What happens when you open your home to the perfect stranger?Anna Klein is ready to return to work as a literary agent for the first time since having children. She and her husband, Josh, decide to hire a live-in nanny with some trepidation, but all their misgivings disappear as soon as they meet Oaklynn Durst. She has stellar references, a calm disposition, and a natural way with children. Not … with children. Not to mention their kids simply adore her.
But not long after Oaklynn arrives, the children start to come down with the most puzzling illnesses and inexplicable injuries. When the maternal Oaklynn is there to comfort everyone, Anna can’t help feeling a little eclipsed. And suspicious. Her husband and friends assure her that her anxieties are getting the best of her—Oaklynn is perfect. But Anna’s not so sure…
As she delves into Oaklynn’s past, she discovers too late that the woman who has been living in her house is not at all who she claims to be. But Oaklynn’s not the only one who has been lying. And when everyone’s dark secrets are forced into the light, the consequences may just turn deadly.
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This was a thriller that you won’t want to put down. There were a couple things that I figured out before they were revealed but I definitely enjoyed the book.
Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of the book. This review is in my own words.
This is a twisted psychological thriller that had my heart racing, as I was trying to deduce who Oaklynn or Nadine really was.
It took me until the end of the novel to understand, and it was not what I ever thought!
Could she truly hurt the two precious little girls she claims to love and is in charge of?
Will any parent who becomes entwined in this plot ever leave their children with anyone again?
Although, a bit slow in the beginning of this book, the tempo picked up full speed and by the last page, it all became clear and heart stopping!
Excellent!