As always with a Lisa Unger book it's a great read. Opens like Patricia Highsmith's Strangers On a Train but takes it many levels higher. Very satisfying end.

There is always a reward in picking up any book written by Lisa Unger.  This continues in her latest book "Confessions on the 7:45.  I started the read with some idea that it would be a take off on Patricia Highsmith's 1950 novel "strangers on a Train" and the ensuing movie based upon the book. Ms Unger does take as a point of departure two women meeting on a commuter train and talking but than goes way beyond that.  Her novel touches on many separate points and keeps her readers simply glued to the pages  providing an ending not readily foreseen but definitely logical.
     Selena Murphy is commuting home by train from her job in the city and sits down next to a beautiful stranger.  Somehow during the trip the two women find a commonality.  The other lady, Martha, confesses that she has been sleeping with her boss while Selena tells she witnessed her husband having sex with the girl engaged as the couples nanny for their two children. Neither of the two women has reached any conclusion about the next steps to take.  When Selena gets home she regrets the confession made to Martha and determines that she will not see her again.  Moreover, Martha was not given anything that could help her get into contact with Selena again.
     A few days later Selena's nanny disappears and can't be found.  The police are contacted and much to everyone's dismay begins to treat the disappearance as a possible homicide. What if anything was done to the nanny and other related facts about the lives of the two women are brought to the surface during the remainder of the novel.   Stating anything further than that Ms Unger's book is beyond just an all nighter might give away details that reading this very satisfying novel will bring out. My recommendation - read it, but have coffee standing by.

Page turner for sure..read it in two days..similar vibe of Girl on the Train, but has more twists. Everyone had a dark background and seemed like a suspect

Thank you to Harlequin and NetGalley for an e-ARC of this title in exchange for my honest review.  This is told from multiple points of view, which is something I'm particularly drawn too.  That also keeps me reading on and on into the night.  Selena is a working mom, who learns (and boy does she learn) that her husband is having an affair with their nanny.  Anne is on the train, and she and Selena strike up a conversation on the train.  Two people, with no connection and nothing in common who think they're just spilling secrets with someone they'll never see again.  When the nanny, Geneva, disappears, they're left to wonder who was involved, how were they connected, or were they?  Nicely tied up and interesting plot.  I really enjoyed this one.

What did I just read????  
This has got to be the most intriguing, unique and gripping story I have ever read.  It had mystery, murder, infidelity, deception, secrets and so much more going on!
How Lisa Unger came up with this captivating tale is mind boggling.  She really has a way at writing psychological suspense thrillers that just pull you in and won’t let you go.
Confessions on the 7:45 will take you on a very twisty journey.  A journey with a outcome you never saw coming.
Definitely a must read!
Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and author, Lisa Unger, for the opportunity to read and give my honest review about this book.

In CONFESSIONS ON THE 7:45, Lisa Unger delves into the world of infidelity, blackmail, con artists and flawed family relationships, starting off with an encounter between two women on the train, followed by a mysterious disappearance. I found myself fully absorbed all throughout the storyline, and I enjoyed the impeccable writing as the author shifts between multiple POVs, the main ones belonging to: the mother, the teenage son, the nanny and the stranger on the train. 

What I had trouble with was the lack of timelines between chapters; the author doesn't precise whether a chapter belongs to the past or present time, so at several times I had the impression that all of these different events were happening at the same time when they really weren't. As a result, the story lost me a little bit around the middle.

However, this was definitely an above-average mystery with a satisfying conclusion. Have you guys read anything by Lisa Unger? Which book would you recommend?

I am a latecomer to Lisa Unger's work but every single book she has written has gripped me and Confessions on the 7:45 was no different!  Thanks to NetGalley and Park Row for an ARC for an honest review......and thanks to Ms. Unger for keeping me, once again, enthralled!!!  I loved it!!!
Lisa Unger is a master at writing psychological suspense that delivers major entertainment value and human interest. She’s a pro at putting readers up close and personal with her characters, and, I found myself riveted by her  ability to explore the psyches of her story’s “good guys” and “bad guys” alike.....truly an amazing talent!

