She Didn’t See It Coming – Book Review

She didn’t see it coming . . . And neither will you.
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Bryden and Sam have it all – thriving careers, a smart apartment, supportive friends and a cherished daughter. The perfect life for the perfect couple.

Then Sam receives a call at his office. Bryden – working from home that day – has failed to collect their daughter from nursery.

Arriving home with their little girl, he finds his wife’s car in the underground garage. Upstairs in their apartment her laptop is open on the table, her phone nearby, her keys in their usual place in the hall.

Except Bryden is nowhere to be seen. It’s as if she just walked out.

How can she have disappeared from her own home? And did she even leave the building at all?

With every minute that passes – and as questions swirl around their community – Bryden and Sam’s past seems a little less perfect, their apartment building less safe, their friends and relatives no longer quite so reliable . . .

Shari Lapena’s books are always easy to read and follow and most of all, once you start reading you would never want to put the book down.

She Didn’t See It Coming follows the story of young couple, Bryden and Sam. Bryden works as an accountant at home while Sam works as a hedge fund manager. One day, Sam gets a call from day care that Bryden has failed to collect their daughter Clara. That was unusual because Bryden always picks her daughter up. Sam goes to the apartment and finds that Bryden’s wallet, car keys and her laptop are still in the apartment. Worried that something had happened to Bryden, Sam first calls Bryden’s sister Lauren and then eventually they call the police.

First of all, there are multiple characters in the story–we have Bryden’s sister Lauren, who seemed to have an obsession towards true crime, Paige, who secretly harbors feelings towards Sam, Derek and Alice, a couple and of course the detective in charge, Jeanie. Except for the detective, all the characters in the book are unpredictable and has at least one reason to get rid of Bryden. The whole story is packed with twists and turns and also unputdownable in my opinion. Overall, this book felt like a roller coaster ride packed with drama, packed with suspense which will make you unable to put the book down.

This might not be best Shari Lapena book but nonetheless, it was fast paced psychological thriller that you will never put the book down. Worth four stars.