A Stranger in the House by Shari Lapena
I have wanted to read this since it came out last summer but decided to wait until it came out in paperback. I enjoyed Lapena's book The Couple Next Door last summer, so I figured this would be a good read. It was. It was suspenseful and secrets were revealed frequently enough that I didn't want to put it down.
This starts out with Karen flying down the road, running red lights, swerving out of the way of other cars and hitting a light pole. She's injured enough that she is taken to the hospital. She has a concussion and amnesia and cannot account for why she was where she was.
Her husband, Tom, comes home to a house with the door unlocked, dinner started, his wife's phone and purse, but not his wife. He starts calling her friends to see if they can shed some light onto where Karen might be. When he comes up empty-handed, he calls the police. They show up moments later, and he thinks that is super fast for a missing person, but it turns out they are informing him of her accident.
What happens next is a story of intrigue, deceit, murder, and crazy people who can't get over past affairs. Like I said, there are twists and secrets at every turn. I highly recommend this one, and it is interesting enough that it won't take you long to read.
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