Notes From Your BooksellerThere is a reason that Lisa Unger is widely regarded as a master of suspense. In 2019, she received two Edgar Award nominations — an honor held by only a few writers, including Ruth Rendell and Agatha Christie. If you need more evidence (said the detective to the prosecutor), then check out this gripping story of two women on a train. (Tip of the hat here to Patricia Highsmith and Alfred Hitchcock.)
“[A] taut, beautifully-written novel.” —Sarah Pekkanen, #1
New York Times bestselling author of
An Anonymous GirlFrom master of suspense Lisa Unger comes a riveting thriller about a chance encounter that unravels a stunning web of lies and deceit.
Be careful to whom you tell your darkest secrets…
Selena Murphy is commuting home from her job in the city when the train stalls out on the tracks. She strikes up a conversation with a beautiful stranger in the next seat, and their connection is fast and easy. The woman introduces herself as Martha and confesses that she’s been stuck in an affair with her boss. Selena, in turn, confesses that she suspects her husband is sleeping with the nanny. When the train arrives at Selena’s station, the two women part ways, presumably never to meet again.
But days later, Selena’s nanny disappears.
Soon Selena finds her once-perfect life upended. As she is pulled into the mystery of the missing nanny, and as the fractures in her marriage grow deeper, Selena begins to wonder, who was Martha really? But she is hardly prepared for what she’ll discover.
Expertly plotted and reminiscent of the timeless classic Strangers on a Train, Confessions on the 7:45 is a gripping thriller about the delicate facades we create around our lives.
