Hold onto your hats for this ride! I thoroughly enjoyed this gripping thriller that had me guessing right up to the very end.

Leo and Alice have been long-distance dating for over a year and Leo buys a home in the exclusive gated community known as The Circle in London where the homes are built around a park/square area. All the neighbors seem to spend a lot of time standing in the windows spying on everyone else. Leo and Alice settle in quite well until Alice discovers that the previous owner, Nina Maxwell, a therapist, was murdered in the home and Leo knew about it when he bought it, but did not tell her. Their relationship begins to unravel and Alice becomes obsessed with the murder partly because her dead sister's name was Nina also. Alice questions the neighbors every chance she gets about the murder and strange things begin to happen in the home at night. Lots of twists and turns in this very interesting and spooky story with an ending I did not see coming.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC of this very interesting whodunit.

I absolutely love domestic thrillers and B. A. Paris excels in this genre. I really enjoyed The Therapist. There4 were so many secrets and liars in this novel, and a couple of very engaging twists.

Leo and Alice think they have found the perfect home, in the perfect neighborhood. But there are lies and hidden knowledge of what happened in their house that come to light. This does not sit well with Alice and causes problems for her and Leo. I wasn't as impressed with this story as I have been with B.A.'s other books. It was okay but not as good as I was hoping. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.

Another zinger from BA Paris! Talk about a twisty mystery!! Kept me glued to the book, completely mesmerized and eagerly anticipating the end. This is a slow burn psychological mystery thriller that builds until it reaches an explosive ending.

Alice and Leo move into The Circle, a gated high end community near London. Leo is only able to afford the house because a young psychotherapist named Nina was brutally murdered there by her husband several months earlier. Alice, who is unaware of this fact when she first moves in, discovers it shortly after hosting a housewarming with neighbours. After learning about the murder, she becomes emotionally drawn into Nina’s life and tries to determine if Nina’s husband was really the murderer?

The plot was well crafted. Many plausible suspects were presented. The writing flowed well. This author has a way with words that keeps the reader hooked. As always, the first person perspective added a layer of tension and foreboding. Worth the read!

A gracious thank you to St. Martin’s Press and Netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was an ok psychological thriller containing characters who are not what they seem. It was rather predictable and I had the bad guy picked out before the end though there was one relationship element I missed.

This book was full of twists and turns, and kept me thinking. I don't know who had more theories about Nina's murder; me or Alice!
The book follows the main character Alice, who is in her new house with her domestic partner Leo. Leo found the perfect house for them to move to in a gated community with 12 houses. The tight-nit community called "The Circle," since all the houses are arranged in a circle around a middle square section, which has a playground for the children. Alice reluctantly agreed to move there with Leo, and leave her family cottage, for Leo's work travels. What Alice didn't know is that Leo hid from her that a murder had taken place in their house where a woman named Nina was brutally murdered. Her husband Oliver was presumed to be guilty of the murder, as he committed suicide during the police investigation.
The way Alice finds out about all this is when a private investigator comes to see her about the murder. It seems he was hired by Oliver's sister Helen, who is terminally ill, to prove Oliver's innocence. Once Alice gets involved with the investigation she starts to see that everything is not always as it seems. She starts to suspect everyone around her is covering something up, and the only way she can go on is to find out what really happened.
As I said in beginning, there were many twists in the stories of all the occupants in the Circle, and I started to suspect everyone, just like Alice. I would never want to ruin the story for anyone else, so I guess you will just have to read it to get to the bottom of it!

Alice and Leo have been in a long distance relationship for two years and have decided to move to the next step, and Leo picks out a beautiful house in London in a gated community called The Circle. The neighbors seem to be a close knit group and as Alice and Leo become acquainted with them, secrets come to light. Nina Maxwell and her husband Oliver lived in their house prior. Alice finds out that Nina was murdered in that house and her husband, Oliver, was suspected of murdering her and ended up killing himself. As Alice begins to ask questions, the neighbors begin to get aggravated and really do not want to discuss the murder. Alice cannot seem to accept that Oliver murdered his wife. She begins to suspect various people in the neighborhood and tries to find out what really happened to Nina. Is the killer living among them? Was it someone else? The twists and turns make this book a quick read and will have you guessing until the end about what happened to Nina! B.A. Paris is one of my favorite authors and did not disappoint once again! Thanks to #NetGalley #StMartinsPress for the ARC. #TheTherapist

I liked this a lot, though it wasn't quite what I expected. The title had me thinking it would be something different from what it was (I don't want to say more because of spoilers), but the book was certainly suspenseful and gripping. I liked Alice and sympathized with her. I did find it a bit of a stretch that she became involved in the murder case of a woman named Nina largely because her late sister's name was also Nina, but I think you get a better understanding of this at the end when more information comes to light.

B. A. Paris has quickly become my top 5 favorite authors. The books are guaranteed to keep me on my toes questioning every single character's motives--including the main one who seems innocent of any of the random things that are happening in his/her life. It is so difficult to put down books by this author. (Fortunately my husband doesn't mind cooking dinner now and then. )

I loved the character development in this book. It certainly adds to the story as most people do things that are questionable now and then, but in a story of this caliber, the actions throw in quite a number of red herrings. While one of the people I guessed might be responsible, was, that person was one of the many I suspected it could have been, and I was never sure. There were also some totally unexpected developments along the way.

This is definitely another 5-star page turner.

Another great book by B.A. Paris! I will say that it had a bit of a slow build up as we learn the characters and dynamics of The Circle which is the neighborhood this story takes place in. Once I got toward the middle of the book I realized the time that was given to learning the characters was necessary to fully understand where the story was heading. I looked forward to reading each day that I had a chance to pick up this book.

