Okay, she's done it again. Hands down, best book of 2020 so far.
I always try to figure out the ending along the way but I am always wrong. Always. The Therapist was no different. I love that there are little tid bits throughout the book, littered like clues, but you don't fully grasp what is happening til around the same time as the mc.
The Therapist, and all others by Paris, are true works of art.

Alice and Leo have had a long distance relationship for over a year and are ready to move in together. Leo finds an incredible house in London in a gated community and the price is right. Everything is going well until Alice finds that Leo has deceived her about a death in the house.

This was quite the page turner, I hated that I had to leave it to do real life things. The book kept me guessing until the very end which is usually hard to do. You were never sure if the neighbors were who they said they were, they had a Stepford neighborhood feel. You didn't know who to trust. B. A. Paris never disappoints me.

Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martins for the opportunity to read and review this book.

I was over the moon excited when I got approved for The Therapist! I absolutely love B.A Paris and this did not disappoint!! This book was everything I wanted from her latest book! You feel invested and have to find out who murdered Nina along side Alice! There were several spots throughout I thought I had it figured out but nope and I didn't start suspecting the real killer until towards the end. I loved how Paris wrapped it up and unfolded the plot before my eyes!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 from me!!!

WOW is all I can say!! B.A. Paris has done it again!! The Therapist blew my mind and you won't believe who did it. Any one of the cast of characters could have been the culprit which kept me flipping the pages until the very end. I highly recommend The Therapist especially to those who love a good thriller. Would be great in your beach bag this summer.

A HUGE thank you to B.A. Paris, St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this ARC.

Nina a therapist, lived in the house that Alice and Leo have just moved into. It is situated in an exclusive gated neighborhood and Alice tries to make friends with the other ladies in the Circle, but there always seems to be something that they are holding back. Then Alice hears some very disturbing news through her realtor, something that Leo knew, but had kept from Alice. Alice is determined to find out the secrets that the Circle seems to hold and she begins to suspect that her new neighbors have a lot to hide.
I did enjoy this book, it keeps you guessing and that is what a real mystery is all about.
Thanks to the publisher, author and Netgalley for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.

BA Paris knocks it out of the park with another twisted psychological thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end. Every time I thought I had it figured it, the rug was swept from under me! The Therapist is one of those books that you accidentally stay up all night reading because it's impossible to put down.

Another great suspense novel from this author that never disappoints. When a young couple move into a new house in a gated community it seems like they’ve found the home of their dreams. But when bizarre events keep happening, secrets come to light one by one. What is real? And who to believe? Trusting the wrong person can be deadly. Here is one of the reasons for the phrase “buyer beware”.

I received this book from St. Martins Press in exchange for an honest review. This is the B.A. Paris that I came to love after reading Behind Closed Doors! Put this on your TBR. This story will keep you up well into the night furiously turning the pages to find out who done it! This book sucked me in from the very beginning and kept me guessing, on the edge of my seat, until the end. You will suspect everyone and even begin to wonder how reliable the narrator is. So many of the characters will give you that creepy feeling and you don’t know who to trust. I absolutely loved every second of reading this. I can’t wait until her next book!!

I really enjoyed this page-turning read. Full of twists (some predictable some definitely not), I couldn't wait to see what Alice was going to discover living in the gated community in London. Everyone seems to be hiding something and not everyone is as nice as they seem.

Paris has such a unique voice - I didn’t realize I missed her books until i delved in. This book will definitely keep you enthralled until the very end!
She definitely delivers on mystery!

I must admit that I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. It’s a thriller right from the start that kept me engaged throughout. Alice and her partner Leo move into a house in a gated community in London. Unbeknownst to Alice a murder took place in the upstairs bedroom. The wife was killed and the husband committed suicide so he obviously was the killer, or was he? Many secrets are kept as Alice becomes obsessed with finding out what really happened while being scared to live in the house. She begins to suspect everyone as are rationalizes their motive. I began to suspect the true culprit but not until later in the storyline but the author still managed to throw in some curveballs. Highly entertaining that I am sure will be a summer favorite! #TheTherapist #B.A.Paris #NetGalley

Amazing book one word: WOW . Very easy to read . Kept me guessing al the time .. no predictable . I can’t wait to read more of her book. I loveeeeeeee it ....

