Finally, she’s found some stability and peace.īut when they meet the neighbors next door, that calm begins to erode as she spots a familiar object displayed on the husband’s office shelf. Hen (short for Henrietta) is an illustrator and works out of a studio nearby, and has found the right meds to control her bipolar disorder. Hen and her husband Lloyd have settled into a quiet life in a new house outside of Boston, Massachusetts. And why I absolutely can’t tell you any more right now. Once you read it, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about.

Before She Knew Him is deeper, darker, and more twisted than it seems. Sounds like a book with an ending you can see coming after turning the first page. Is Hen’s neighbor a killer? Or is her bipolar disorder, something she’s struggled with in the past, returning to mess with her fragile mind once more? While having dinner at the neighbors’ house, Hen lays eyes on a peculiar object that ties Matthew to an unsolved murder from years before. Here’s what I can tell you: When Hen-short for Henrietta-and her husband, Lloyd, move into a new house, they quickly meet Matthew and Mira, the only other childless couple in the neighborhood. Not because there isn’t anything to say (there’s plenty.) And not because the book is bad (it’s so good.) I can’t talk about it because I don’t want to risk giving away a single one of its many surprises. Now that I’ve read Before She Knew Him, all I want to do is talk about it.

Book before she knew him