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The Perfect Stranger Kindle Edition

by Wendy Corsi Staub (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 430 ratings
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One woman finds herself the target of a twisted predator who may be masked behind a familiar screen name—from the bestselling author of All the Way Home.

During the darkest period of her life, Landry Wells found solace in a group of bloggers who had been in her shoes and lived to tell the tale. She’s shared things with her online friends that even her husband and children didn’t know. Things that now, looking back, make her uneasy.

One of the bloggers is dead, victim of a random crime—or was it? Did she trust too easily; reveal too much? At the funeral a thousand miles from home, Landry is about to come face to face at last with the others. These women are her closest confidantes in the world: they understand her; they know everything about her—and one of them might be a cold-blooded killer . . .

“There are plenty of jumpy moments that will cause your heart to pound and your nerves to shatter; all of it deliciously scary.” —Fresh Fiction

“An unnerving novel. The characters are well-drawn individuals, seemingly approachable but then again, maybe not. After the events of the funeral, what transpires will keep the reader engrossed and guessing right up to the suspenseful and surprising ending.” —Mysterious Reviews
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Allyson Ryan is an Earphones Award-winning voice actress who can be heard in commercials, promos, animation, and audiobooks. She has extensive experience on stage and television. In New York, she acted in and directed more than thirty plays. Her television credits include roles on Eleventh Hour, Law & Order, and One Life to Live. She has also appeared as Mom in several television commercials. Advertising Age nominated her for a Bobby Award in the best actress category for her work as the Duracell mom.



Wendy Corsi Staub is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than seventy-five novels. Renowned for her tales of suspense, she has twice been nominated for the Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award and is the recipient of the prestigious Rita Award, as well as numerous other awards. She lives in the New York City suburbs with her husband of more than twenty years and their two children.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00GFZW3WM
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper (July 29, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 29, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1672 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 421 pages
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New York Times bestseller Wendy Corsi Staub is the award-winning author of more than ninety novels, best known for the single title psychological suspense novels she writes under her own name. Those books and the women’s fiction she writes under the pseudonym Wendy Markham have also appeared on the USA Today, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Bookscan bestseller lists.

Wendy’s current releases, LITTLE GIRL LOST, DEAD SILENCE, and THE BUTCHER’S DAUGHTER comprise her fifth suspense trilogy for HarperCollins/William Morrow. She is writing a standalone psychological suspense to be published by William Morrow mid 2021. The first three titles in her Lily Dale traditional mystery series are NINE LIVES; SOMETHING BURIED, SOMETHING BLUE, and DEAD OF WINTER, with two more coming from Severn House in 2021-22.

Her novel HELLO, IT’S ME was a recent Hallmark television movie starring Kellie Martin. Her short story “Cat Got Your Tongue” appeared in R.L. Stine’s MWA middle grade anthology SCREAM AND SCREAM AGAIN (HarperCollins). Her short story “The Elephant in the Room” appears in Nasty Woman Press’s inaugural anthology SHATTERING GLASS.

A three-time finalist for the Simon and Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award, she’s won an RWA Rita Award, an RT Award for Career Achievement in Suspense, the 2007 RWA-NYC Golden Apple Award for Lifetime Achievement, and five WLA Washington Irving Prizes for Fiction.

She previously published a dozen adult suspense novels with Kensington Books and the critically-acclaimed young adult paranormal series “Lily Dale” (Walker/Bloomsbury). Earlier in her career, she published a broad range of genres under her own name and pseudonyms, and was a co-author/ghostwriter for several celebrities.

Raised in western NY's snow belt, Wendy graduated from SUNY Fredonia and launched a publishing career in New York City. She was Associate Editor at Silhouette Books before selling her first novel in 1992. Married with two young adult sons, she lives in the NYC suburbs. An active supporter of Planned Parenthood and the American Cancer Society, she was a featured speaker at Northern Westchester’s Relay for Life and a National Spokesperson for the Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation. She has fostered for various animal rescue organizations and has three beloved rescue cats.

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Turtledog223
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Mystery in a Great Series
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2015
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This is my 11th book by Wendy Corsi Staub and it's one of my favorites. In fact, I loved each book in the social media series with "The Black Widow" being my favorite (I read them out of order). I did read the prequel novella "Cold-Hearted" and found it filled with twists and surprises. This book, "The Perfect Stranger" has a character from that prequel plus a bunch of other well-developed characters that make the book engaging. I found this book to be well-written, suspenseful and emotional. The entries from the characters' blogs were poignant and a nice touch. I found myself caring about these women and worried for them. Even though she's not the continuing character, Landry is the star of the book. It would be great to see her in future books.