A couple (Alice and Leo) move in together into a home that is in a gated community with only nine homes in it. Apparently, with a community so small, everyone knows what is going on with each other. The cliques are already in place as most of the residents have lived there for some time now. They all knew the previous residents of home Number 6. A tragedy happened at that residence before the new couple bought it, unbeknownst to Alice. Leo knew about it before buying the house but failed to tell Alice. Once Alice finds out about this, she is on a mission from day one to find out who killed the previous female resident. She is told the killer was the female resident's husband but she is not convinced.

Due to Alice's psychological issues with a past trauma she suffered with her parents and sister she is even more propelled in the direction of solving this crime she knows was not investigated properly. Throughout her investigation she runs into roadblocks and angry people. People who do not want this revisited. The story moves forward and does not really lag in areas which is always enjoyable. The ending was satisfying and gave good closure.

Thanks to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Love this author, Love this book. Cannot wait for many more books to come out by this extremely talented author. Kept me interested until the very last page!

Alice moves to a new neighborhood and soon discovers her husband has kept a secret from her, that a murder had taken place in their new house. Suspicious things begin happening and she doesn't know who to trust - everyone in the neighborhood is suspect.

Towards the middle of this book, it got a bit repetitive and I found myself losing interest. The neighbors all started running together in my head since there was nothing really distinguishing about any of them - except perhaps Tamsin, since she was aggressively angry towards Alice. But it did pick up again towards the end, and overall I enjoyed this book.

3.5 stars rounded up to 4.

* Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a free ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I don't think B.A. Paris can write a bad book! The Therapist was fantastic. Five stars and will be purchasing for the library collection.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! No spoilers. Beyond amazing I enjoyed this book so very much. The characters and storyline were fantastic. The ending I did not see coming Could not put down nor did I want to. Truly Amazing and appreciated the whole story. This is going to be a must read for many many readers. Maybe even a book club pick.

I’ve been a fan of B.A. Paris since Behind Closed Doors and was excited to check out her new book. The suspicion starts almost immediately, and you find yourself second-guessing everything.

The plot:
Alice and Leo move into a newly renovated house in a gated community called “The Circle”. At first, Alice is delighted to be making new friends in the neighborhood and to be living with her formerly long-distance beau. She then finds out that the reason they were able to get the house for so cheap was because a woman was murdered in her home. As Alice’s obsession with finding out who the killer was grows, she increasingly finds out that things are not what they seem...

What I liked:
It was a fun read, perfect for a long trip or a beach/poolside hang. I finished it in one sitting and fairly quickly and didn’t entirely see the ending coming.

What I didn't like:
Besides the fact that it seems HIGHLY unlikely that a group of neighbors would spend every waking second together (don’t these people have friends outside of their block??), I felt like parts of this story seemed convenient. Why on earth does Alice not leave the house? Also, and this was a small thing that took me out of the story in a big way - one of the Londoners referred to a run she took as being “5 miles”. Considering how only three countries in the world use the imperial system (U.S., Liberia, and Myanmar, in case you were wondering), this was again, unlikely.

Complaints aside, I didn’t hate this book and found it to be fun enough to round up to three full stars.

Many thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for sharing a digital reviewer copy with me in exchange for my honest thoughts.

Unfortunately this book just did not pull me in. I kept thinking the storyline would get more depth but all I found was the main character irritating, insecure and unlikable. I am an avid reader and have decided if the book is not enjoyable and fun or interesting to read, I will not feel bad about being truthful in my review and calling it quits.
I am sure many others may enjoy this one if you enjoy a soap opera, drama filled story.
The best I can do is 2 stars for effort.

I received an ARC copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for my honest opinion of it. I have enjoyed previous books by this author but this was not her best. I enjoyed the beginning but lost interest.
Alice and her boyfriend, Leo, move into a gated community in London called "the Circle". Alice finds out that the previous person who lived there was murdered in the master bedroom. Leo knew about this but did not tell her.
Alice goes on a mission to find out who really killed Nina and suspects just about everyone she meets. She just is so annoying and got on my nerves.

Nina was a therapist. She is dead, murdered by her husband Oliver who then committed suicide.

Of course, when Alice and Leo move into a dream house on The Circle, an exclusive gated street in London, Alice doesn’t know this. Leo hasn’t told her. He thought she might be upset to learn that a woman was tortured and killed in their master bedroom. He’s right and soon Leo is spending his nights either with friends or on business travel and Alice is sleeping on a couch in the downstairs study. While Alice begins to obsess about Nina’s murder, creepy things start to happen on The Circle. If Oliver, described by all as loving and kind, didn’t kill his wife, who did? Was it one of the neighbors? Was it a mystery attacker? Why did he/she cut off Nina’s hair? Could they all be targeted. And…who does Alice hear in the house at night?

All questions will be answered before the explosive conclusion of The Therapist. Dark, misleading and intense, this thriller is B.A. Park’s best. You won’t be able to figure it out and you won’t be able to put it down. 5 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press and B.A. Parks for this ARC.

B.A.Paris never disappoints! The Therapist has twists and turns and interesting characters. Even if I realized the ending I wanted to keep reading to see what else would happen. I recommend this book to everyone. You will not be disappointed.

Alice and Leo move to a house in a gated community called The Circle near London. Leo never informed Alice that Nina, a therapist, was murdered in their house. When Alice finds out she is obsessed to figure out which of her interesting neighbors might be the murderer. They all seem to be harboring secrets.
This psychological thriller kept the pages turning to the surprise ending. B.A. Paris is a master storyteller and she made all the characters seem like suspects to me. I was hooked from the start and I am looking forward to reading more books by Paris in the future. Highly recommend! I would like to thank NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for a free copy for an honest review.