After being forced to quit her job as a reporter Leah runs into her old roommate Emmy who is also looking to start afresh . They both decide to move to Western Pennsylvania where Leah takes a job as a high school teacher. When a murder occurs in the small town and Emmy goes missing Leah realizes how little she knows about her roommate and with the police questioning if Emmy really did exist Leah starts questioning her own sanity

The Perfect Stranger is psychological thriller which started great but dragged in the middle . Lots of twists and turns some predictable some not makes it an interesting read . I would give it 3 ½ stars and will look forward to more by this author.

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This was a well crafted mystery. Slowly but surely the pieces of the puzzle fall into place. I thought the author had an interesting way of weaving Leah's past with her present. While I wouldn't call this a page turner, the story developed in such a way that it held my interest right up to the very end.

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Not only is Megan Miranda on par with the likes of Paula Hawkins and Gillian Flynn, but she surpasses them. I LOVED this book. It was creepy without being over the top or relying on shock value, and the unreliable narrator POV was done subtly but just enough to keep you guessing. At this point I will read (devour, really) anything Miranda writes. 4.5/5.

I was really excited to read this book, and it didn't disappoint! It was a little difficult to get started, but then it finally hooked me. There are tons of twists and turns and then more twists and turns, the the entire last half is a whirlwind...in a good way.

It was a pretty unique story and situation. I was glad to read a mystery like this that encouraged me to keep guessing and figure it out. The different characters were pretty well developed, and the protagonist, Leah, was super intricate and I trusted her from the beginning. It includes a couple of different themes, and I felt like nothing was over-explained or dragged.

Though I wouldn't compare it to Gone Girl or The Girl on the Train, I definitely think it's for the same audience. If you liked those books, you'll probably like The Perfect Stranger as well. Enjoy!

*Thank you to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster for the ARC, for which I have given an honest and unbiased review*

Excellent thriller about a woman who leaves her old life in Boston to start over after she loses her job as a journalist, then finds out her room mate is not who she believes. Lots of plot twists here to keep my interest, but I feel like the whole Aaron storyline with the wife was either not necessary, or not done well. Overall, I did enjoy this and will be seeking out more from this author in the future.

A very interesting tale that held my attention all the way through. Great plot, twists and turns & the writing kept me hopping! Thanks for the opportunity with this ARC!

A thriller of a novel if there ever was one. This author already wrote one great book, "All the Missing Girls", so I had no doubt going into this book that the thriller would be great. I was not proved wrong, and if you loved "All the Missing Girls", then you definitely need to read her next novel.

I would give this book 3.5 out of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this mystery and it definitely had me turning the pages.

The book created great suspense and, while I didn't enjoy the ending as much as the journey to get there, I still thought this was a really enjoyable mystery.

I’ve been a fan of Megan’s from the beginning and after being mildly obsessed with All the Missing Girls, I was excited to get to her next adult story. Somehow, I just never actually got around to it.

I really liked Leah. She’s smart and savvy and tenacious. I enjoyed how she got a thread of a story in her head and ran with it. There are a few other characters, but it felt like we only got the surface of them. And that was highly effective for the story.

Plot wise, I’ll admit to expecting something a bit more murdery. The reveals were deliciously slow, but by the time we got to the last chapters, the partial reveal wasn’t as satisfying as I expected. There were answers of course and a resolution of sorts, but there weren’t full answers and that was mildly disappointing.

Overall, it was a great story with so much fantastic tension and it kept me guessing until almost the very end. I can’t wait to see what Megan writes next.

**Huge thanks to Simon and Schuster for providing the arc free of charge**

An excellent sophomore novel for Ms. Miranda. The way the mystery unfolded was as intriguing as her first novel. I recommend this book for mystery/suspense fans.

I found the book very slow-paced and the characters difficult to connect to. As much as I enjoyed her first novel, this one was a DNF for me. I'm hopeful her next book will recapture the magic of her first one.

Love this author! Will happily read anything she puts out.

The Perfect Stranger
Megan Miranda
4⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Crazy psychological thriller that keeps you guessing till the end.
This book drove me crazy, in a good way. Every time I think I figured something out I would find out differently. You will be on the edge of your seat the entire time.
I can’t wait to read more from Megan Miranda.
Thanks NetGalley for the arc in exchange for my honest review.

THE PERFECT STRANGER by Megan Miranda unravels a mystery and a murder that keeps circling back to Leah Stevens, who the book follows as she discovers more and more secrets that have been right in front of her face for many years and she just never saw them.
Miranda crafts THE PERFECT STRANGER much like a Harlan Coben book, with misdirections and distractions everywhere and hidden meanings and actions embedded in the past. The antagonist, Leah, slowly discovers links to the truth and unnerving for her to see how she is attached to that truth. While I must admit that the book was a little predictable, I found the design of the story fascinating, the main characters interesting, (although the cop/love interest seemed rather cliché) and the foreshadowing adequately mysterious. What makes this book stand out for me is how Miranda delves into Leah's (antagonist) head. It felt very accurate to how someone who is forced to recall previous events would go about it and the tiny discoveries made by really breaking down those memories. It's not easy for Leah and her recall is full of dead ends, regrets, and fogginess, but it mirrors how one truly searches the past.
THE PERFECT STRANGER reads like navigation app on your phone would in rush hour traffic with many pockets of construction; lots of rerouting and changing direction, but rewarding the reader by arriving at your destination: a satisfying conclusion.

