by Ruth Ware
First published 2019
Rowan Caine takes a job as a live-in nanny at a sprawling estate in the Scottish Highlands. But behind the manor's grand facade, a dark history lurks. As Rowan settles in, strange occurrences plague the house, and she begins to suspect the children are hiding dangerous secrets. Isolated and alone, Rowan must unravel the truth before the manor's sinister forces consume her.
Genres: suspense, mystery, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: isolated, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Scottish Highlands
Period: 21st-century
384 pages · Paperback · Gallery Books
Content warnings: anxiety, mental-illness