The discovery of a woman previously murdered in a house bought by a young couple provides the narrative engine in "The Therapist" by B. A. Paris. Leo and Alice settle into an exclusive gated community in London where Alice discovers that Nina, the wife of a happily married couple, was brutally murdered in their bedroom. The husband was accused of the murder and ultimately committed suicide.

Alice becomes enraged when she realizes that Leo knew about the murder, but failed to disclose this before they moved in. B.A. Paris does a wonderful job of portraying Alice as a lonely young woman besieged by dreams of Nina.. At night she feels the presence of someone else in the house. Alice's internal terror leads to a chasm in her relationship with Leo. He eventually moves out while Alice finds solace with some of her female neighbors.

As Alice tries to discover the mystery behind Nina's death, she starts to doubt the good intentions of her neighbors. Alice shows unrelenting persistence in trying to solve the mystery of a woman she didn't even know.. This psychological thriller holds up nicely, but Paris's true gift is her ability to provoke terror in the absence of any macabre content.

I am a big fan of B. A. Paris and this psychological thriller did not disappoint. It shimmers as the suspense builds and becomes almost impossible to put down. Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

BA Paris is a favorite of mine and this didn’t disappoint! So, so twisted and intriguing. I loved it!

I LOVED Behind Closed Doors so much and this book is equally as good. I was sp caught up in the story that I hated to see it end. This book is going to be another bestseller for BA.

I really enjoyed this book, and must admit that it had me a bit twisted around throughout! While, I did have it figured out a bit earlier, I didn’t have everything figured out and that means that it’s done it’s job, imho! Well written, with amazing character development, fast paced, unputdownable chilling thrill ride! This is likely one of Paris top books, which is great a thing, considering her books are top notch! Lots of thrilling thrills, chilling chills, twisty turns, and gasp worthy shocks! Highly, highly, highly recommend!

I will read anything that B.A Paris writes, so I was so excited to be notified of a new arc available! I loved this! I kept trying to figure out what was going to happen the whole time, the author did a great job of getting you into the main character’s mindset so your thoughts were jumping around just as much as Alice’s were. I can see this being on a thriller beach read list for this summer!

As with every B.A. Paris novel I've read, I had the hardest time putting this one down.
Alice and Leo decide to take the next step forward in their relationship and move in together. Leo finds a very charming home in "The Circle", a small, 12 home gated community that Alice feels is well out of their price range. After giving her best shot to making the best, even though she feels off, she begins to make friends with the tight-knit neighborhood. Some are more than friendly and others, not so much. Once she realizes WHY they are some who aren't as friendly, she delves into her own search about the home and the previous tenant with whom she feels quite a connection. The more she searches, the more she starts to question everyone in the neighborhood in hopes she can discover the secret before it's too late.

I really hate to admit that I had it all wrong, though in the end it was all quite obvious.

The last 20% or so was all adrenaline pumping, edge of your seat thrilling.

At first I was frustrated with the rogue investigation, but I’m so glad I continued on and finished the book. I found it quite enjoyable

Wow, this was a great read. I stayed up until three in the morning to finish this one. The plot was extremely engaging and gripping. The main character, Alice, was complex and very sympathetic, and, through her eyes, I became suspicious of all of the other characters as she was. Even so, the twist ending shocked me. B.A. Paris has become one of my favorites, with each book better than the last. I can’t wait to read further thrillers from her.

Another absolutely amazing book by B.A. Paris! I definitely recommend this book and author, what an unexpected story.

Predictably, Paris has written another cracker of a novel. That's the truth, and nothing but the truth. The Therapist grabs you from the start and simply doesn't let go. Paris has such an engaging writing style that pleasantly pulls you into the thrilling stories she crafts. The pages seemingly turn themselves as you become engrossed in this terrific thriller. The protagonist is likable with a past we uncover over the course of the book. The twists and the turns of the book leave her struggling to differentiate truth from fiction. This book is at once a murder mystery and a psychological thriller. Paris is a master at combining the two to create another great read. Thank you to St. Martin's Press for the advanced reading copy! #TheTherapist #NetGalley

Alice is rural woman with a tragic past. She is excited to fall in love with a city Risk Manager and begin a new life in London, in a posh gated community. While she embraces her new exclusive neighborhood, the neighbors seem a bit standoffish. When a Private Investigator turns up at her door looking for answers on behalf of her client, Alice learned that her fancy new home holds an unspeakable history. She believes she can come to terms with her own tragic past as well as solve the mystery of what really happened at her home to the last inhabitant. To do this, she teams up with her new Private Investigator friend, and they take on the neighborhood where they aren't sure anything is what it seems. What happened in The Circle that night?