"Selena Murphy is commuting home from her job in the city when the train stalls out on the tracks. She strikes up a conversation with a beautiful stranger in the next seat, and their connection is fast and easy. The woman introduces herself as Martha and confesses that she's been stuck in an affair with her boss. Selena, in turn, confesses that she suspects her husband is sleeping with the nanny. When the train arrives at Selena's station, the two women part ways, presumably never to meet again.

But days later, Selena's nanny disappears."

And so begins a twisty tale of how two complete strangers share a secret and just how far down the rabbit hole can these secrets go......I hope this will keep you gripped and engaged as much as it did me!!!  Five fabulous stars!

2.5 stars. I'm rounding up, but the truth is I was pretty bored by the end of this book, and it took me forever to get through. However, it may be because this pandemic is making it hard for me to concentrate on reading anything. Audiobooks are working great, but I'm having trouble actually reading anything. On the other hand, I've had mixed feelings about Lisa Unger's past books, so it's hard to really place my feelings on this one. I loved the mysterious beginning, where Selena met a stranger on the train and confessed that her husband was having an affair with her nanny. However, the story started to drag for me once Selena's nanny disappeared, and especially when large chunks of the story were the backstory if the woman from the train. I wouldn't particularly recommend this, but I'd also take my review with a grain of salt because this is a moment when I'm having a lot of difficulty focusing.

This was a wonderful thriller with characters that draw you right in and don’t let go. The storyline flowed seamlessly and kept me glued to the pages.

Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger is a suspense novel, beginning with two seemingly-random women and two sets of secrets. Selena knows her husband is cheating, and when her new friend, "Martha" announces that she's having an affair with her boss. From here, the story gets darker and their connection seems less and less like a random encounter.

Selena is kind of the perfect wealthy wife that I couldn't help hating. You could just picture her Instagram updates of her sons' mess in one corner of her massive, decorated house, maybe with a Live-love-laugh or a Gather in the background. She had the goofy money worries of someone who owns a big house and a couple of cars in the suburbs, hires a nanny, works flexible hours in the city, etc.  So, when her marriage began to show cracks, I didn't feel particularly bad for her. I didn't really care that her husband was cheating on her,

Normally, eye-rolling at the scale of the protagonist's problems is not a great sign, but it really  worked here because "Martha" also though Selena's charmed life was annoying. Also, when Selena's actual problems were revealed, it showed how carefully she'd hidden her husband's behavior and her own emotions into her picture-perfect marriage.

This is another gore-free thriller. There's death but it's not gross, because there's not a lot of gory description about the body, the focus is more on what to do about this huge new secret and how to handle the death. I was really glad, because I love suspense novels with dangerous twists, but my tolerance for gore is very, very low.

This novel is so much like The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. If you like one of these books, I'm sure you'll like this one. The same themes of deception, marriages breaking down, and family secrets, in gore-free domestic suspense.

Told from multiple perspectives, this twisty mystery keeps you guessing until the end about how all the characters are connected. There's Selena, the hardworking and loving mother of two, who discovers that her nanny is having an affair with her husband. Geneva, the nanny. Anne, whose affair with her boss's husband may soon come to light. Martha, a seemingly random woman on the train who offers Selena a listening ear. Pearl, a quiet but intelligent teenager who makes a connection with her mother's latest lover. 

When Geneva disappears shortly after Selena discovers the affair, it sparks a chain of events which may end up connecting all the dots. Who was the nanny, really? Could Selena's husband Graham really have been involved, as the police seem to think? Everyone has something to hide, and the reader will be kept guessing until the very end when all the secrets are revealed.

Another win from Lisa Unger. I think it is her at her best.  The novel is brilliant.  Fast paced, twisted plot lines keep the reader guessing until the end. Will definitely keep you up all night in a race to finish.

