Engrossing Thriller with surprise ending

The Girl Before: A Novel

By: JP Delaney

Rating: 5 of 5

This is the first book this author has written under this name (JP Delaney). I would certainly like to know the author’s other names as I so enjoyed this book, I would certainly seek out and read his/her other works.

The story is an alternating point of view between two youngish women. What they have in common is the unusual modern house that they rent (at different times.) The story is told in tandem of events rather than in time. Each woman’s personality unfolds as the story moves along.

There is misdirection and heads towards a type of whodunnit. I don’t really consider this a mystery so much as a psychological suspense thriller. While the ending came as a surprise to me, it was not out of line with how the story unfolded.

Since reading the book, I’ve seen that there is to be a movie based on it. I will certainly watch the movie after reading the book. Hopefully, it will come close to be as good.

I was provided a digital advance reader copy of this book by the publisher via Netgalley.