"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 GIRLFRIEND--AND THE ONE VICTIM HE HAS SPARED "All. . . . of the expected suspense and psychological tension, but offering a story about women--the ones who didn't know the evil that lurked within, the ones who tried to placate or fight but still perished, the ones who might actually ...
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"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 GIRLFRIEND--AND THE ONE VICTIM HE HAS SPARED "All. . . . of the expected suspense and psychological tension, but offering a story about women--the ones who didn't 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 prurient. . . . truly 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. He's the kind of man who always lends a hand and has a good word for everyone. But Aidan has a dark secret he's been keeping from everyone in town and those closest to him. He's a kidnapper and serial killer. Aidan has murdered eight women and there's a ninth he has earmarked for death: Rachel, imprisoned in a backyard shed, fearing for her life. When Aidan's 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 Cecilia's orbit, coming dangerously close to discovering Aidan's secret. Told through the perspectives of Rachel, Cecilia, and Emily, The Quiet Tenant explores the psychological impact of Aidan's crimes on the women in his life--and 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. This edition includes an excerpt of Clemence Michallon's new novel, Our Last Resort !
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The premise of The Quiet Tenant is truly a chilling one - a man who has abducted a woman who has been living in his shed for five years is forced to move house and moves her in with his teenage daughter as 'his tenant'.
We see the story through 3 main perspectives - the woman he has abducted who is nicknamed 'Laura', his 13-year-old daughter Cecilia and Emily, a waitress at a local restaurant who has an unsuspecting crush on the serial killer and starts to date him. There are also other short chapters giving us insights from other women he has killed along the way. It's very well paced, and the stakes are kept high at every turn - you are forever rooting for Laura, feeling sorry for Celicia and getting frustrated for Emily, who is falling in love with someone you know is evil to the core. Laura's chapters are written in second person perspective which is quite unusual but works really well here to put the reader in her shoes but also disassociates her from what is going on around her. In the notes we discover that the author's first language is French which emphasises what an achievement this book is as well.
Obviously, there's a lot of trigger warnings needed for a book like this and readers should take care upon reading it. I got a little frustrated at times that Laura didn't take some of the more obvious routes to escape although I understand the Stockholm syndrome and her attachment to Cecilia. Some of the chapters written from the perspectives of the other women didn't add too much to the narrative either and just served to slow the plot down - I think these could have been condensed. I did really like that we only got perspectives from the women in Aidan's life and never from him as a character though.
Overall, I was completely gripped by this high stakes thriller - it's a creepy and unsettling read that had me hooked. Thank you to NetGalley & Little Brown Book Group UK - Abacus for the chance to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
carvanz
Jun 20, 2023
I couldn't put it down
This book gripped me from its first pages. I was completely taken in by the characters and constantly uncertain where things were going. I absolutely could not put it down!
Written from a variety of points of views, I quickly learned to pay attention to each chapter title as it informed me from whose perspective that chapter was going to be from. And that�s when I wondered just what the heck I had gotten myself into. As a true crime buff, I was eating this up as quickly as I could. And I could not put it down!
This held no huge twists or turns and no great surprises, although there were a few small ones. While I am usually looking for that jolt of excitement with a twist, I did not need it here as this story kept me on tether hooks through the whole thing. My adrenaline was spiked through the majority of this book and I could not put it down!
Overall, this book was one I won�t soon forget and in case I failed to mention it, I could not put it down!
