In the latest psychological thriller by Kaira Rouda, What the Nanny Saw, an unreliable narrator in the form of a nanny stretches the series that started with Best Day Ever with the narcissistic character Paul Strom. Strom’s role in this book is more behind-the-scenes than as a player, and instead, the soon-to-be ex-wife Cecilia Strom takes center stage in this novel coming out November 13.
Cecilia
has rebuilt her life after removing Paul from it but she is a new mother who is
still recovering from spinal injuries she suffered before the pregnancy. She
was building a new life with a new man but he takes a long time-out once baby
Peyton has made her debut. Cecilia is exhausted because the baby’s father Evan not
only doesn’t lift a hand, but he has also moved on with another lover. It’s out
with Evan and in with the nanny Lizzie so that Cecilia can get her life back
and enjoy her baby.
All
of this plays out with Paul in jail but he’s still communicating, unwelcomely,
with Cecilia, letting her know he is not interested in divorce but he looks
forward to when he is out of jail and can spend their money together. Dealing
with exhaustion, Cecilia must battle the enemy she knows as well as the enemy
she does not yet know.
Cecilia’s
attorney vetted the newcomer to the household but not all is as it seems.
Cecilia becomes suspicious of the nanny, and she takes it upon herself to investigate
Lizzie’s room where she discovers enough to realize Lizzie is not the God-send
she thought she was. When little Peyton disappears from her crib, Cecelia is
beside herself as the story plays out.
A
master of the psychological thriller, Kaira Rouda is a writer of suspense novels that explore
“beneath the surface of seemingly perfect lives.” She lives in Southern California with her family and is always at work on
her next novel.
My review will be posted on GoodReads
starting October 23, 2024.
I would like to thank Bookouture and
NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in return for an objective review.
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