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Just barely 3 stars. There's something about Megan Miranda's approach to story telling that doesn't really click with me. I didn't love All the Missing Girls and I'm feeling the same about The Perfect Stranger. There's something breathless and overly suggestive about the way the plots unfold. Her protagonists are caught in a dark atmospheric dreamlike headspace that makes me feel a bit claustrophobic. That said, The Perfect Stranger didn't feel like a complete disaster because it was a decent story with a few clever twists, especially toward the end. Leah moves to a small town in Pennsylvania. She is lured there by her old friend Emmy, who convinces her that moving away will help both of them escape from bad situations in Boston. Then Emmy disappears. Then it's not really clear who Emmy is or if she even exists. Miranda does a good job of creating uncertainty -- always shifting the ground for her readers. But I just wish she did it in a bit more of a calm dead pan manner -- it would be more effective and feel less manipulative. That's my view. She may just not be my cup of tea. Read other reviews. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an opportunity to read an advance copy.