This is a suspense novel set in St. Louis, though the setting doesn't have a whole lot to do with the story. Kimber is 27 and has just returned from a retreat to find the locks on her house changed and a stranger living inside. She calls the police but the man inside has a rental agreement with her signature on it. Reluctantly, Kimber calls her ex-boyfriend Gabriel, who is a lawyer. This story involves another dual timeline told from her sister Michelle's point of view from the inexplicable year of 199_. The man in the house starts threatening to reveal secrets about Kimber and her neighbor dies under suspicious circumstances. The premise of this story is interesting but the execution was rather weak. As more and more is revealed about Kimber, the more difficult it is to care about what happens to her. The plot is convoluted, though much of it is also obvious. All in all, this is a mixed bag.
Sunday, May 26, 2019
The Stranger Inside/ Laura Benedict/ 345 pgs
This is a suspense novel set in St. Louis, though the setting doesn't have a whole lot to do with the story. Kimber is 27 and has just returned from a retreat to find the locks on her house changed and a stranger living inside. She calls the police but the man inside has a rental agreement with her signature on it. Reluctantly, Kimber calls her ex-boyfriend Gabriel, who is a lawyer. This story involves another dual timeline told from her sister Michelle's point of view from the inexplicable year of 199_. The man in the house starts threatening to reveal secrets about Kimber and her neighbor dies under suspicious circumstances. The premise of this story is interesting but the execution was rather weak. As more and more is revealed about Kimber, the more difficult it is to care about what happens to her. The plot is convoluted, though much of it is also obvious. All in all, this is a mixed bag.
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