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"A proper twisty thriller."--Sarah Pinborough
A stranger has infiltrated your family...and now he's taking over.
Paul's just here to help, or so he claims--sent by a charity for vulnerable people to do odd jobs for elderly widow Gwen. But for Gwen's daughter Connie, there's just something about Paul that rings alarm bells from day one. He's a little too kind, a little too involved...Worse still, Gwen seems to have fallen under his spell.
The last thing Connie wants is a stranger meddling in the safe routine she's built around Gwen. She loves being the one Gwen turns to for cooking, cleaning and company. But the more Paul visits, the more Gwen is relying on him. By the time he conveniently finds himself between homes and has no choice but to move in, Connie is certain he's trying to push her out completely.
It's her word against his, though, and as her attempts to unmask him become ever more desperate she's not the only one left wondering if she's lost her grip on reality. But when events start spiralling rapidly out of her control, should Connie wage all-out war on Paul and risk losing Gwen forever--or has that been his plan all along?
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Booklist Review
The author of The One (2018), The Passengers (2019), and The Marriage Act (2023) delivers another first-class thriller. Connie's mother, Gwen, suffers from dementia. Connie visits her every day, but can't keep up with the things that need doing around the house. It is a relief, then, when a local charity arranges for a handyman, Paul, to take care of some of the chores, free of charge . . . until Connie begins to notice that Paul and Gwen are becoming uncomfortably close, and that she, Connie, is being shut out of Gwen's life. Things spiral when Paul finds himself without a place to live and moves in with Gwen, prompting Connie to go to increasingly desperate measures to help her mother see the bad intentions Connie senses lingering under his facade of kindness. Is Paul a real threat, or is Connie just paranoid? Though not yet a household name, Marrs is an incredibly talented storyteller with a built-in audience who knows what he can do. When unfamiliar readers get their hands on this one, they'll want more.