The Patient: A Novel

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A therapist must face her own worst fear one of her patients is a serial killer.

Dani Rycroft suspects someone close to her has a dark secret. In the confidential setting of therapy, her patients share their anxieties and fears. Now, with a string of murders in town putting her on edge, Dani's own worries come close to eclipsing her patients'. In each case, the pattern is the same: parents killed while their children sleep blissfully unaware in their beds. Her best friend, Detective Tami Sloan, is the only person she has confided in.

Dani believes that there's still a secret one patient has yet to share. But which one

Behind a familiar face is a stranger who'll do anything to hide their worst compulsions. The anxiety brings Dani to her own therapist's office, seeking counsel and comfort. But what is she willing to risk, and how much closer must she get, to stop them

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Steena Holmes is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of titles including Saving Abby, Stillwater Rising, and The Memory Child. The Word Game was named to the 20 Best Books by Women in 2015 list by Good Housekeeping and Redbook, and won the USA Book News Award, and Steena won the National Indie Excellence Award in 2012 for Finding Emma. Steena lives in Calgary, Alberta, and is a self-proclaimed travelholic who cant resist a good cup of coffee. To find out more about her books and her love of traveling, you can visit her website at www.steenaholmes.com or follow her journeys on Instagram @authorsteenaholmes.