The Therapist: A Novel

B.A. Paris

Jul 2021 · Macmillan Audio · Narrated by Olivia Dowd and Thomas Judd

About this audiobook

"You’ll find yourself listening to the suspenseful reading by Olivia Dowd and Thomas Judd way past your bedtime." - Jersey's Best

The multimillion-copy New York Times bestselling author B.A. Paris returns to her heartland of gripping psychological suspense in The Therapist—a powerful tale of a house that holds a shocking secret.

When Alice and Leo move into a newly renovated house in The Circle, a gated community of exclusive houses, it is everything they’ve dreamed of. But appearances can be deceptive...

As Alice is getting to know her neighbours, she discovers a devastating secret about her new home, and begins to feel a strong connection with Nina, the therapist who lived there before.

Alice becomes obsessed with trying to piece together what happened two years before. But no one wants to talk about it. Her neighbors are keeping secrets and things are not as perfect as they seem...

A Macmillan Audio Production from St. Martin's Press

Ratings and reviews

3.5 - 4 stars I definitely enjoyed this listen of BA Paris’ latest domestic thriller and I couldn’t guess whodunnit, no matter how I tried to speculate, so there are ticks in those boxes. The conclusion was slightly disappointin I can’t quite put my finger on why. Alice and Leo move in together, doing so in an exclusive development called ‘The Circle’. Immediately, I thought, those people are weird (chuckles). The story of The Therapist was intricate with little details that came back to prod you later. It was all about who to trust and the lies that people tell but ultimately, this was a whodunnit. The plot was a little far fetched at times but it remained pretty gripping. As with any thriller on audio, the temperature and mood of the listen is particularly important and the narration was able to conjure some sinister feelings and sense of foreboding. This was a multiple POV with dual narrators that worked well.

Narrarator does little to differentiate tones of various characters.

About the author

B.A. PARIS is the internationally bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors, The Breakdown, Bring Me Back and The Dilemma. She grew up in England but has spent most of her adult life in France. She has worked both in finance and as a teacher. The Therapist is her fifth novel.