The Girl Before by JP Delaney

I loved this great psychological novel!   Finding affordable housing can be a challenge in cities.   Emma has been traumatized by a break-in at her old apartment and she is desperate for a safe place.  The real estate agent suggest a place at One Folgate Street. The good price comes with a lot of rules. The owner and architect of this jewel insists that it be an oasis of minimalism.  Therefore there isn't much room for 'stuff' and the occupant has to promise to have zero clutter, no books left out, no throw pillows, etc.  But Emma is willing to live that way in order to be safe.

Jane has suffered the loss of a baby and she is emotionally raw. She needs to find a place to heal. So she endures an interview with the owner and fills out a long questionnaire filled with questions that require her to answer "what would she do?".    Jane finds out that the woman who lived at One Folgate Street before her had died there.  Jane becomes obsessed about what happened to 'the girl before'.

I think you will not only be fascinated with the stories of these two women but also with the description of this house.  Maybe it is a look into the future of what is to come when it comes to smart homes.

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