Rain Winter has put her career as a journalist on hold to raise her daughter, Lily. She watches her husband, Greg, with envy as he goes off to his successful journalism career. Her journalistic instincts are triggered when she hears about a man found murdered in his home. The method is consistent with a murder that happened in her past. A man who kidnapped her friends, murdering one of them died in a similar manner. Rain was only twelve when it happened and she only survived because she hid in the woods, but those events still haunt her to this day. Her best friend, Tess, died and Hank was forever damaged. They both were. But now, Rain is determined to sharpen her investigative skills and find out if this recent murder has anything to do with the death of the monster who still haunts her dreams. The question is, is she prepared for the truth to be revealed.
I always love Lisa Unger's books. Not only are her stories well thought out, but the characters are so well developed that you are not left with questions at the end. Rain Winter was a character that I immediately took an interest in. She obviously has not had it easy, but she is trying to live a normal life with her husband and daughter. She even has a best friend who is there to support her in every way that a best friend can. The author switches the viewpoints from Rain and Hank. And Hank's split personality. I was worried about her continued connection to Hank, because of his split personality. There was professional Hank and then there was Hank who basically stalked Rain and her family. As Rain starts really diving into researching the podcast, you could feel that things were going to come to a boiling point. And I wasn't wrong. Some pretty big secrets were revealed that left the reader reeling. - CLICK HERE FOR SPOILERS.
Bottom Line - Without a doubt, Lisa Unger knows how to write a dark and twisty psychological thriller. Her talent is obvious with every book that she publishes and it is not a talent that we readers should take for granted, because it is truly rare.
Details:
- The Stranger Inside by Lisa Unger
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- Pages: 384
- Publisher: Park Row Books
- Publication Date: 9/17/2019
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- Thank you to NetGalley for the free book in exchange for an honest review.
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