every right to be there, and he has the paperwork to prove it. But Kimber definitely didn't invite this man to move in. He tells her that he knows something about her, and he wants everyone else to know it too. "I was there. I saw what you did." These words reveal a connection to Kimber's distant past, and dark secrets she'd long ago left buried. This trespasser isn't after anything as simple as her money or her home. He wants to move into her carefully orchestrated life - and destroy it. ************** Readers are LOVING The Stranger Inside 'I was captivated by it from the very first chapter' 'This is the definition of a page turner' 'Full of secrets, lies, twists and turns' 'Oh wow! What a rollercoaster of a book I didn't know what to expect next!' 'Gripping thriller that I just couldn't put down!!' 'Absolutely stunning book! One of my favourites of this year' ************** Praise for The Stranger Inside 'Absorbing, addictive and downright chilling' Alison Gaylin 'Suspenseful and moving, The Stranger Inside gripped me from the first page' Meg Gardiner '[An] elegant scary mystery, where nothing is as it seems and one woman's truth is shattered by the hidden secrets of her past.' J.T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author of Lie to Me 'Compelling characters, lush settings, complex emotions-all in a clever plot and spiced with a hint of darkness' Carolyn Haines, bestselling author of The House of Memory

A twisty thriller you won't be able to put down

The Stranger Inside

A chilling, suspenseful psychological drama in the tradition of Shari Lapena and Liane Moriarty, by the Edgar and ITW Thriller Award nominated author Laura Benedict. What if you came home to find a stranger living in your house? Kimber Hannon imagines she has complete control over her life, until she comes home to find that her house key no longer opens her front door. A man is living in her house. A stranger, who presents a lease bearing Kimber's own signature. When she confronts him, he gets close enough to whisper, "I was there. I saw what you did." Those words reveal a connection to Kimber's distant past, before her sister's sudden death more than twenty years ago. Her fear abruptly shifts. This trespasser knows her somehow. He isn't after anything as simple as her money or artwork or charming Craftsman bungalow. He wants to come into her carefully orchestrated life--and destroy it. Kimber has always been ruthless when it comes to getting what she wants. But can she discover the truth about her enemy's identity before he makes good on his threat to shine a spotlight into the darkest parts of her past?

Megan Leprich

Thank you so much to Mulholland Books and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This book was super creepy to me and I can't even imagine having to go through this.

When Kimber returns home from a short vacation she's startled to discover that her keys no longer fit in the door. Thinking there's something faulty with her keys she goes to use her extra one hidden and realizes there's a bike on her porch that isn't hers and she sees a shadow in her window.  Quickly calling the police thinking they will take care of removing the intruder Kimber learns there's nothing they can do to help her.  This new tenant has a lease signed by her and is adamant that he is renting the house from her for the next six months.  Kimber calls her lawyer ex-boyfriend to help her but realizes no one can help her unless she reveals a secret that this stranger knows from her past.  Kimber's past is threatening to be revealed and she wonders why all of this is happening at once while dealing with a stranger in her house with her personal items and sleeping in her bed *insert creepy chills here*.

I loved how this book from the very beginning started with creepy suspense and instantly hooked me.  I wanted to know who the heck was in this ladies house and how they came to have a lease with her signature on it.  Sadly this does happen in the real world all too often and I felt horrible for Kimber at first because this was happening to her but then the story went on and I started to detest Kimber because of the things she did in her past.  I'm not saying anyone deserves to have this happen to them but they do say karmas a bitch.

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