• Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2021 June #1
  Alice and her boyfriend, Leo, face a chilly reception when they move to a home on the Circle, a gated London street. Alice feels she's made strides toward winning over the new neighbors at an impromptu housewarming party, but when she discovers that her party was secretly crashed by a private investigator, she senses a darker story emerging. Nina Maxwell, former owner of Alice's home, was murdered in the house, and her husband, Oliver, was accused of the crime. Alice reels; Leo was determined to buy that particular house, and he lied to her about how it became affordable. Why? Thomas Grainger, the PI at the party, is working to prove Oliver's innocence, and Alice agrees to be his eyes and ears in the Circle, quickly learning that Nina was likely having an affair with one of the neighborhood husbands. The more Alice probes, the more everyone, even the semireclusive retirees down the street, begins behaving suspiciously. Alice's naivete is straight out of a horror film, heightening the suspense, while the Circle evokes the chills of The Stepford Wives. A well-crafted psychological thriller. Copyright 2021 Booklist Reviews.

B.A. PARIS is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors, The Breakdown, Bring Me Back, The Dilemma, and The Therapist. Having lived in France for many years, she and her husband now live in the UK. She has worked both in finance and as a teacher, and she has five daughters. The Therapist is her fifth novel.