The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Please make a list of every possession you consider essential to your life.
The request seems odd, even intrusive - and for the two women who answer, the consequences are devastating.
Emma
Reeling
from a traumatic break-in, Emma wants a new place to live. But none of
the apartments she sees are affordable or feel safe. Until One Folgate
Street. The house is an architectural masterpiece: a minimalist design
of pale stone, plate glass, and soaring ceilings. But there are rules.
The enigmatic architect who designed the house retains full control: no
books, no throw pillows, no photos or clutter or personal effects of any
kind. The space is intended to transform its occupant - and it does.
Jane
After
a personal tragedy, Jane needs a fresh start. When she finds One
Folgate Street, she is instantly drawn to the space - and to its aloof
but seductive creator. Moving in, Jane soon learns about the untimely
death of the home's previous tenant, a woman similar to Jane in age and
appearance. As Jane tries to untangle truth from lies, she unwittingly
follows the same patterns, makes the same choices, crosses paths with
the same people, and experiences the same terror as the girl before.
This is a very tense thriller with a few twists and turns. Some of the ideas are a bit far fetched and some characters not very likeable but I still wanted to see how it panned out.
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Thanks for the review, Wendy!!
ReplyDeleteSounds like one of my kinds of books.
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