I read this book a few months ago and really enjoyed it. I recently borrowed a paper copy of this book and read it again, A good mystery story!

After reading "All the Missing Girls" by Megan Miranda I was ecstatic to read another one of her books. However, it was unfair for me to expect Megan Miranda to exceed and overwhelm my expectations again.
I did enjoy "The Perfect Stranger", don't get me wrong. I felt tense while reading the entire time, with no idea who to trust. That's exactly what I want out of a suspense/thriller book. In the end, I felt as though Megan Miranda played the ending a bit safe especially when compared to "All the Missing Girls" BUT I would still recommend this book to someone who is looking for more suspense books or is looking to branch out into that genre.

I didn't end up getting to this ebook but I did end up buying the hardback copy when it came out and will be reviewing it in the future.

The Perfect Stranger, by author Megan Miranda, is the follow up to All the Missing Girls. To be honest and fair, although I read All the Missing Girls earlier this year, I can't for the life of me remember Leah Stevens. So, here's what I do know thanks to the author putting a few things together for us readers. Leah is a former reporter whose name is tied to a series of events that she's ready to leave behind and start over. She has a restraining order against her from her former best friend Paige. She was under a threat of a lawsuit which led to her losing her job and moving from Boston to Pennsylvania where she is now a teacher on probation.

Leah's roommate is Emmy Grey who was her friend about 8 years ago. We know nothing about her except for Leah's flashbacks to the time when they were roommates. Let's start with a young woman named Bethany Jarvitz who is found close to where Leah's lives. Someone apparently hit her and left her near a lake. Police start by investigating an anonymous source who claims that one of Leah's co-workers might have been involved with Bethany, which leads to the arrival of Detective Kyle Donovan in Leah's life.

Leah discovers that the victim could be her doppelganger.
Then, Emmy disappears without a trace which opens a whole new box of worms and troubles for Leah since she is the only person who has seen Emmy around. Leah and Kyle attempt to put together what they know not only about Emmy, but her possible connection to the events that have landed Leah in the spotlight. One could say that Leah is a weak character who finds her strength and her courage to put one foot in front of the other. The more that Leah digs, the more that things just don't make sense.

Who is Emmy really? Where did she go? What's really puzzling for Leah is how quickly trouble seems to find her no matter if she was actually involved, or whether someone is attempting to pull a quick one over her, or if she is trying to help a friend discover something horrible about a loved one. What if Emmy had something to do with the attempted murder? What if Emmy has been stringing Leah along all this time? What if Emmy has found herself in more trouble than she could handle and fled to avoid being discovered?

Without going too far into detail about the book itself, which I have a tendency of doing, there is so much happening that you really must pay attention to even the smallest details. You know that there are going to be twists, and shocking revelations, and even more stunning circumstances that put our protagonist back on her feet struggling to understand all that is happening to, and around her. But, the one good thing that comes out of all of this is perhaps Kyle. I appreciated that the author wrapped up things pretty nicely and doesn't leave the reader standing one foot on, and off a ledge ready to jump off if she doesn't tell you what really happened and why.

The Perfect Stranger is my first read by author, Megan Miranda. This is a story about secrets, lies, and past lives. I do love the author’s writing style. Megan Miranda is good at weaving a tale of suspenseful mystery. The cover art for this book was very cool.

I felt the pace was good but throughout most of the book I was just confused. Maybe it was just me but I struggled to keep everything straight. I didn’t care for any of the characters which makes it hard for me to get into a story. Overall I thought the book was okay and I would read more written by the author.

Three out of five stars for The Perfect Stranger!!!

Thank you Megan Miranda, Simon & Schuster, and NetGalley for providing me with a digital copy of this book to read.

The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Thanks to NetGalley and publisher Simon & Schuster for the ebook ARC of The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda in exchange for an honest review.

Leah Stevens is a failed journalist from Boston, she has a restraining order and is being threatened by a lawsuit. She ends up running into her old friend and college roommate, Emmy Grey, who had just left a troubled relationship.
Emmy suggests that they both move to rural Pennsylvania so they can both have a fresh start. Leah ends up getting a teaching position in a high school.
Everything is going well until Leah notices one day that she hasn’t seen her roommate Emmy in a few days, so she reports her missing to the police. And as the investigation begins to unravel, it seems that Emmy never even existed. Leah needs to find out what Emmy was hiding before someone else does.
And as all this seems to be going on, a couple of people are found murdered at a nearby lake, and Leah seems to be in the midst of all of this.
Kyle Donovan is the detective on the case. And Leah begins having some relations with him.

I found this book to be a very good mystery, even though I did not read Megan Miranda's first book, The Missing Girls.
At first I found it a bit hard to get into but as I read on and I found it very hard to put down. 
I rate this book 4 stars and would recommend that you read it. It is a very good mystery novel.