by Jack Ketchum
First published 2012
Lydia watches her husband Arthur Danse grow more dangerous each day. The man she married has become something else entirely. He uses people without conscience. He hurts those who cannot fight back. Arthur may be capable of horrors she cannot yet imagine. Their six-year-old son plays in the next room, unaware that his father represents a threat that grows stronger with each passing hour. Lydia knows she stands as the only barrier between Arthur and their child. She must find the strength to protect both her son's life and his innocence. The house that should shelter their family has become a place where fear lives in every corner. Lydia faces an impossible choice between the man she once loved and the child who depends on her completely.
Genres: domestic-fiction, contemporary, psychological-thriller, family-drama
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
398 pages · Paperback · Gauntlet Pr
Content warnings: abuse, child-abuse, domestic-violence, emotional-abuse, physical-abuse, toxic-relationship