Accidents Happen by Louise Millar (2013)


Accidents Happen
Once again, this is an absolute treasure hidden away in a seemingly innocuous, almost generic-looking trade paperback original. Like this book by Louise Millar, who also wrote The Playdate, which I also enjoyed.

Kate has had a lot of tragedy in her life: Her parents died tragically in a car accident, her husband was killed in a break-in, and she is obsessed with statistics and safety, and making her ten-year-old son very anxious as well, to the point that her in-laws are threatening to take him away. But we quickly and very creepily discover early on that her paranoia is not as unwarranted as it appears. 

Incredibly suspenseful, creepy and delightful, this page-turnerkeeps the suspense going all the way to the last page. Marvelous for fans of Gillian Flynn.  Fabulous.