I Know She Was There

On late-night stroller walks to soothe her fussy infant, Caroline Case enjoys observing the affluent residents of Deer Crossing. Though her voyeuristic tendencies have moved beyond peeking in windows to rifling through mail and the occasional daytime drive-by, she still thinks her little habit is harmless—until she witnesses a murder and must crack the community’s façade of perfection to find evidence that the killing even took place. Instead of answers, Caroline finds so much uncertainty that she realizes no one can be trusted, not even herself. Sadera makes an intriguing debut with this tense, twisting psychological thriller. Her unreliable amateur sleuth will have listeners questioning everything, though the surprises are sometimes confounding to the point of being superfluous. Narrator Emily Ellet gives an expressive performance of the engaging story. Her initial approachable delivery becomes fraught with fear and anxiety in the shocking second act.