Wow, wow, wow!! What an intense ride this book took me on!  It grabbed me from the beginning and did not let go until I finished!  It was absolutely intense, in a way that literally had me up reading into the wee hours to finish!  Unputdownable, is one way to describe this brutal, intense, chilling read, as I can guarantee you won’t be going anywhere once you start!  This book had such realistic feelings written, I truly could see this happening exactly as Lisa Unger wrote.  Shocking for sure, in fact so shocking I was either holding my breathe or gasping when I finally was able to let it go!  Goosebump enduring thrills and chills!  I highly, highly recommend, as it’s definitely my favorite I’ve read of Lisa Unger and if you are like me and love cheating, murder, and shocking thrillers you will love this one!  Preorder today!  Not to be missed!  
Will make sure to buzz it up on all the different platforms!

Lisa Unger never fails her books are so well written.with characters that come alive.Thiis book drew me in from the first pages took me on a multilayered wild ride of a read.Highly recommend grab this book .predict a huge bestseller.#netgalley#harlequinbooks.

In all the year's I've written reviews I can honestly say non have moved me to tears, to breathlessness, to unbelievable pain with a glowing shift towards redemption, hope, and rebuilding like this "black butterfly."
I will tell you this, never in all the thrillers have I had to stop with 10% left and put the brakes on to literally grasp the meaning of every word, to feel the beat like a drum, to feel those coded words of silence.
As a victim of abuse I know those words. As an empath I feel that pain. As a survivor I have lived those lies.
That con man was the very man I married. That spiderweb of betrayal was reality.
That indifference to go into something blind, to want to believe, to face denial head on, to hope and then to finally admit the truths...OMG --BINGO! That lost sense of self was evident yet those broken crayons carry those scars like magical notes within the deep crevasses of the mind.
This new work was one powerful story with characters that were every bit dark and mysterious.
It all began with one hell of a train ride between Selena and Martha who confesses to an affair with her boss.
So, why not tell her about Selena's personal dilemma with her own husband whom she feels is doing the same with the nanny? Right?
It's a two for one fer-but in the end someone must pay!
Shortly, after this within a few days- the nanny goes missing.
Well damn-because it appears nobody is as they say, everyone has an agenda, everyone has a price, and everyone has a story to tell.
Con artists prey upon people, they find vulnerable individuals, they utilize for their own personal greed and self benefit.
What's up with this 'Naughty Nanny?'
What is this lingo about "Parents are just people. We make mistakes?"
How many mistakes are too many, and when do parents take on responsibility for their own actions especially actions with consequences that harm or wound others for life?
If you follow my drift you'll know that Lisa Unger is the master of ceremonies here and she's giving you the ride of your life. So do hold on tight!
This is fast paced with adrenaline running in the veins!
When the lies unravel, when the iceberg is uncovered, when the ships begins to sink the players in this 'game' begin to flock like herds of sheep.
Now the question posed,"What if you could choose a family?" is very much real and still holds vast pull here because it appears that paternity is questionable.
I can't give too much away but this goes from bad to worse in 60 seconds! By worse I mean it in a good way for readers, but bad way for the characters.
Sometimes money is the root of evil, but money also buys silence, and justice. JUST SAYIN'
Sins of omission. Infidelity.
What about this comment,"She's dangerous."
Well sure as hell, you had to go there.
Look, there's plenty in each closet here in more ways than one.
The plot thickens better than gravy because these are characters with empty souls, glossy eyes, and revenge coupled with jealousy pegged on the hearts.
When you marry what you know and end up with a disaster.
Or was it a 'destroyer', or a 'monster' or just plain emptiness.
Perhaps being left with nothing is great because rock bottom is how many of us rebuild.
To be free, to find one's true meaning, to uncover one's destiny.
To act out upon others using rage for past injustices...
At one point he was on top of her, surely trying to do her in, but yet she managed to become disentangled.
Those identities --My word--so difficult keeping 'em all in tow. One after the next so do yourselves a favor and keep a journal handy.
You'll need it because some people will do anything to be part of a group, a circle, a family.
In the end though shall giveth and though shall taketh away but it's all good!
Like the Phoenix she will rise!!!
So, guess all I can say now is 'You're Free'....
Ps. What did Selena ever see in Graham I wonder?
Oh, nevermind...We'll talk later!
Guys, this is the must read of 2020! If you don't read anything else -READ THIS NOVEL! STAT!!
Thank you Lisa Unger, Park Row and my Fav publisher Harlequin, NetGalley, and Amazon Kindle! What an honor to read this ARC!

