Thank you so much to Netgalley for a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This book was amazing. Read it in 2 days and highly recommend. When you finish read her others!!!

CIA analyst Beth Bradford manages to reel in a hefty mix of anxiety and sorrow when she drops the last to leave the nest at his university. Now, with all of the children out of the house, she’ll be able to devote even more time to snaring the slippery Iranian intelligence agent known as The Neighbor, who she’s convinced is hell-bent on securing U.S. top secrets.

Embracing the sale of the family home as well as the additional time on her hands, Beth intends to attack the fifteen-year-old case with renewed vigor but discovers her superiors have decided she’s no longer effectual and have assigned a replacement. Her world is further shattered when her husband Mike does likewise and moves in with another woman. Relegated to teaching agency trainees the ins and outs, Beth refuses to give up her prior assignment and clandestinely trolls her former neighborhood, convinced her neighbors are harboring secrets and that one of the buyers of her home is The Neighbor.

Adequately paced and ripe with delicious twists and turns, THE NEW NEIGHBOR is the rightful successor to Ms. Cleveland’s other suspenseful thrillers. A huge thank you to Ballantine Books, Karen Cleveland, and NetGalley for the ARC.

I zipped through this mystery thriller. It's a great read. The story is told in present day with flashbacks. It certainly kept me guessing until the end.
Well written, well edited, it has a tight plot with great characters.

What an absolute thrill of a book! If you like CIA talk and spy missions, this one is for you! I was pulled in from the very start. It captivated me wanting to know exactly who in the world the “New Neighbor” is and if Beth was losing her mind in the hunt if it all!

Beth is in the CIA living in a culdesac with many others who work in the agency one way or another. She raised her 3 children there and as she takes her youngest to college it all begins to collapse. Her and her husband are selling the house, they’re splitting up, oh and cherry on top she also got removed from a 15 year old hunt on “the neighbor” at work. As she is trying to let go of her old life she becomes suspicious about the new woman who moved into her home. Her best friends and neighbors are starting to act sketch. What in the world is going on… Dun dun duuuuun!

Once you hit the second half of the book the ride floors to full speed and I could not put it down! And the epilogue doesn’t end in a cliffhanger per say but could there be a part two?!? Highly recommend for a good mystery spy thriller!

Thank you Random House - Ballantine and netgalley for the arc in exchange for my honest review.

Amazing! Loved it and will for sure be reading more by this author! Will make sure to tell others about it as well!

Fast-paced and intriguing but the end annoyed me a bit -- how many twists does one book need?

*Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing an e-galley in exchange for an honest review.

The New Neighbor by Karen Cleveland was a bit too...wild for my tastes. Spy networks and the CIA, sure. But the ways in which the main character jumps from suspect to suspect (all of whom are those closest to her) strikes me as slightly unbelievable and far-fetched. It seemed like an attempt at creating an unreliable narrator (we're led to suspect HER at various points in the novel) but really just seems disjointed. Overall, wouldn't recommend and definitely wouldn't re-read.

I usually don't read spy/espionage thrillers, but this was more of a domestic thriller with a CIA agent as the main character who lives on a cul-de-sac with other Agency and other federal government co-workers. The story has lots of twists and turns that will keep you guessing, with a very thought-provoking ending.

3.5 stars. This book might have been a 4-star rating, but I almost gave up on it in the first chapter because of the extreme overuse of italics on every page, especially when the main character is speaking or thinking. So overused that it became distracting.

This book was impossible to put down, wow! "The New Neighbor" tells the story of Beth Bradford, who has lived a charmed life with her husband, children, and wonderful friends who live in her cul-de-sac. Beth is also a
CIA agent who has been working a case for years, leading the hunt for "the neighbor," an Iranian cyber attacker. She has been dogged in her search, but she is removed from the case and denied access to the case files moving forward because she has not successfully found "the neighbor." This professional blow could not come at a worse time either, as the rest of her life is also falling apart. With her nest now empty, Beth and her husband decide to divorce and sell their beloved house leaving behind their closest friends and neighbors.

Beth seems to accept the failed marriage easier than being removed from the case she has worked for years. She cannot let the case go and begins to work the case on her own. Her friends and colleagues start to worry that her mental health is suffering and that she is losing it. But Beth ultimately stumbles on compelling information and begins to uncover secrets that will call everything into question.

This story is filled with suspicion, betrayal, sabotage, and red herrings. Is Beth losing her mind, or has she scratched the surface of intrigue and betrayal? There are many twists and turns, all written beautifully and seamlessly integrated into the story and the characters.

You will love this book, and it's impossible to put down!

I read this entire book in one sitting, on a 4 hour flight from Virginia to Colorado. I couldn't put it down! I absolutely loved Cleveland's "Need to Know," and "The New Neighbor" was equally as engaging. Beth Bradford, CIA agent, lives the perfect life with the perfect family in the perfect neighborhood--until she doesn't. After a few weeks vacation, Beth finds herself separated from her husband, reassigned to a new job, searching for a new house, and on the outskirts of her grown children's lives. But Beth can't let go of the CIA operation she lead, the search for Iranian cyber-attacker, "The Neighbor." Beth goes on a relentless quest to discover The Neighbor's identity. She, quite literally, suspects every person in her neighborhood and her life at some point. While the storyline and ending was a little too outlandish and unbelievable, the red herrings and tension make for a fun read. I felt like I was watching a Law & Order episode where you knew they didn't have the right bad guy because there was still 25 minutes left in the episode. An entertaining read for fans of thrillers and spy games.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group-Ballantine Books for an ARC of this title in exchange for my honest feedback.

