I love reading a suspense novel that keeps you intrigued through to the end! A STRANGER IN THE HOUSE most certainly did that. Written by Shari Lapena, this novel had me anticipating a shocker of an ending because each chapter gave you more and more surprises. So you knew the end would be a bang. And boy was it! You can't help but feel the main character's anxiety about everything that she is going through. This book is written with that strong emotion from the main character, Karen.

Karen's husband comes home one evening to find that she is not there. He calls the police to report her missing, but only to find out that she was in a wreck. That is only the beginning of the mystery. Why would she have been on a questionable side of town without her purse and ID? With a concussion and loss of memory which the authorities find too much of convenient. As she tries to recover and turn life back to normal she realizes things are not normal after all. Is someone moving her stuff, or is she losing her mind? Could there be a stranger in the house?

A STRANGER IN THE HOUSE by Shari Lapena is one novel that will have you looking behind doors and in closets. A thriller beyond what I could have expected, this is one that I recommend to any reader who loves this type of suspense. You will stay up late at night just o finish it.