The Quiet Tenant: A novel

NATIONAL BEST SELLER A NEW YORK TIMES BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR GMA BUZZ PICK A bravura feat of storytelling...daring and completely satisfying. James Patterson, #1 best-selling author A PULSE-POUNDING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER ABOUT A SERIAL KILLER NARRATED BY THOSE CLOSEST TO HIM: HIS 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, HIS GIRLFRIENDAND THE ONE VICTIM HE HAS SPARED "Intelligent and suspenseful." Paul Tremblay, author of The Cabin at the End of the World Allof the expected suspense and psychological tension, but offering a story about womenthe ones who didnt know the evil that lurked within, the ones who tried to placate or fight but still perished, the ones who might actually survive. Haunting but never prurienttruly unforgettable. Alafair Burke, author of The Wife Aidan Thomas is a hard-working family man and a somewhat beloved figure in the small upstate New York town where he lives. Hes the kind of man who always lends a hand and has a good word for everyone. But Aidan has a dark secret hes been keeping from everyone in town and those closest to him. Hes a kidnapper and serial killer. Aidan has murdered eight women and theres a ninth he has earmarked for death: Rachel, imprisoned in a backyard shed, fearing for her life. When Aidans wife dies, he and his thirteen-year-old daughter Cecilia are forced to move. Aidan has no choice but to bring Rachel along, introducing her to Cecilia as a family friend who needs a place to stay. Aidan is betting on Rachel, after five years of captivity, being too brainwashed and fearful to attempt to escape. But Rachel is a fighter and survivor, and recognizes Cecilia might just be the lifeline she has waited for all these years. As Rachel tests the boundaries of her new living situation, she begins to form a tenuous connection with Cecilia. And when Emily, a local restaurant owner, develops a crush on the handsome widower, she finds herself drawn into Rachel and Cecilias orbit, coming dangerously close to discovering Aidans secret. Told through the perspectives of Rachel, Cecilia, and Emily, The Quiet Tenant explores the psychological impact of Aidans crimes on the women in his lifeand the bonds between those women that give them the strength to fight back. Both a searing thriller and an astute study of trauma, survival, and the dynamics of power, The Quiet Tenant is an electrifying debut thriller by a major talent.