Please Don't Tell/Elizabeth Adler/358 pages

"Please Don't Tell" reminds me of the first Elizabeth Adler novel I read, which was "Fortune is a Woman".   Fen, an older woman, has two nieces whom she raised after their parents death. The two nieces, Vivian and JC, each has her own problems. Vivian is a busy emergency room doctor, just getting over a break up. JC is an unsuccessful entertainer who, at this stage of her life, is out of a job and penniless and seriously rethinking her life and career. On a stormy night, a stranger comes to Fen's door, seeking help after an accident at the edge of her property. At first, Fen is frightened, but later becomes more relaxed, to the point of enjoying the man's company, once he stays a while. Meanwhile, there is a serial killer lurking, worrying Vivian and JC, and all signs point to this stranger as the killer. None of them believes this to be true.  I liked this novel better than other recent books that Adler has written.