As semi-retired private detective Sloane Monroe unwinds at a luxurious spa retreat in North Carolina, a jarring phone call shatters her peaceful getaway …

A friend has been found dead.

What seems like a random act of violence soon reveals a sinister pattern as more of Sloane’s friends and acquaintances begin to be targeted.

As she races to uncover the truth, an unsettling fact emerges. Someone is using her life as a weapon, and everyone she cares about is in the crosshairs.

With her loved ones in danger, Sloane races against time to outsmart her enemy and protect those closest to her.

Will she uncover...

As semi-retired private detective Sloane Monroe unwinds at a luxurious spa retreat in North Carolina, a jarring phone call shatters her peaceful getaway …

A friend has been found dead.

What seems like a random act of violence soon reveals a sinister pattern as more of Sloane’s friends and acquaintances begin to be targeted.

As she races to uncover the truth, an unsettling fact emerges. Someone is using her life as a weapon, and everyone she cares about is in the crosshairs.

With her loved ones in danger, Sloane races against time to outsmart her enemy and protect those closest to her.

Will she uncover the truth before its too late?

The Familiar Stranger is the fifth book in the Sloane and Maddie: Peril Awaits series, written by New York Times bestselling author Cheryl Bradshaw and longtime editor Janet Fix.