When I saw that B.A. Paris had a new book coming, I was instantly excited. Every lover of domestic thrillers knows the success that was Behind Closed Doors, and I equally loved (very different, but equally compelling) The Dilemma. The Therapist was highly readable, and I finished it quickly. I didn't feel an intense connection to the main character, who I felt was a bit TOO "damaged" for my liking. Honestly, I didn't connect with any of the characters. The ending definitely threw me through a loop though -- which is hard to do! So for that reason alone, I recommend the read. The two plot twists were shocking, sad, and unexpected, and at the very end I finally developed a relationship with one of the characters. I'd love to say more, but I can't risk spoiling anything for you, reader!

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for my ARC!

This book took complete control of my day and I was completely captivated. Absolutely loved it! Page turning and emotjonal

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the e-ARC of The Therapist! This was a great, quick thriller that kept me guessing until the end. The main character, Alice, and her partner Leo move into "The Circle" which is a small, tight knit gated community. Right away you learn everything is not as idyllic as it seems and pretty soon you are wrapped up in the lies and secrets these neighbors are holding. Once I got into this book I couldn't put it down and B.A. Paris did a great job of stringing along clues to unraveling a secret that most of this neighborhood seems intent on putting to rest. Definitely recommend for summer reading!

One of the best books I have read this year!! Alice moves into a new house with a horrible secret. The house is in a gated community with friendly neighbors but you can’t trust a word they say. Separated from her childhood home and still dealing with the loss of her family, Alice doesn’t know who to trust or what to believe. All she wants is to move on with her life and make friends but that proves to be an impossible task. I found this book to be entertaining with nonstop twists and guessing. Highly enjoyable.

Full of the twists you expect from B.A. Paris. Think you’ve got it all figured out? Think again! It’s hard being the new neighbor in the close-knit gated community.

Another great book by B A Paris! I didn't want to put it down. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance copy.

Thank you St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for the ARC of BA Paris' newest. The Therapist is a fast read that makes you want to read "just one more chapter". Like the protagonist, I could not figure out whodunnit and my mind went in circles throughout the book trying to figure it out. Did not see the twists at the end and as long as you're able to suspend some belief, is super enjoyable from beginning to end.
Much better than Paris' last book, The Dilemma. Not quite as thrilling as "Behind Closed Doors". Still definitely recommend.

At the beginning of the book, Alice starts talking about just moving to The Circle and how she has only meet 1 neighbor. She meets Maria, as this lady is putting her 3 boys and 2 dogs into a People Carrier. A WHAT? I so had to look that up, while Americans say Minivan, British people say People Carrier. OK! I only say something cause i think its weird but cute at the same time. This book grabbed me from the prologue, and of course i'm nosey for secrets. This book will be hard for anyone to put down. This is my first book by B.A. Paris and i see why everyone raves about her books. This book lives up to the hype. Grab your a copy when it comes out, you won't be disappointed.

Thank You for the ARC #NetGalley #TheTherapist #StMartinsPress.

Another fantastic psychological thriller from B.A. Paris, The Therapist will have you wondering the whole way through. Alice and Leo move in together into a house in a neighborhood known as The Circle. But there is a secret that the people living in The Circle hold. When Alice finds out what it is she panics. She feels someone is watching her. Is it someone who lives in The Circle? Who can she trust? And more importantly, who can't she trust?

As a big fan of B.A. Paris, I was so excited to receive a copy of this book to review. I simply could not put it down. All of the neighbours are suspicious which just adds to the juiciness of the book. I guessed the plot twist about 2/3 of the way through but had no idea how it would manifest itself. A superb thriller that will have you biting your nails until the end.

Thank you to Netgalley, B.A. Paris, and St. Martin's Press for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

OMG, The Therapist was an excellent read. I love BA Paris and have read all of her previous books, but this story was addictive. I’ve been in a reading slump and this pulled me right out! This psychological thriller is multi layered, which kept me interested! There’s a love story meets deception between main characters Alice and Leo. An unsolved murder that took place close to home. Breakdown of close friendships and new neighbors. Neighbors turning on one another and secrets being kept. Questions about who is truthful and who is covering up for who. A suspenseful story, with an unexpected ending!

