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I keep all her secrets. She thinks she can trust me…
Cecilia has it all. The house on the beach. The cute figure. The beautiful baby. But she’s a long way from perfect.
She’s let me into her gorgeous house as her nanny because now she’s on her own, she needs a little help with her baby daughter Peyton. She barely notices me. But I see everything.
While Peyton naps, I rifle through her drawers and discover the dark secrets in her past, the threatening letter from her ex-husband.
It’s a shame that Cecilia doesn’t have my powers of observation. If she took some time, she might just recognise me. I’ve been following her for a while, after all.
If she knew who I was then I don’t think I’d be so invisible. And she wouldn’t be so surprised one morning when little Peyton’s cot is found empty…
A completely gripping and unputdownable read that will have you turning pages deep into the night. Fans of Shari Lapena and Freida McFadden will be hooked by What the Nanny Saw.
My Review
I have read all of Kaira Rouda’s books and knew I wanted to read this when it was released. This is a follow-up to The Second Mrs. Strom, and in this book, we follow Cecelia, who was in that book.
She has a baby girl with a partner who she decides to split up with because he is useless. Cecelia hires a nanny to help her, but unknown to her, the nanny isn’t what Cecelia thinks.
Another gripping and tense psychological thriller from the mind of Kaira Rouda. I had read the previous books so had no problems and thoroughly enjoyed What The Nanny Saw. It would make perfect sense to read the other books first. It can be read as a standalone too, but I always say, read the complete ‘set’, and then everything is clear.
Told by the two women, Cecelia and the nanny, Lizzie, we are given both views, and I have to say I couldn’t decide who I felt sorry for more! They are both flawed and pretty damaged. In fact, they are both not normal! I love it when I am sitting waiting to find out how everything’s going to turn out!
Twists and turns galore! Unreliable narrators make me unsure who to trust and invest in. I whizzed straight through this in two sittings. It was that much of an addictive read. The ending was worth the wait, too! Expert storytelling for sure.
Buy Link
Amazon: https://geni.us/B0DC735YG3social
Author Bio
Kaira Rouda is an award–winning, USA Today and Amazon Charts bestselling author of contemporary fiction that explores what goes on beneath the surface of seemingly perfect lives. Her novels of domestic suspense include The Widow, Somebody’s Home, The Next Wife, The Favorite Daughter, Best Day Ever, All the Difference, Beneath the Surface – optioned for a feature film – and Under the Palms. Her next novel, The Second Mrs. Strom, is out in August 2024, and Only the Nanny in November 2024. To date, Kaira’s work has been translated into more than a dozen languages. Three of her novels have been named Amazon Editor’s Picks for Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense. The Next Wife was named a Suspense Magazine’s Best Book of 2021 Award, and a 2022 Silver Falchion for Best Suspense Novel and a 2022 Silver Falchion first runner-up for Best Book of the Year.
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