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The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa M. Matlin
3.0

The protagonist of this novel is not easy to like. Sarah is a psychologist who wrote a bestselling book and is a media influencer. She thought that by buying what is known as the murder house and renovating it, she’d increase her following, but instead, she mired her and her husband in massive debt. None of the small-town neighbors accept her because they want that house and its evil past bulldozed. Is one of the neighbors the one leaving her notes and making those noises at night?

As Sarah’s marriage and career seem to be crumbling, Sarah worries that her secret past will come out and destroy her completely—if she survives that long.

This is a downer book. I liked some parts of the ending, but I wouldn’t describe this as a fun read.

NetGalley provided an advance copy of this novel, which RELEASES SEPTEMBER 26, 2023.