I absolutely love BA Paris and having read all of her previous work, was thrilled to get an ARC of The Therapist! The Therapist had me suspicious of every single character and had twists and turns until the very last page. This book went at a good pace and kept me intrigued and turning the page - I found myself picking it up at every spare moment.

Fans of BA Paris and thrillers won't be disappointed!

As always, B.A. Paris creates a twisty story with memorable characters. I actually found parts of this book very creepy. The ending was satisfying and surprising.

Loved this psychological thriller! BA Paris is the queen of psychological thrillers and she is back!! I just wish we had more details on the past (it felt slightly glossed over).

Thanks to publisher and NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

B.A.Paris never fails another terrific thriller.Each time I start one of her books I wind up reading late into the night can’t put down.I thought I could guess the outcome but each time turned out I was wrong.Twusty turning edge of your seat read#netgalley#st.martins press

Let me start by saying, I have been a HUGE fan of B A Paris since I read Behind Closed Doors. When I was given The Therapist ARC, is was THRILLED! With that being said, This book did not disappoint!

When Alice and Leo move into the gated community of The Circle, they thought they were taking the relationship to a new level and life there would be "Happily Ever After". However, what they found was deceit, lies, the feeling of being watched and an unsolved murder. As always, B A Paris offers up great a great story for several twist and turns at the end.

Thank you , NetGalley, St. Martins Press, and B A Paris for this ACR for my honest review. #NetGalley #TheTherapist #StMartinsPress

When Alice & Leo move to an elite neighborhood called “The Circle” Alice is desperately excited to make friends,fit in & embrace her quaint new neighborhood.
Unfortunately things don’t go as smoothly as Alice hopes as she finds out shocking truths about her new home & a brutal crime committed in it.
With a P.I lurking,asking questions about The Circle & it’s home owners,this shocking crime & everything Alice discovers will leave you guessing right until the end.
Start this book in the morning,you won’t want to go to bed until it’s finished!

Rated 5 stars on Goodreads. Read it within an evening,
The book was exactly the kind of fun read I needed during Covid times. It was a fast evening read that kept me guessing till the last twist. The main character was a relief to me since I'm used to reading female character with addiction or a psychological disorder keeping them blind to obvious clues happening around them, With the main character in "The Therapist" never stopped suspecting those around her. Although this got tiring it was also nice since it took the guesswork away from the reader, so the reader could read leisurely. In this way the author lulls the reader into not doing the guesswork which made the twist more shocking.
Another great book from a favourite author

Alice and Leo decide to move in together. They move into an exclusive gated community called the Circle. Leo fails to tell Alice; a woman, Nina, was murdered in their new home. Alice becomes obsessed with Nina’s murder, and if one of the neighbors murdered her. As Alice becomes more entrenched in the neighborhood she she becomes suspicious of her neighbors convinced one of them is a murder or at least knows more than they are asking to. If only Alice could talk to the elusive therapist Nina was seeing, she might have answers.

Told from Alice’s point of view, the reader understands what motivates her to discover the truth about Nina’s murder. This book kept me on the edge of my seat. I was turning pages so quickly so I could find out what happened next. Overall a satisfying read with twists and turns. Thank you, #netgalley and the publisher, for allowing me to review The Therapist

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. Leo and Alice move into one if the most desired neighborhoods called the circle. Alice learns that something happened to the women who lived in the house before them. This book kept me interested from the very beginning.

B.A. Paris is a writer whom I will read without knowing what the book is about. I really enjoyed, The Therapist, and liked the twists and turns the story took. I loved the red herrings and the way the twists developed. There was one which took me by complete surprise and I was left spinning. I think it was all explained well, with no questions left.

Big thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for inviting me to read an eARC of, The Therapist, in exchange for my honest review.

In the first few lines of the book, a therapist seems to have ulterior motives and seemed to select patients to fit some kind of mold of an ideal patient. For me, this set the tone for the rest of the book and helped me make sense of things that happened later. Alice has just moved to London, to begin a new life with her partner Leo. Leo did not seem interested in making new friends and shortly after, we discover why. I thought it was a brilliant way to show how talented this author is, when I could sense an eerie feeling after Alice and Leo move into the house in The Circle. This was an entertaining story.

