Her Every Fear : A Novel

Kate Priddy arrives in Boston looking for something new. Ever since a bad breakup that nearly cost her her life, she's suffered panic attacks that seem to be getting worse. Her American cousin Corbin has offered her his grand apartment on Beacon Hill in a swap for hers in London, and she could certainly use a change of scenery. Kate has always had an overactive imagination, but as soon as she runs into someone in the building looking for a friend who's missing, Kate knows something horrible has happened. And she's right. The woman who lived across the hall has been found murdered in her apartment and all the detectives want to know is where they can find Kate's cousin Corbin.A day later, almost on a whim, Kate decides to let herself into her deceased neighbor's apartment, just to snoop around. After all, she has a spare key. And who will care? But once inside, she is chilled to see a man standing in a darkened apartment across the courtyard watching her. Why would he be staring into the home of a dead woman? But worse, could he be staring because he recognizes Kate?In London, Corbin begins settling into Kate's flat. His return to the city brings back almost-forgotten memories of his time there years earlier, a passionate first love affair, a fast friendship with a charismatic, brilliant fellow student named Henry, and then the frenzied murder that crushed it all. Or did it? When Corbin gets a call and learns the Boston police have discovered his neighbor's body, he knows he has little time to do some very quick work. Or else.