The Therapist
When Alice and her boyfriend Leo move into a gated London community, they think they've found their dream home. But their excitement fades when Alice learns the previous owner, a therapist named Nina, was murdered in the house-and the killer was never caught. Obsessed with finding out what really happened, Alice starts digging into her neighbors' secrets, but the truth she uncovers is far more dangerous than she imagined.
- Alice - Protagonist
- Leo - Alice's boyfriend, hides the truth about the house's history
- Nina - Therapist and former resident, murdered before the story begins
- John - Neighbor and serial killer who poses as both a therapist and a private investigator
- Thomas - Alias John uses when pretending to be a private detective
- Edward - John's father
- Lorna - John's mother
- Alice and Leo move into The Circle (gated community), but Alice is unsettled when she discovers a woman named Nina was murdered in their new home.
- Alice is contacted by Thomas, a supposed private investigator who offers to help her look into Nina's murder.
- Alice's questions stir suspicion among the neighbors, and tension grows in The Circle.
- Thomas is revealed to be John, a resident of The Circle using a false identity.
- John is a serial killer who murdered Nina and other women, posing as a therapist with some victims and a private investigator with Alice.
- He has been holding his parents, Edward and Lorna, captive in their own home to keep his secret.
- Alice goes to Edward and Lorna's house to confront John about her suspicions, and he attacks her, planning to strangle her to stop the truth from coming out.
- Lorna intervenes and fatally stabs John with scissors.
- Edward dies of a heart attack during the struggle.
- John's crimes are exposed, and the neighborhood learns the truth.
- Alice leaves Leo after discovering he deceived her about the house's history and moves back to her cottage to start fresh.
- Alice - Alive - Divorced from Leo and living happily on her own
- Leo - Alive - Still friends with Alice but wishing to reconcile
- Nina - Dead - Killed by John
- John (Thomas) - Dead - Stabbed with scissors by Lorna
- Edward - Dead - Had a heart attack
- Lorna - Alive - No further details
- Murder
- Stalking
- Violence
- Car accident
- Death of parent
- Confinement
- Suicide
- Child death
Hopeful
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 9781250274120
Publish Date: July 13, 2021
Note: Details are for the original edition. Other formats, editions, and audiobook versions may be available.