Super! Another page turner by B A Paris. My Dad was a Psychiatrist so I’m always drawn to books highlighting mental health. Never a dull moment. This one is set in London where Alice and Leo decide to buy a house in a gated community and move in together. You will know from the beginning things are going wrong. Alice soon discovers a secret and becomes determined to get to the bottom of it. I’m the perfect reader because I never figure things out, but this one really surprised me. Thank you for the advanced copy, in return for an honest review. Bravo! #Netgalley #BAParis #TheTherapist

This book was super weird, in a very awesome way! It took a minute for me to get hooked, but that was more a product of severely limited reading time. Once I got going, I couldn't put this down! This is my first B A Paris, and I will definitely be looking for more!

Where are my B.A. Paris fans at? Her upcoming thriller, The Therapist doesn’t release until mid-July, but you gotta get it on your radar now. I fondly remember getting an ARC of the author’s debut, Behind Closed Doors way back in the day. I inhaled it in just a few days, and it still remains one of my very favorite thrillers. That book blew my mind, and I still recommend it to people today. The Therapist is just as thrilling, shocking, and unputdownable. You all know how much I love neighborhood dramas, and everyone getting into each other’s business. It’s always a great source of entertainment, am I right? Well, prepare to be thoroughly entertained when Alice and Leo move into a newly renovated house in an exclusive gated community called The Circle. Secrets emerge as Alice tries to befriend her fellow residents, and suddenly she’s desperate to solve a murder case that occurred earlier in the community. Alice begins to question everyone in The Circle, and the reader starts to speculate and point fingers right along with her. The Therapist is an extremely clever, twisty, and suspenseful whodunnit mystery that you don’t want to miss. It gets a solid 4/5 stars from me! Be sure to grab a copy this summer.

This was a fun book for me that didn't require a lot of over thinking! It was pure escapism!

I had a similar reaction when I read the author's The Breakdown in 2017 (which I loved and gave 5 stars too because it just had that addictive quality to it). So much better than last year's The Dilemma. The main character Alice even reminded me of Cass from The Breakdown! They are both naive and paranoid but I still likeable.


This one has a quick pace that kept me guessing. I enjoyed the neighborhood concept of a "gated circle" where they looked out for each other and they believed they were all really secure. Or perhaps it is more like a prison? There are 12 houses that were originally identical until some did a few renovations.

Leo and Alice are the new couple on the circle looking for a new life. It will be a bumpy ride!!

It is a lighter mystery with that quick pace that had me just enough on edge to keep turning the pages. There is some repetition, some moments I had to gasp like someone threw all the wrong ingredients in my salad, but even with much of the logic thrown out, I gobbled it up! If you prefer dark and disturbing, this may be too light for you.

Recommend to those who like a little escape, along for the ride without minding the over the top disbelief factor!

This book was received as an ARC from St. Martin's Press in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

This was the ultimate thriller. I love when the book is set around a house where it is absolutely perfect and could be someone's dream home and then as we all know every house has secrets. This time it's the history and livelihood of the previous tenant being a therapist. Getting to know your neighbors is a great thing but they can reveal information that can change your life. In the case of Alice and Leo, it was not for the best. If you have a fascination for thrillers and history of homes, then this book will be right up your alley. There were many shocking moments and that had my heart racing and jaw dropping and I was actually disappointed when I was finished with this book and I am never disappointed after a thriller (I am usually relieved).

We will consider adding this title to our Adult Fiction collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

Received an ARC from Netgalley for an honest opinion.

B.A. Paris delivers another pyschological thriller that will have you questioning every one that lives in the Circle. Alice and Leo move into the exclusive community,the Circle, where the neighbors aren't very welcoming to Alice, at first. Alice discovers that a woman was murdered in the home prior to her purchase, and Alice feels responsible to figure out who committed the murder. The intrigue of the story has Alice and the readers questioning everyone's motives and alibis. Like other B.A. Paris books, this one will keep you guessing who the therapist is till the end!

I finished this creepy thriller in less than a day!

Alice and her partner, Leo, move into The Circle, a small community within London. Although she feels unsettled at first, she quickly begins to make friends with the other couples in the community, and feels a kindred connection to Nina, the previous homeowner of her new unit in The Circle. All is going well, but secrets begin to be revealed - from her neighbors, from Leo, and even Alice’s own history.

Like many B. A. Paris before, The Therapist kept me turning pages, guessing who could be trusted, and trying to figure out the mysterious lives of those who reside in the private community of The Circle.