title: The Perfect Stranger: A Novel
author:  Megan Miranda 
description: <b>Praise for THE PERFECT STRANGER</b><br /> <br />"Miranda's eerie suspense thriller...smartly examines the slippery theme of personal identity. In a world where identities are regularly lost, stolen or sacrificed for reasons innocent and otherwise, it's not enough to wonder where Emmy has gone. We need to know who she is, if she is who she says she isand if she exists at all."<br /> <b><i>New York Times Book Review</i></b><br /> <br />"Fans of Gillian Flynn, Chevy Stevens, and Jennifer McMahon will devour this relentlessly paced and deftly plotted thriller... The story moves at a feverish, unfaltering pace, keeping readers just as perplexed as the characters."<br /> <b><i>Publishers Weekly</i></b><br /> <br /> "YA author Miranda, who moved into the adult market with <i>All the Missing Girls</i>, proves she isnt a one-hit wonder with this exciting thriller. Its twisty tale with many layersa little romance, great writing, and an awesome story linewill keep psychological suspense fans turning the pages."<br /> <i><b>Library Journal</b></i><br /> <br /> "Solid plot... An entertaining read."<br /> <i><b>Kirkus Reviews</b></i><br /> <br /> "An excellent second novel of psychological suspenseHighly recommended for fans of Alafair Burke, Gillian Flynn, and Lisa Lutz, and for all readers who like their female characters clever and resourceful, even when their best friends become their worst nightmares.<br /> <i><b>Booklist</b></i><br /> <br /> "Fans of <i>Gone Girl</i> and <i>The Girl on the Train</i> will blow through this new thriller."<br /> <i><b>PureWow</b></i><br /> <br />"Megan Miranda does a terrific job in this book of creating and maintaining an atmosphere of menace and uncertainty. She skillfully drip-feeds the truth about Leahs situation, hinting at what shes running from and slowly fitting the pieces of the puzzle together  although its not until well into the story that we finally discover the nature of the terrifying events that set her on the path shes now travelling."<br /> <i><b>All About Romance</b></i><br /> <br />"The distinct and well-defined characters add to the suspense, complete with twists and turns, and will make the reader wonder."<br /> <b>New York Journal of Books</b><br /> <br />"Fans of Mirandas may rejoice, and those that havent read her work will have to start now. This riveting psychological thriller may leave you jumping at strange noises and sleeping with the lights burning, but oh, it will be worth it!...The plot here is taut and original, but the success of the story hinges on character."<br /> <i><b></b></i><i><b>Seattle Book Mania</b></i><br /> <br /><b>Praise for ALL THE MISSING GIRLS</b><br /> <br /> <b>***A<i>NEW YORK TIMES</i>BESTSELLER***</b><br /> <br /> <b>A<i>New York Times Book Review</i>"Editors' Choice"</b><br /> <br /> "This thrillers all of your fav page-turners (think:<i>Luckiest Girl Alive</i>,<i>The Girl on the Train</i>,<i>Gone Girl</i>) rolled into one."<br /> <b>theSkimm</b><br /> <br /> "Both [Gillian] Flynns and Mirandas main characters also reclaim the right of female characters to be more than victim or<i>femme fatale</i><i>All the Missing Girls</i>is set to become one of the best books of 2016."<br /> <b><i>Los Angeles Review of Books</i></b><br /> <br /> "Extremely interesting A novel that will probably be called Hitchcockian."<br /> <b><i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b><br /> <br /> "Are you paying attention? You'll need to be; this thriller will test your brain with its reverse chronological structure, and it's a page-turner to boot."<br /> <b>ELLE.COM</b><br /> <br /> "Intricately plotted Ms. Miranda brings heightened suspense and a twist to this familiar scenario by telling the story, which unfolds over 15 days, in reverse chronological order."<br /> <b><i>The</i><i>New York Times</i></b><br /> <br /> "Fast-paced and frightening,<i>All the Missing Girls</i>will teach you why it's dangerous to go into the woods alone at night."<br /> <b><i>Refinery29</i></b><br /> <br /> "<i>All the Missing Girls</i>is the archetypal murder mystery, the kind it seems like everyone has been hungry for since Gillian Flynn's<i>Gone Girl</i>and Paula Hawkins's<i>Girl on the Train</i>."<br /> <b>Cosmopolitan.com</b><br /> <br /> "A new spin on a classic 'missing person' thriller,<i>All the Missing Girls</i>is the perfect read for thriller fans."<br /> <b>Bustle.com</b><br /> <br /> "A twisty, compulsive readI loved it."<br /> <b>Ruth Ware, author of THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10</b><br /> <br /> "Fiendishly plotted."<br /> <b><i>Publishers Weekly</i>, starred review</b><br /> <br /> "Darkly nostalgic....Miranda takes a risk by telling the story backward, but it pays off with an undroppable thriller, plenty of romantic suspense, and a fresh take on the decades-old teenage-murder theme."<br /> <b><i>Booklist</i></b>
zlib_text: **Praise for** _ **The Stranger Inside**_
  
   **A Best Book of 2019 from** _ **People**_ **,** _ **The Boston Globe**_
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  “Crime fiction like you’ve never seen before… Brilliant.”
  
  **—** _ **The**_ ****_**New York Times**_
  
  “Unger writes smart, chilling thrillers, and _The Stranger Inside_ bodes to be
  one of her best.” **—** _ **The Boston Globe**_
  
  “Completely unexpected and riveting.” **—** _ **Associated Press**_
  
  “A complex game of cat and mouse… Readers captivated by the works of B. A.
  Paris and Gillian Flynn will relish this psychological thriller.”
  
  **—** _ **Library Journal**_
  
  “An ending that will leave jaws dropping.” **—** _ **Booklist**_
  
  “Cleverly plotted… Unger’s well-honed craft shows.”
  
  **—** _ **Publishers Weekly**_
  
  “A brilliant, chilling tale of justice, revenge and one woman’s dark past.”
  
  **—** _ **BookPage**_
  
  “Frightening, utterly compelli