Though I have many, many Wendy books left to read, I feel like I've experienced a good cross-section with books I loved, books I didn't like (well, one book I didn't like) and I even tried one of her romances written under the name Wendy Markham. Wendy Corsi Staub is a master of suspense and I find it hard to read any other books lately without thinking "I could be reading a Wendy book." This social media series is particularly good and well-plotted. Twists and turns everywhere. I hope she writes more novels with this theme. On to my 12th...
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Anne L. Molinarolo
4.0 out of 5 stars This is the second book that I've read by Wendy Corsi Staub and this one I did like. Corsi Staub again delves into the cyber wor
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2014
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I received an ARC through the Goodreads Giveaway in exchange for an honest and fair review.

This is the second book that I've read by Wendy Corsi Staub and this one I did like. Corsi Staub again delves into the cyber world, and The Perfect Stranger left me wondering just how much personal information is out there that I've shared on Goodreads, Facebook, and Twitter like her character, Meredith Heywood. Meredith's cancer has come back, but she hasn't shared the bad news with her blogger friends yet, with the exception of Kay. When Landry, Elena, and Jaycee see the post on Pink Stinks written by Meredith's daughter, they are shocked. Landry gets hold of the bloggers and the women plan to go to Cincinnati to her funeral. Landry soon discovers that cancer didn't kill Meredith; she was murdered. Could one of the women she has come to love through their blogs and posts have killed Meredith? And which one of them is next?

Each chapter begins with an excerpt from one of the women's blog.

~ Meredith - Pink Stinks
~ Landry - The Breast Cancer Diaries
~ Kay - I'm A-Okay
~ Elena - The Boobless Wonder
~ Jaycee - PC BC

They also have screen names, but the reader can catch on quickly as who is whom. There is the obvious red herring, and I figured out the killer's identity fairly quickly. I kept reading on because I wanted to know the why. The writing kept me engaged and the novel was a quick read. I felt as if I had gotten to know the characters. All in all, a very satisfactory read.
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Alene Wilson
3.0 out of 5 stars Not one of her best!
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2014
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Wendy Corsi Staub is one of my favorite authors. I always wait in anticipation for her next book. Unfortunately, I was dissapointed in this book. It did not meet her high standard of suspense writing. When I read a book I get totally involved with the characters. I never really developed any involvement with any of them. Plus,I didn't like the the concept of blog on internet telling everyone personal info. Lost interest early on and never really got involved with the whole story. I just felt this was not one of her best books. It was easy to put down and really didn't keep my interest. I will always read her books but can't say this was one of her best.
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Music Lover
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great one.
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2014
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You can never go wrong with a Wendy Corsi Staub novel. It will keep you guessing until the end. The story takes so many twists and turns so hold on to your seat. It's a great read and as usual you will be surprised with the ending. Definitely a page turner and a must read.
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Laurel-Rain Snow
4.0 out of 5 stars WHO CAN YOU TRUST?
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2015
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The women connected on their blogs, recounting their battles with cancer, and finding support in the community.

But when one of them, Meredith Heywood, one of the few who used her real name on her blog, was murdered, fear cuts through the online community and turns them into frightened people, not sure who they can trust. Or even if they can trust each other.

Could someone evil be hiding behind an innocent screen name? Like Jaycee, the only one who doesn’t even post a profile photo? How do they even know who each person is, when their identity can be so anonymous?

When a small group of the women go to Meredith’s funeral and meet each other for the first time in person, they will feel a connection and start to trust. But then more things happen that make them doubt everyone again. Even each other.

Landry, Kay, and Elena all meet again in Alabama, at Landry’s home, but none of them feel safe, and the suspense ratchets up until, in the final pages, we discover the truth.  The Perfect Stranger  reminds us that just when we believe we are safe, we can be very wrong.

Alternating narrators drive the story and keep the reader hooked. We know all of the narrators…except the anonymous murderer. And in the end, could that anonymous person be someone we know, someone unexpected?

I loved turning the pages and trying to guess who was killing the seemingly random victims. 4.5 stars.
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Rita Smith
2.0 out of 5 stars Not worth reading.
Reviewed in Canada on March 16, 2015
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I found this book very slow and without all the excitement that her other books have. I would definitely not recommend it.
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