First, thank you to William Morrow and the author for an advanced reader copy of this book (publishes on January 18, 2022).

I really liked this book. Told via 3 alternating characters, it kept you (or, at least me) guessing until the very end. I had suspicions throughout but ended up not being correct. Also, love the short chapters.

Nora and her family (husband, Keith, 2 daughters, Stacey and Piper, and dog Kato) move from California to New York City for her husband's job. They quickly make friends with a couple down the street, Jules and Heather. Their son, Lennon, and Stacey start hanging out.

Stacey feels as though she's being watched and has seen a suspicious man watching her but she doesn't tell anyone. One night, Nora's family finds out about a horrific murder that had taken place in their home and remains unsolved.

Someone in Nora's family knows the person watching their house...and why. ( )

I LOVED THIS BOOK as I love to solve mysteries as Nora and her family move from California to the east coast where a previous family had been murdered and the crime had never been solved!! I COULD HARDLY PUT THIS BOOK DOWN!! ( )

Nora and her family move to NYC after her husband, Keith, is transferred. She speaks secretly to Teddy, and tells Teddy of her love. Keith suspects Nora of having an affair, but Nora can't tell Keith the truth. On top of this secret, Nora is keeping another secret, that she knows about the family that was murdered 25 years earlier in the house they are renting. When a family down the street befriends Nora and her family, Teddy warns Nora to be careful, and not to trust anyone. Then, when Jacob starts following Nora's daughter Stacey, and calling her Anna, Nora knows that her carefully crafted secret life may be exposed, and she must protect herself and her family at any cost.
This is a tense thriller, with a few twists. You know that something is going on just beneath the surface, but you can't put your finger on exactly what is happening. However, as pieces start to be revealed, the sinister secret is exposed. I enjoyed peeking into the lives of Nora and her family. I had some inkling, but there was at least one twist that was a big surprise to me.
I will look for more of Wendy Corsi Staub's books as I enjoyed this one. ( )

Best-selling author Wendy Corsi Staub has written nearly 90 novels, most of which are suspense novels. Nora, Keith and their two girls have moved from trendy Los Angeles to New York City for a year. They’ve moved into a Brooklyn row house and all are making friends. From Nora, we learn that all is not well, that she is hiding something from her past. When a weird man, Jacob, starts following their daughter and calling her Anne, the name of a young woman who was murdered in 1994, Nora realizes its time to come to terms with her past and save her daughter. The storyline is complex, but the story moves smoothly with readers easily transitioning all the different threads that are thrown out in the story. ( )

You are moving us into a house where three brutal murders took place? How could you do that?

Moving from California to Brooklyn was a decision that not everyone in the family agreed with, but they did find a nicer and larger home than they had anticipated.

But...is it a nicer home? In terms of size, they were happy, but when they find out a family had been murdered in their rental they became worried.

One of the daughters is a true crime fan and loved the idea, but she kept seeing someone watching them. Was it her imagination or was someone watching the house?

It actually wasn't her imagination. The boyfriend of the young woman murdered in the house thinks Anna has come back to life and is the one watching.

Other things happen too - strange neighbors that barge right in the house, and the mother, Nora, finds a box buried in the back yard as she was doing some landscaping.

The contents of the box is a bit shocking and reveals a lot about the murdered family. Nora wonders, though, what all of this means especially the thousands of dollars inside.

We follow along as the weeks go by and each character is doing his or her own thing with some having secrets.

THE OTHER FAMILY is a bit slow at first, but it does pick up. There is a bit of paranormal in it, but not much.

The characters are not on the likable side, but they don’t take away from the story line. They actually make the story line a bit more chilling.

The surprises as the book was ending were definitely surprises.

If you enjoy creepy, but good, THE OTHER FAMILY will be a book you will want to read. 4/5

This book was given to me by the publisher for an honest review. ( )