Before She Knew Him - Paperback

by Peter Swanson (Author)

Catching a killer is dangerous--especially if he lives next door

From the hugely talented author of The Kind Worth Killing comes an exquisitely chilling tale of a young suburban wife with a history of psychological instability whose fears about her new neighbor could lead them both to murder . . .

Hen and her husband Lloyd have settled into a quiet life in a new house outside of Boston, Massachusetts. Hen (short for Henrietta) is an illustrator and works out of a studio nearby, and has found the right meds to control her bipolar disorder. Finally, she's found some stability and peace.

But when they meet the neighbors next door, that calm begins to erode as she spots a familiar object displayed on the husband's office shelf. The sports trophy looks exactly like one that went missing from the home of a young man who was killed two years ago. Hen knows because she's long had a fascination with this unsolved murder--an obsession she doesn't talk about anymore, but can't fully shake either.

Could her neighbor, Matthew, be a killer? Or is this the beginning of another psychotic episode like the one she suffered back in college, when she became so consumed with proving a fellow student guilty that she ended up hurting a classmate?

The more Hen observes Matthew, the more she suspects he's planning something truly terrifying. Yet no one will believe her. Then one night, when she comes face to face with Matthew in a dark parking lot, she realizes that he knows she's been watching him, that she's really on to him. And that this is the beginning of a horrifying nightmare she may not live to escape. . .

Front Jacket

Hen and her husband, Lloyd, have settled into a quiet life outside of Boston. Hen is an illustrator, and she's finally found stability to do what she loves--create. But when they meet the couple next door, she spots a familiar object connected to a disturbing, baffling homicide case from a few years ago.

Could her neighbor, Matthew, be a killer? Or is this the beginning of another psychotic episode? Then, Hen realizes that Matthew knows she's been watching him, and that this is the start of a horrifying nightmare she may not live to escape. With the seductive suspense and shocking twists that are his trademark, Peter Swanson delivers a tantalizing story of obsession and manipulation, sure to please fans of Ruth Ware, Paula Hawkins, and Gillian Flynn.

Back Jacket

Hen and her husband, Lloyd, have settled into a quiet life outside of Boston. Hen is an illustrator, and she's finally found stability to do what she loves--create. But when they meet the couple next door, she spots a familiar object connected to a disturbing, baffling homicide case from a few years ago.

Could her neighbor, Matthew, be a killer? Or is this the beginning of another psychotic episode? Then, Hen realizes that Matthew knows she's been watching him, and that this is the start of a horrifying nightmare she may not live to escape. With the seductive suspense and shocking twists that are his trademark, Peter Swanson delivers a tantalizing story of obsession and manipulation, sure to please fans of Ruth Ware, Paula Hawkins, and Gillian Flynn.