Absolutely loved this book by Lisa Unger! All of her books are awesome thrillers but I think she outdid herself with this one.  I read it in one sitting and cannot wait to recommend this one.  Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the advanced copy.

Lisa Unger has outdone herself with her new "Confessions on the 7:45."  It's a roller coaster ride that is plotted meticulously and seamlessly, unfolding fast enough to keep you glued to your seat,  but slowly enough to keep you on the edge of that seat with your heart racing.  Loved it!

When the commuter train Selena Murphy takes home everyday stalls, she strikes up a conversation with fellow traveller, “Martha.” The two exchange confidences the way strangers sometimes do, and Selena learns that Martha has been having an affair with her boss, at which point Selena shares that she believes her own husband has been sleeping with their nanny and where is Selena’s husband? Then out of nowhere, a few days later, Selena’s nanny disappears. She can’t help but wonder if Martha had something to do with the disappearance, but that’s surely not possible. Things like that only happen in the movies or in books, right? This plot line is far from original, but in the hands of the incomparable Unger, the story becomes more twisted and surprising than readers will ever guess

I requested and received a temporary digital Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley, the publisher and the author in exchange for an honest review.  

From the publisher, as I do not repeat the contents or story of books in reviews, I let them do it as they do it better than I do 😸.

Be careful who you tell your darkest secrets…

Selena Murphy is commuting home from her job in the city when the train stalls out on the tracks. She strikes up a conversation with a beautiful stranger in the next seat, and their connection is fast and easy. The woman introduces herself as Martha and confesses that she’s been stuck in an affair with her boss. Selena, in turn, confesses that she suspects her husband is sleeping with the nanny. When the train arrives at Selena’s station, the two women part ways, presumably never to meet again.

But days later, Selena’s nanny disappears.

Soon Selena finds her once-perfect life upended. As she is pulled into the mystery of the missing nanny, and as the fractures in her marriage grow deeper, Selena begins to wonder, who was Martha really? But she is hardly prepared for what she’ll discover.

Expertly plotted and reminiscent of the timeless classic Strangers on a Train, Confessions on the 7:45 is a stunning web of lies and deceit, and a gripping thriller about the delicate facades we create around our lives.

I 💕 Lisa Unger's books and this one did not disappoint. It is reminiscent (as the book's description states) of "Strangers on a Train" with a dash of "The Girl on the Train". It is a twisty roller coaster of a read: I read it in one fell swoop and then passed it on to my sister (also a super-speed reader) who loved it as much as I did!  The characters are fascinating and this book will make you think twice about the next time you are commuting and strike up a conversation with the person next to you. The plot is tense and tight and absolutely THRILLING!!

Read this book - and take it to your book club as well as they will appreciate the discussions that come out reading it.  It does not come out until October so I am sitting here like I am pregnant with a novel that everyone should read!

When life turns on its end and you "have nothing to do",  superspeed readers like me can read 250+ pages/hour, so yes, I have read the book … and many more today. LOL

As always, I try to find a reason to not rate with stars as I love emojis (outside of their incessant use by "🙏-ed Social Influencer Millennials/#BachelorNation survivors/Tik-Tok and YouTube  Millionaires/etc. " on Instagram and Twitter... Get a real job, people!) so let's give it 🚃 🚃 🚃 🚃 🚃