The New Neighbor by Karen Cleveland is a great story that has more twists and turns than a roller coaster. Beth works for the CIA, and has been working on a case for years. Just when she thinks she’s getting close to finally solving this case she gets shut down and taken off the job with no explanation. Her husband ends their marriage abruptly, again with no explanation. With her world spinning out of control, she feels that at least she has her friends and neighbors on the cul-de-sac…..or does she? Suspicious behavior from friends she’s known for years, puts her in a place where she doesn’t know which way to turn. Hang on to this crazy good book and get reading. You’re going to love it!

This book was absolutely great. It definitely kept me guessing all throughout this book. I kept changing my mind on she "The Neighbor " was. The twists and turns kept me blaming others. The ending was great.

Wow, I loved this one! This book was extremely fast paced and plot driven. Every time I figured something out, it was ruled out and I was thinking all over again. I loved that it centered around national security / CIA while also had some juicy neighborhood secrets going on. I loved the huge secret reveal at the end and am excited for a sequel hopefully!

Secrets, jealousy, and paranoia collide when a seemingly perfect new family moves into a neighborhood with ties to Langley in this gripping thriller

Beth is a CIA analyst whose life is not going so great. She is alone when her marriage collapses on her and her kids are all gone. Someone moves into her house and she is not happy! The mystery begins when she starts looking into the new inhabitants of her old home. I liked the story even as someone who is a passive mystery reader.

Beth, a CIA agent working in counterintelligence has been trying to find “The Neighbor” for fifteen years. But suddenly, she’s completely thrown off the case and demoted to a completely new position. This is happening as her world seems to be crumbling down. Her son leaves for college, her marriage is falling apart, her house that she’s lived in for seventeen years is being sold. To make things worse, she hears that there is new information on “The Neighbor” case and she can’t stand the thought of not knowing and not trying to find the person behind this. Beth can’t let it go and continues to investigate on her own, leading to dangerous situations and daring accusations. Her co-workers are concerned for her mental health as she seems to make crazy accusations and becomes obsessed with the woman how moved into her old house. Her family and friends all worry about her and tell her to let it go. But maybe the people telling her to let it go have secrets of their own. Tensions run high as she uncovers secrets and learns that she can’t trust everyone, and there are more connections than it seems.

This was a wild ride! I loved that as I was reading, I started to question Beth’s sanity just like her neighbors and coworkers. The twists and turns throughout the book are surprising and kept me on the edge of my seat. I flew through the last half of the book because I just couldn’t put it down. I did have trouble relating to Beth while she was making such daring moves and accusations. I felt some of her actions were too risky and not very realistic, which is why I rated it as four stars. Overall, though, The New Neighbor was an excellent read and I really enjoyed it!

A huge thank you to NetGalley, Random House Publishing Group – Ballantine, and Karen Cleveland for this advanced reading copy. This ARC was provided to me in exchange for my honest review.

This was a surprisingly good read! At first I wasn't so sure. It seemed so clinical, so serious and sad with the way Beth Bradford seemed to lose her entire way of life in one fell swoop. Her kids are grown and out of the house they've sold after fifteen years, her husband's left her, and to top it all off, her job's kicked her off of the case she's spent a good chunk of her career on.

But the more I read, the more I got into the deep dive of Beth seemingly on the edge of losing her mind as she tries to unravel the mystery that is the case of The Neighbor, if there even is one at all. I like to pride myself on being able to guess endings and twists, but this book definitely had some twists and turns that surprised me.

I'm definitely going to have to check out Cleveland's other books and purchase this one myself when it comes out on 7/26!

CIA analyst Beth has it all. Then suddenly her husband is leaving her. And she is taken off the case she has been leading for fifteen years. Yet she cannot let this case go. This has been her life. She needs to find out who she has been so close to her in life has betrayed her. And when she finds out - let me tell you the end had me yelling out NO WAY!! I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Beth Bradford, a CIA analyst who seems to have it all, and then suddenly doesn’t. Her marriage is done, her kids have left the house and her job has moved her off the case of her career, discovering the identity of an Iranian intelligence agent, The Neighbor. And worse, someone new, who seems to have everything that Beth has lost, has moved into her house. But Beth also thinks that Madeline might have ties to Iran—and be watching her neighbors in her cul-de-sac. All of her neighbors have secrets, and have some connection to the CIA. Are they all suspects or is Beth paranoid?

This was an entertaining read, full of twists and turns. I'm a fan of Karen Cleveland’s novels--her insider knowledge of the CIA is central to the plot and always informative, if a little scary. However, this one was a little less thrilling than her previous novels--mostly because the premise required the dismantling of Beth’s entire life—she is gaslit, in danger and making progressively more dangerous, risky decisions as the novel progresses. This does contribute to the breakneck pace and the suspense, but to the detriment of the well-drawn character of Beth. Her choices seem to be self destructive and as readers, we aren’t sure why she is making these choices.

You will be surprised by the ending, however. I recommend this as a good, solid read.

Fast paced and exciting from start to finish. I love that Beth's job was with the CIA. She is such a strong character and really carried the story from start to finish. The story line keeps the reader guessing until the very end.

This is my first read of this author, since I'm not a fan of reminiscing or going back & forth from the past to present back to the past over & over, I'm not sure how to rate this. It drag for way too long to get to the end ( the one & only kind of exciting part of the story) and yet it wasn't even the real end. It was an open-ended sort where you have to speculate what was or what is, it leaves you hanging, wondering if this is just the first part of the book & a second book is coming. To be honest, if there is a 2nd book coming, I'm not at all interested.