The Live-In

"They were listening. They were always listening."

Veterinarian Bex Norwood prides herself on her ability to notice the hidden details-the subtle asymmetries, the quiet distress that others miss. But for six weeks, she completely missed the danger living under her own roof.

Maren Voss is the perfect live-in nanny. Efficient, bilingual, CPR-certified, and adored by Bex's three-year-old daughter, Ivy. Maren cooks the right meals, keeps the schedules, and folds the laundry with calm, flawless precision.

Until Bex finds the black notebook hidden inside a hollowed-out parenting book.

It is not a diary. It is a clinical, merciless inventory of Bex's life. Her daily routines, her banking passwords, the contents of her home safe, and her prescription medications have all been meticulously recorded. Even worse, the safe combination-a number Bex never shared with anyone-is logged inside.

As Bex secretly begins to re-examine everyone she trusts, a terrifying picture emerges. The web extends far beyond the nanny, entangling her divorce lawyer, her ex-husband Owen, and even her trusted therapist, Dr. Laine Prescott, who is secretly treating them both. Someone is orchestrating an intricate, multi-layered trap-Phase 2 is coming, and Bex's life is the target.

With time running out and her home converted into a surveillance chamber, Bex must use her clinical training to turn the tables on an adversary who knows her better than she knows herself. But when the person watching your child is just a pawn in a much darker game, who can you trust?